Research In Estonia

Estonian and Finnish researchers unveil new applications for GreenTwins project | Research In Estonia

Green cities are the future! 🌱🌳

Researchers from TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology and Aalto University are developing solutions to make cities smarter and greener.

“We are interested in how does the built environment impact the urban green environment and vice versa,” says Fabian Dembski, who is leading this research.

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Estonian and Finnish researchers unveil new applications for GreenTwins project | Research In Estonia Researchers from the FinEst Centre for Smart Cities have described several new applications that could help city planners make more informed decisions about green spaces in the future. The scientists discussed their work during a research and innovation seminar held on November 11. Researchers from....

Tiny crystal of power

Space technology of the future comes from Estonia! 🌕

ESA - European Space Agency technology image of the week shows a tiny crystal that could function as the light absorbing layer of a tiny solar cell – potentially a promising future source of power on the Moon.

This future technology is developed by Katriin Kristmann and Taavi Raadik from TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology.

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Researchers from Estonia continue to be globally influential | Research In Estonia

Researchers associated with Estonia continue to be in the top 1% of the most cited researchers of the world! 👏

University of Tartu, TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology, Eesti Maaülikool/Estonian University of Life Sciences

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Researchers from Estonia continue to be globally influential | Research In Estonia A newly published overview of global, highly cited researchers by Clarivate Analytics features a total of seven scientists associated with Estonian research institutions. Five natural scientists from the University of Tartu made it onto the list of 6602 influential researchers. A newly published ove...

What makes a city smart?

What makes a city smart? 🤔🏢

Is it enhanced quality of life, efficient ICT, amazing infrastructure or sustainable development - listen the 3rd episode of our #podcast and find out!

Maarja Merivoo-Parro hosts Associate Professor Siiri Silm and senior researcher Ralf-Martin Soe to discuss about novel research in Estonia pertaining to making cities smarter.

The future of (smart) cities is also discussed on December 15th, on the Day of Universities at Expo 2020 Dubai Estonian pavilion.

University of Tartu, TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology, EXPO 2020 Dubai Eesti esindus
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What makes a city smart? A short answer might be that a smart city enhances quality of life; a smart city harnesses information and communication technology to be more efficient; a smart city succeeds in reducing costs and in

Art makes children happier at school | Research In Estonia

How can we support kids to create stronger connections in school?🙋

Creative therapy can help tackle the main school problem: relationships!

More than academic achievements, relationships with teachers play a central role in motivating and engaging students to learn.

Creative therapy is a form of healing process where the feelings and thoughts are expressed through arts like drawing, music, drama or clay work. After two decades of research on the topic and practice in the field, Marika Ratnik showed in her PhD thesis that creative therapy teaches pupils to heal through art.

Tallinn University, Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium, Haridus- ja Noorteamet

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Art makes children happier at school | Research In Estonia Creative therapy can help tackle the main school problem: relationships! Creative therapy can help tackle the main school problem: relationships!

Scientists are working on a vegan shot packed with good bacteria | Research In Estonia

Probiotics + blueberries = vegan super shot for flu seasons🤩

Boosting your health with probiotics is the new talk of the town.

Estonian scientists at the BioCC research centre took different plants and fermented them with their own bacteria that also acts as probiotics to create a super shot for flu seasons.

“The more our society has developed, the poorer our microbiota has become,” said Marika Mikelsaar from University of Tartu.
Probiotics can strengthen cell immunity that helps to recognise and reject foreign invaders like viruses.

Liis Lutter, Epp Songisepp
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Scientists are working on a vegan shot packed with good bacteria | Research In Estonia A new plant-based drink could change the way we see probiotics. A new plant-based drink could change the way we see probiotics.

Biobanks and personalized medicine in Estonia

Personalized medicine is the hot topic around the world🧬💊

And it's the theme for the 2nd episode of our podcast.

Maarja Merivoo-Parro hosts Professor Andres Metspalu and Professor Lili Milani to discuss about the opportunities of personalized medicine and the cutting edge research they do here in Estonia.

You can hear more about it on 15th of December at the Expo 2020 Dubai Estonian pavilion when the Day of Universities takes place.

EXPO 2020 Dubai Eesti esindus, Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium, University of Tartu, TÜ Eesti geenivaramu

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Biobanks and personalized medicine in Estonia Personalized medicine is about fine-tuning medical decisions, interventions and treatment to the needs of an individual patient based on information about their genes. Estonia has been punching above

Major investment helps University of Tartu spin-off take genetic tests for cancer prevention to UK market | Research In Estonia

Big moves in the field of personalised medicine 👏

University of Tartu spin-off, health technology enterprise Antegenes has developed genetic tests that enable to assess an individual’s personal cancer risks. 🧬

The tests are based on peer-reviewed international research and have been validated using the anonymous population data of the Estonian Biobank and the UK Biobank.

Antegenes, Peeter Padrik, Estonian Embassy in London
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Major investment helps University of Tartu spin-off take genetic tests for cancer prevention to UK market | Research In Estonia The Estonian health technology enterprise Antegenes has signed a long-term strategic partnership agreement with Everything Genetic Ltd to introduce the genetic tests used for cancer prevention to the healthcare system of the United Kingdom. Together with the agreement, the Estonian enterprise receiv...

Power electronics play an important role in the green transition | Research In Estonia

Power electronics to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 ⚡️

"New developments and solutions for power electronics systems will enable the creation of future smart cities, intelligent electricity grids with flexible energy transmission, and energy-positive buildings,” lists Dmitri Vinnikov, Researcher-Professor at TalTech - Tallinna Tehnikaülikool

Dmitri Vinnikov is currently developing Estonia’s first direct current micro-network initiative for households (“i3DC” – Innovate, Inform and Inspire).

The main goal of the “i3DC” initiative is to establish a link between leading Estonian researchers and green energy companies to boost innovation and accelerate the deployment of a promising direct current micro-grid in Estonia and elsewhere in Europe.

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Power electronics play an important role in the green transition | Research In Estonia In 2021, there is no way of getting around the green transition. While this topic may have appeared out of nowhere for many regular citizens, green transition has been affecting the work of researchers, including Professor Dmitri Vinnikov of TalTech, for some time. In 2021, there is no way of gettin...

Education innovation in E-Stonia

Today we are kicking off our new podcast mini-series 📻

Education innovation is the theme of the first episode, as Maarja Merivoo-Parro hosts Professor Henry-David Varema, Professor Äli Leijen, Professor Margus Pedaste and Professor Kairit Tammets.

Topics range far and wide but boil down to the simple guidelines that technology should not crowd out the teacher but amplify the teacher’s role.

Also, the speakers will make their presentations and discuss how to get over wasting resources in education in EXPO 2020 Dubai Estonian pavilion on 15th of December 2021.

Expo 2020 Dubai, Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium, University of Tartu, Tallinn University, Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia / Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, EXPO 2020 Dubai Eesti esindus

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Education innovation in E-Stonia Education is a curious phenomenon. On the one hand, it seems to have always existed, on the other hand, it regularly seems to be brand new. The pandemic has put immense pressure on education to go dig

Researchers have discovered new genetic risk factors in polycystic o***y syndrome | Research In Estonia

New discoveries of genetic risk factors in polycystic o***y syndrome. 🧬

Based on genetic data of over 233 000 women, the study highlights the importance of population-specific biobanks.

"It is a multifactorial condition, meaning both genetics and environmental or lifestyle factors increase the risk," said co-author Triin Laisk, Associate Professor at the Institute of Genomics

“Due to differences in demographic history, the enrichment of some variants in Finnish and Estonian populations provided a unique opportunity to capture novel rare genetic variants associated with polycystic o***y syndrome when focusing only on these populations”, explained PhD student Natàlia Pujol Gualdo, who is co-first author of this work.

University of Tartu, TÜ Eesti geenivaramu
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Researchers have discovered new genetic risk factors in polycystic o***y syndrome | Research In Estonia A recent article published by researchers at the Institute of Genomics of the University of Tartu in the journal Human Reproduction described new links between polycystic o***y syndrome and genetics. A recent article published by researchers at the Institute of Genomics of the University of Tartu in...

Estonia might be small in size but we are a great place for research.🧑‍🔬

Already in 2016 we accomplished the published science articles target (1600) set for 2020 by publishing 1659 high quality science articles per 1 millon people.

The most cited fields (compared to global average of the field) are clinical medicine; molecular biology and genetics; biology and biochemistry; physics; and plant and animal sciences (WoS, InCites, in 2010-2020).

Foreign researchers appreciate us as well.

The proportion of foreign researchers among all researchers working in Estonia has increased from 6,3% in 2012 to 10,9% in 2019. The facilitating factor is the modern buildings and laboratories of universities and research institutions, which create internationally attractive conditions for research.

“Both the department (Botany) and the workgroup (macroecology) I am part of have exceptionally high scientific levels, and the surrounding workgroups are also exceptional, which have led to very enriching collaborations; among the places I have worked in my career this is for sure the best in scientific terms.” – @Carlos Pérez Carmona, Associate Professor in Macroecology at University of Tartu

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Estonia might be small in size but we are a great place for research.🧑‍🔬

Already in 2016 we accomplished the published science articles target (1600) set for 2020 by publishing 1659 high quality science articles per 1 millon people.

The most cited fields (compared to global average of the field) are clinical medicine; molecular biology and genetics; biology and biochemistry; physics; and plant and animal sciences (WoS, InCites, in 2010-2020).

Foreign researchers appreciate us as well.

The proportion of foreign researchers among all researchers working in Estonia has increased from 6,3% in 2012 to 10,9% in 2019. The facilitating factor is the modern buildings and laboratories of universities and research institutions, which create internationally attractive conditions for research.

“Both the department (Botany) and the workgroup (macroecology) I am part of have exceptionally high scientific levels, and the surrounding workgroups are also exceptional, which have led to very enriching collaborations; among the places I have worked in my career this is for sure the best in scientific terms.” – @Carlos Pérez Carmona, Associate Professor in Macroecology at University of Tartu

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Doctoral thesis: modern construction technology is unsustainable | Research In Estonia

New dissertation suggests a more sustainable construction technology 🏡

Based on a model called "Design Global, Manufacture Local" (DGML), the author introduces the concept of Open Construction Systems (OCS).

The main aim of the thesis is to highlight three intertwined aspects that enhance the human dimension potential of the OCS:
📍 modularity of design
📍 sharing practices of digital and physical infrastructures
📍 the potential to adapt to local contexts

TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology
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Doctoral thesis: modern construction technology is unsustainable | Research In Estonia Modern construction technology is unsustainable – it pollutes the environment in many ways, becomes increasingly inaccessible to people and future users of the building often have no say in the construction process, concluded Christina Priavolou in her doctoral thesis. Modern construction technolo...

Estonia’s unique position in raw materials supply chain touted at GreenEST Summit | Research In Estonia

Estonia will have a distinct role in the European rare earth element supplychain in the future. 🧱⛓

Rutt Hints from TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology discussed Estonia’s opportunities in raw materials at the GreenEST Summit, an annual greentech confab held at the tail of October where European public and private sector experts, cleantech companies, and investors gather to talk.

Estonia has some potential in the raw materials market, Hints said, noting the presence of phosphates and rare earth elements like vanadium that are “critical” for greentech.

Estonia is also well positioned to utilize such deposits because it hosts a separation facility, Silmet, for rare earth elements, which is one of the few of such facilities outside of China.

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Tehnopol, Alar Saluste, Darinka Štyriakova, EIT RawMaterials

Estonia’s unique position in raw materials supply chain touted at GreenEST Summit | Research In Estonia In spite of its diminutive geographic size and relatively small population, Estonia is actually poised to play a distinct role in the European rare earth element supply chain in the future as the region continues to transition to green technologies. In spite of its diminutive geographic size and rel...

Dissertation: academic staff struggle with information overload | Research In Estonia

So much info! 😮
or maybe too much?

In her recent doctoral thesis, Liia Lauri explored the information culture of higher education institutions.

Turns out that even academic stuff struggle with information overload.

The results of the study show that based on information-related values, beliefs and norms, there are two distinct types of information culture in higher education institutions in Estonia: integrated and open.

Tallinn University
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Dissertation: academic staff struggle with information overload | Research In Estonia Researchers have found that the way we value, collect, use and share information is closely connected to other processes inside the organisation. The aim of the dissertation was to explore the information culture of higher education institutions in Estonia and its effects on coping with information....

Estonian is one of the world’s smallest official national languages. While we are really proud of the fact, English is widely spoken and used on all official websites.

🇪🇪The Estonian language is spoken by roughly 1.1 million people and it is most similar to Finnish.

🌎However, it is not necessary to learn the Estonian language in order to enjoy working and living in Estonia. Throughout Estonia, you will find people willing and able to speak with you in a variety of languages. Most commonly English and Russian, but also Finnish, German or Swedish.

“The English language level of almost all Estonian citizens is very high, which makes life easier for foreigners.” - Wolfgang Dieter Gerstlberger, Tenured Associate Professor at TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology

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Estonian is one of the world’s smallest official national languages. While we are really proud of the fact, English is widely spoken and used on all official websites.

🇪🇪The Estonian language is spoken by roughly 1.1 million people and it is most similar to Finnish.

🌎However, it is not necessary to learn the Estonian language in order to enjoy working and living in Estonia. Throughout Estonia, you will find people willing and able to speak with you in a variety of languages. Most commonly English and Russian, but also Finnish, German or Swedish.

“The English language level of almost all Estonian citizens is very high, which makes life easier for foreigners.” - Wolfgang Dieter Gerstlberger, Tenured Associate Professor at TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology

#researchinestonia