SECOND ANNUAL AWARDS OF THE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY
FIRST ANNUAL AWARDS OF THE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY
Annika Tamme received the Institute's Most Socially Active Employee Award of 2023.
At the National Contest for University Students, many of our students' works were once again awarded:
Andero Uusberg was awarded the Badge of Distinction of the University of Tartu.
Tiia Tulviste was nominated for the Lifetime National Research Award for her long-term research and development work.
René Mõttus was nominated for the Yearly National Research Award in the field of social sciences.
Triin Liin, Signe Reppo and the Institute of Psychology of the University of Tartu were recognized as a long-time cooperation partner at the 25th anniversary conference of Euroguidance Estonia “Navigating in the labyrinth of professionalism. Career specialist identity conference”.
Kertu Ird received the Institute's Best Supporting Staff Award of 2023.
Andero Uusberg was selected as the 2022 lecturer of the year of the University of Tartu in the field of social sciences!
Talis Bachmann was nominated for the Lifetime National Research Award.
Andero Uusberg was nominated for the Yearly National Research Award in the field of social sciences.
Uku Vainik received the Institute's Most Socially Active Employee Award of 2022.
Andero Uusberg with colleagues Kristjan Pulk and Leonore Riitsalu received an award for promoting research cooperation between institutes for the article “How am I doing financially compared to expectations? An experimental comparison of messaging strategies in investor newsletters”.
The best of entrepreneurship- and career education were recognized at the conference of the Edu & Tegu program:
Our students were successful in the National Contest for University Students:
Kairi Kreegipuu received the University of Tartu Medal.
Marika Rauk received the decoration “100 Semesters at the University of Tartu”.
Kertu Saar received the Institute's Best Supporting Staff Award of 2022.
Anu Realo was elected a member of Academia Europaea.
Anu Realo was elected to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the World Values Survey Association.
Kirsti Akkermann, Liisi Ausmees, Kariina Laas, Anni Tamm, Pirko Tõugu and Helen Uusberg were added to the Portal to Excellent Women Academics AcademiaNet.
The opening of our new curriculum "Applied Behavioural Science" (lead by Andero Uusberg) received the Act of the Year Award from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Tartu.
Kariina Laas received the Institute's Most Socially Active Employee Award of 2021.
Our students were successful in the National Contest for University Students:
PhD student Helo Liis Soodla received the University of Tartu Medal and Associate Professor Kirsti Akkermann and Lecturer Kariina Laas received the University of Tartu Badge of Distinction.
Academic Affairs Specialist Marju Tammiste received the Institute's Best Supporting Staff Award of 2021.
Our courses "Social Psychology" (Toivo Aavik) and "Multiculturalism, Learning and Work Migration in the Context of Career Development" (Margit Rammo) received an e-course quality mark.
Iiris Tuvi in collaboration with Jaanus Harro, Evelyn Kiive, Talis Bachmann and Mariliis Vaht received an award for promoting research cooperation between institutes for the article “Associations of attention distractivity with attention deficit and with variation in the KTN1 gene”.
An article on influencing human behavior through nudging by Andero Uusberg and colleagues won the Journal of Behavioral Public Administration's Best Article of the Year 2020 Award.
Andero Uusberg received the Institute's Most Socially Active Employee Award of 2020.
Uku Vainik was nominated for the National Research Award.
Kariina Laas was nominated by the students for the title of Lecturer of the Year at the University of Tartu.
Our students were awarded at the National Contest for University Students:
Väino Vaske received the decoration “100 Semesters at the University of Tartu”.
Tiit Mogom received the Institute's Best Supporting Staff Award of 2020.
Toivo Aavik received the Margo Wilson article award.
Annegrete Palu received a grant for good teaching from the University of Tartu. With the support of the grant, lecturers can research and develop their teaching.
Gerly Tamm received the Student Research Award Honorable Mention at the APS (Association for Psychological Science 32nd Annual Convention) conference with her poster presentation “Present Vs Past Diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder: Differences in Recognition of Emotional Schematic Facial Expressions in Working Memory”.
Kairi Kreegipuu was elected to the Senate of the University of Tartu as a representative of the field of social sciences.
Tiia Tulviste and Kairi Kreegipuu were nominated by the Estonian Research Council as members of AcademiaNet, a portal for top female researchers.
Jüri Allik received the Lifetime National Research Award.
Kairi Kreegipuu received the Institute's Most Socially Active Employee Award of 2019.
At the National Contest for University Students, the students of our institute were awarded again:
Annegrete Palu and Andero Uusberg were nominated for the title of Lecturer of the Year at the University of Tartu by the students of the institute.
Kirsti Akkermann was elected as Vice Dean for Research and Development in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Tartu.
Uku Vainik was elected Visiting Professor at McGill University.
Kairi Kreegipuu was elected Visiting Professor at the University of Latvia.
René Mõttus was elected as Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Personality.
Kertu Saar received the Institute's Best Supporting Staff Award of 2019.
The students of our institute were recognized at the National Contest for University Students:
Anu Realo was elected as an academician of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.