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Come to listen to short lectures by doctoral students and choose your favourite!

The public event takes place on Thursday, 28 September, in the conference hall of the University of Tartu Library.

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20.09.2023

European research grant helps to map behavioural causes of weight change variability with genetic lottery

Uku Vainik, Associate Professor of Behavioural Genetics at the University of Tartu, has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to study the behavioural and genetic links to obesity and to identify possible new interventions to combat obesity.

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05.09.2023

From doctoral student to doctoral student: why and how to summarise your research in three minutes?

On 7 September Kertu Liis Krigul, Jürgen Karvak and Kristo Raun will explain why it is worthwhile for young researchers to participate in the competition

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28.08.2023

Kolme minuti loengute konkursi ingliskeelne esikolm

Doctoral students are invited to participate in the three-minute thesis competition

The University of Tartu doctoral students are invited to participate in the three-minute thesis competition on 28 September.

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25.08.2023

Lecture series “Between the ears”: Personality and Health and Cognition with Aging

On August 30 at 10.30, Associate Professor Yannick Stephan from the University of Montpellier (France) will give a lecture on “Personality and Health and Cognition with Aging” as part of the “Between the Ears” lecture series.

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21.08.2023

Doctoral defence: Kadri Arumäe “Personality traits and body weight: from accurate descriptions to tests of causation”

On August 30 at 14:15 Kadri Arumäe will defend her doctoral thesis “Personality traits and body weight: from accurate descriptions to tests of causation” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Psychology).

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20.06.2023

Doctoral defence: Tõnis Tokko “The association of risky traffic behaviour with personality factors, lifestyle and biological predisposition, and a driving school intervention aimed at impulsivity awareness”

1. juunil kell 16.00 kaitseb Tõnis Tokko psühholoogia erialal doktoritööd.

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11.05.2023

Lecture series “Between the ears”: Quantum contextuality, causality, and free will

On May 4 at 13:00 Professor Ehtibar Dzhafarov from Purdue University will give a lecture on “Quantum contextuality, causality, and free will” as part of the “Between the Ears” lecture series.

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24.04.2023

Lecture series “Between the ears”: Neuro-auditory Profile of Children and Adolescents with AD(H)D

On April 3 at 16:00 Dr Christine Groß from the Latvian Academy of Music will give a lecture on “Neuro-auditory Profile of Children and Adolescents with AD(H)D” as part of the “Between the Ears” lectur

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16.03.2023

Doctoral defence: Nino Gugushvili “Digital communication technologies and mental health: an interplay between usage types and user characteristics”

On March 20 at 17:00 Nino Gugushvili will defend her doctoral thesis “Digital communication technologies and mental health: an interplay between usage types and user characteristics”.

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08.03.2023