Topic: research

Nominations for the Estonian Science Communication Awards can be submitted to the Estonian Research Council (ETAG) until 15 September. The competition aims to recognise outstanding and active science communicators as well as innovative initiatives that promote science to wider audiences.

The Estonian Research Council (ETAG) invites students to participate in the 2026 National Contest for University Students. The last day for submissions is 15 September. This year, the total prize fund exceeds €200,000.

Registration is now open for the University of Tartu’s three-minute thesis competition for doctoral researchers, which will take place on 21 October at the University of Tartu Library. The deadline for registration is 12 October.

Doctoral dissertations at Skytte Institute.

Johan Skytte poliitikauuringute instituudi käimasolevatest teadusprojektidest.

On 15 June 2026, a pilot workshop was held at the Johan Skytte Institute, to test and refine an innovative scenario-based wargame developed within the research project Prioritising Hybrid Threats.

This autumn, doctoral researchers of the University of Tartu will again have the opportunity to participate in the three-minute thesis competition. The competition will be held on 21 October in the conference hall of the University of Tartu Library.

From June 10–12, Tartu will host the 10th Annual Conference on East European and Eurasian Studies, where key cultural, social, economic, and political trends affecting Eastern Europe and Eurasia will be discussed. The conference will bring together more than 200 scholars from around the world.

Data collection for the European Social Survey will begin in Estonia in June. The survey has been conducted in Estonia every two years since 2004. This time, in addition to trust, wellbeing, attitudes and values, the survey will focus more closely on people’s attitudes towards immigration..