I've started my own lab 🎉
PhD/postdoc positions available - reach out if curious about cerebellum evo-devo and autism spectrum disorders.
We’re based at Uni Tartu, Institute of Genomics (home to Estonian Biobank), and funded by @simonsfoundation.org @embo.org, and the Estonian Research Council.
PhD/postdoc positions available - reach out if curious about cerebellum evo-devo and autism spectrum disorders.
We’re based at Uni Tartu, Institute of Genomics (home to Estonian Biobank), and funded by @simonsfoundation.org @embo.org, and the Estonian Research Council.
January 29, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I've started my own lab 🎉
PhD/postdoc positions available - reach out if curious about cerebellum evo-devo and autism spectrum disorders.
We’re based at Uni Tartu, Institute of Genomics (home to Estonian Biobank), and funded by @simonsfoundation.org @embo.org, and the Estonian Research Council.
PhD/postdoc positions available - reach out if curious about cerebellum evo-devo and autism spectrum disorders.
We’re based at Uni Tartu, Institute of Genomics (home to Estonian Biobank), and funded by @simonsfoundation.org @embo.org, and the Estonian Research Council.
MarieCurie postdoc co-applications on offer in University of Tartu, Estonia:
Fungi in reforestation
AMF in agriculture
Global biogeography of fungi
Fungal Host/substrate specificity
Human pathogens in soil, sediment, compost
DNA-based taxonomy of fungi
UNITE/FungalTraits further development
Fungi in reforestation
AMF in agriculture
Global biogeography of fungi
Fungal Host/substrate specificity
Human pathogens in soil, sediment, compost
DNA-based taxonomy of fungi
UNITE/FungalTraits further development
April 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
MarieCurie postdoc co-applications on offer in University of Tartu, Estonia:
Fungi in reforestation
AMF in agriculture
Global biogeography of fungi
Fungal Host/substrate specificity
Human pathogens in soil, sediment, compost
DNA-based taxonomy of fungi
UNITE/FungalTraits further development
Fungi in reforestation
AMF in agriculture
Global biogeography of fungi
Fungal Host/substrate specificity
Human pathogens in soil, sediment, compost
DNA-based taxonomy of fungi
UNITE/FungalTraits further development
Today, I presented a study based on GHG and related #microbiome in Réunion Island #peatland forests at the 12th #INTECOL Wetlands Conference, Tartu, #Estonia
#peatlandN2O #erc @emlabtartu.bsky.social
#peatlandN2O #erc @emlabtartu.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today, I presented a study based on GHG and related #microbiome in Réunion Island #peatland forests at the 12th #INTECOL Wetlands Conference, Tartu, #Estonia
#peatlandN2O #erc @emlabtartu.bsky.social
#peatlandN2O #erc @emlabtartu.bsky.social
The Cat fence of Supilinn, Tartu
Collaborative project with cat photographer Helen Rae, each painted cat on the fence is based on a real cat photographed in the Supilinn district of Tartu, Estonia.
#cats #mural #outdoorart #art #mariaevestus #supilinnakassid #kassiaed
Collaborative project with cat photographer Helen Rae, each painted cat on the fence is based on a real cat photographed in the Supilinn district of Tartu, Estonia.
#cats #mural #outdoorart #art #mariaevestus #supilinnakassid #kassiaed
May 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The Cat fence of Supilinn, Tartu
Collaborative project with cat photographer Helen Rae, each painted cat on the fence is based on a real cat photographed in the Supilinn district of Tartu, Estonia.
#cats #mural #outdoorart #art #mariaevestus #supilinnakassid #kassiaed
Collaborative project with cat photographer Helen Rae, each painted cat on the fence is based on a real cat photographed in the Supilinn district of Tartu, Estonia.
#cats #mural #outdoorart #art #mariaevestus #supilinnakassid #kassiaed
Also, decided to compare the accumulated rainfall totals based on the radar maps i.e., radar climatology for two flooding events, one in Tartu 5.-6. august 2024 and other in Pärnu 3.-4. September 2026.
September 24, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Also, decided to compare the accumulated rainfall totals based on the radar maps i.e., radar climatology for two flooding events, one in Tartu 5.-6. august 2024 and other in Pärnu 3.-4. September 2026.
Happy to announce an open call for a funded PhD position!
📊 Research project: Elucidating the fine-scale demographic history of the Eastern Baltic by incorporating haplotype-based analyses and modelling
📍 Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu
📩 Application period: 1st–15th May 2025
📊 Research project: Elucidating the fine-scale demographic history of the Eastern Baltic by incorporating haplotype-based analyses and modelling
📍 Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu
📩 Application period: 1st–15th May 2025
April 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Happy to announce an open call for a funded PhD position!
📊 Research project: Elucidating the fine-scale demographic history of the Eastern Baltic by incorporating haplotype-based analyses and modelling
📍 Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu
📩 Application period: 1st–15th May 2025
📊 Research project: Elucidating the fine-scale demographic history of the Eastern Baltic by incorporating haplotype-based analyses and modelling
📍 Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu
📩 Application period: 1st–15th May 2025
Custom PhD positions in my team: High-quality motivated candidates are welcome to design their doctorate research topic for a project competition in the University of Tartu, Estonia. Keywords: bioinformatics, biodiversity, fungi, metagenomics, databases, mycorrhiza, DNA-based taxonomy, biogeography
January 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Custom PhD positions in my team: High-quality motivated candidates are welcome to design their doctorate research topic for a project competition in the University of Tartu, Estonia. Keywords: bioinformatics, biodiversity, fungi, metagenomics, databases, mycorrhiza, DNA-based taxonomy, biogeography
Critically, Tartu has adapted this idea to local circumstances. Estonia's traffic legislation does not yet contain a legal definition or road sign for such a street, so Tartu developed its own approach based on the concept of liiklusheadus: design that dictates considerate or good-natured behaviour.
September 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Critically, Tartu has adapted this idea to local circumstances. Estonia's traffic legislation does not yet contain a legal definition or road sign for such a street, so Tartu developed its own approach based on the concept of liiklusheadus: design that dictates considerate or good-natured behaviour.
In Nov 2023, about 100,000 files with personal and health data were illegally downloaded from 🇪🇪 Asper Biogene OÜ
🇪🇪 National Criminal Police identified a group of four individuals suspected of the crime, led by russian national Vladislav Rybakov
russian garbage
news.err.ee/1609548781/e...
🇪🇪 National Criminal Police identified a group of four individuals suspected of the crime, led by russian national Vladislav Rybakov
russian garbage
news.err.ee/1609548781/e...
Estonia declares Asper Biogene data theft leader an international fugitive
Estonia's National Criminal Police (Keskkriminaalpolitsei) has declared the leader of a gang behind the theft of 100,000 data files from a Tartu-based biotech company an international fugitive.
news.err.ee
December 12, 2024 at 10:20 AM
In Nov 2023, about 100,000 files with personal and health data were illegally downloaded from 🇪🇪 Asper Biogene OÜ
🇪🇪 National Criminal Police identified a group of four individuals suspected of the crime, led by russian national Vladislav Rybakov
russian garbage
news.err.ee/1609548781/e...
🇪🇪 National Criminal Police identified a group of four individuals suspected of the crime, led by russian national Vladislav Rybakov
russian garbage
news.err.ee/1609548781/e...
Meet our partners: University of Tartu 🐝🇪🇪
In BMD, The University of Tartu will facilitate eDNA sampling by providing web-based access to identification and taxon communication tools, as well as tutorials.
📚 Find their publications in our Library: bmd-project.eu/resources/li...
#BMDpartners
In BMD, The University of Tartu will facilitate eDNA sampling by providing web-based access to identification and taxon communication tools, as well as tutorials.
📚 Find their publications in our Library: bmd-project.eu/resources/li...
#BMDpartners
August 10, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Meet our partners: University of Tartu 🐝🇪🇪
In BMD, The University of Tartu will facilitate eDNA sampling by providing web-based access to identification and taxon communication tools, as well as tutorials.
📚 Find their publications in our Library: bmd-project.eu/resources/li...
#BMDpartners
In BMD, The University of Tartu will facilitate eDNA sampling by providing web-based access to identification and taxon communication tools, as well as tutorials.
📚 Find their publications in our Library: bmd-project.eu/resources/li...
#BMDpartners
I noticed the FOSS4G EU website was reusing the colour scheme from Tartu last year, so decided to help by raising a PR to give it its own unique look and feel based on this year's logo colours
February 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I noticed the FOSS4G EU website was reusing the colour scheme from Tartu last year, so decided to help by raising a PR to give it its own unique look and feel based on this year's logo colours
yup - different conflict zone, but a few months ago Finnair suspended flights to Tartu, Estonia for about a month because of Russian GPS jamming. GPS-based instrument approaches are much cheaper than ground-based navaids, but this is the downside.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Finnair pauses some Estonia flights due to GPS interference
Finnair said on Monday it is pausing flights to Tartu in eastern Estonia for one month due to GPS disturbances in the area, which Tallinn blamed on neighbouring Russia.
www.reuters.com
July 15, 2024 at 3:08 PM
yup - different conflict zone, but a few months ago Finnair suspended flights to Tartu, Estonia for about a month because of Russian GPS jamming. GPS-based instrument approaches are much cheaper than ground-based navaids, but this is the downside.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
The Estonian Internal Security Service has arrested Viacheslav Morozov, professor of international political theory at the University of Tartu, based on suspicions of his actions against the state. news.err.ee/1609223589/i...
January 16, 2024 at 9:37 AM
The Estonian Internal Security Service has arrested Viacheslav Morozov, professor of international political theory at the University of Tartu, based on suspicions of his actions against the state. news.err.ee/1609223589/i...
Looking forward to attend the #GeneForum2025 at the Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu and present our work on metabolomics-based biomarkers of ageing!
May 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Looking forward to attend the #GeneForum2025 at the Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu and present our work on metabolomics-based biomarkers of ageing!
Our group in Tartu will have several new PhD positions this year. The first one on the web is this (Lattice-based cryptography, supervised by Maiara Bollauf)
sites.google.com/view/maiarab...
sites.google.com/view/maiarab...
Maiara F. Bollauf - PhD in lattice-based cryptography
The Cryptography Group at the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu invites applications for a PhD position in lattice-based cryptography. The successful candidate will work on the ...
sites.google.com
March 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Our group in Tartu will have several new PhD positions this year. The first one on the web is this (Lattice-based cryptography, supervised by Maiara Bollauf)
sites.google.com/view/maiarab...
sites.google.com/view/maiarab...
Last month, we celebrated the launch of the Centre for Digital Text Scholarship. The aim of the centre is to bring together an interdisciplinary research team to conduct cutting-edge research in text-based digital humanities and improve DH teaching at the University of Tartu.
May 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Last month, we celebrated the launch of the Centre for Digital Text Scholarship. The aim of the centre is to bring together an interdisciplinary research team to conduct cutting-edge research in text-based digital humanities and improve DH teaching at the University of Tartu.
#Lubja (Lubi)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Torupilli
Lime, quicklime. Named after the former limekiln at No.11. One of a rock-based neighborhood. See #Pae.
#Industry #Tööstus
#Rocks #Kivid
#Technology #Tehnoloogia
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Torupilli
Lime, quicklime. Named after the former limekiln at No.11. One of a rock-based neighborhood. See #Pae.
#Industry #Tööstus
#Rocks #Kivid
#Technology #Tehnoloogia
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
June 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
#Lubja (Lubi)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Torupilli
Lime, quicklime. Named after the former limekiln at No.11. One of a rock-based neighborhood. See #Pae.
#Industry #Tööstus
#Rocks #Kivid
#Technology #Tehnoloogia
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Torupilli
Lime, quicklime. Named after the former limekiln at No.11. One of a rock-based neighborhood. See #Pae.
#Industry #Tööstus
#Rocks #Kivid
#Technology #Tehnoloogia
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
Don’t just give up and bury yourself before you’re actually dead. Do something. Even if it’s small—just a minute of your day—make an effort. Leave a mark. Improve things, even in the tiniest way. We can’t let this be the end of us.
Putin and Trump cast as champions of traditional values / Truth Talks: Estonia
Older Estonians are often susceptible to disinformation narratives based on nostalgia for the Soviet era, Maria Murumaa-Mengel of University of Tartu told EURACTIV.pl.
www.euractiv.pl
March 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Don’t just give up and bury yourself before you’re actually dead. Do something. Even if it’s small—just a minute of your day—make an effort. Leave a mark. Improve things, even in the tiniest way. We can’t let this be the end of us.
👨🏫 Prof Leho Tedersoo from the University of Tartu received an ERC Advanced Grant to create a DNA-based system to classify 95% of fungi species that we’ve never been able to name or describe before.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/06/27/e...
researchinestonia.eu/2025/06/27/e...
June 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
👨🏫 Prof Leho Tedersoo from the University of Tartu received an ERC Advanced Grant to create a DNA-based system to classify 95% of fungi species that we’ve never been able to name or describe before.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/06/27/e...
researchinestonia.eu/2025/06/27/e...
github.com/axcore/tartu... idk if this'll help you, but this is what I use for downloading yt videos. Aside from a few bugs, it works fine
Releases · axcore/tartube
A GUI front-end for youtube-dl, partly based on youtube-dl-gui and written in Python 3 / Gtk 3 - axcore/tartube
github.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
github.com/axcore/tartu... idk if this'll help you, but this is what I use for downloading yt videos. Aside from a few bugs, it works fine
An interesting concise report here from my former LSE colleague Giulia Gentile and Marta Cantero "Some reflections on AI and justice systems" based on a workshop they organised in Tartu.
Algorithms, rule of law, and the future of justice : implications in the Estonian justice system
cadmus.eui.eu
September 29, 2023 at 1:24 PM
An interesting concise report here from my former LSE colleague Giulia Gentile and Marta Cantero "Some reflections on AI and justice systems" based on a workshop they organised in Tartu.
Tartu New Theatre announces four productions for 19th season #Estonianculture #TartuNewTheatre #theatre
Tartu New Theatre announces four productions for 19th season
Tartu New Theatre will stage four new productions in its 19th season, with premieres by Kirill Havanski, Rene Liivamäe, Ivar Põllu and Ringo Ramul, ERR reported. Havanski’s performance-based production “Where Do I Go When There Is Nowhere Left to Go?” explores escapism and the need to flee, while…
www.dailybaltic.com
September 7, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Tartu New Theatre announces four productions for 19th season #Estonianculture #TartuNewTheatre #theatre
🔬 The Genome of Europe is surveying public awareness of genetics & genomics-based healthcare in Estonia, France, Greece, Portugal, & Slovenia.
💬 Join the conversation ➡️ www.genomeofeurope.eu
(Photo of Prof. Metspalu, University of Tartu by Alejandro Roa)
#genomics #GenomeofEurope #healthcare
💬 Join the conversation ➡️ www.genomeofeurope.eu
(Photo of Prof. Metspalu, University of Tartu by Alejandro Roa)
#genomics #GenomeofEurope #healthcare
June 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🔬 The Genome of Europe is surveying public awareness of genetics & genomics-based healthcare in Estonia, France, Greece, Portugal, & Slovenia.
💬 Join the conversation ➡️ www.genomeofeurope.eu
(Photo of Prof. Metspalu, University of Tartu by Alejandro Roa)
#genomics #GenomeofEurope #healthcare
💬 Join the conversation ➡️ www.genomeofeurope.eu
(Photo of Prof. Metspalu, University of Tartu by Alejandro Roa)
#genomics #GenomeofEurope #healthcare