π What if, after separation, children could stay in one home and the parents did the moving instead?
π Research by Tallinn University PhD student Rafaela Lehtme explores the benefits of birdβs nest parenting!
π Read more: researchinestonia.eu/2026/03/12/b...
π Small dams, big consequences
Even small manβmade dams can turn rivers into danger zones for coldβwater fish.
New research shows surfaceβrelease reservoirs warm rivers by up to 5Β°C, triggering deadly fish diseases like PKD.
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2026/03/10/d...
Disaster risk management starts long before crisis hits. π
π Estonian researchers Kati Orru and Sten Hansson explore how to reduce disaster losses and build resilience.
π Preparedness is a shared responsibility.
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In Feb, an Estonian higher education & research delegation visited New Zealand to strengthen university links!
Meeting all 8 NZ universities across 4 cities.
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π¦ Low doses of antibiotics may do more harm than good.
TalTech researchers found that non-lethal antibiotics can push bacteria to cooperate, forming clusters that boost survival and resistance.
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researchinestonia.eu/2026/03/04/a...
π©Ί Breast cancer doesnβt always wait until 50.
A study shows that personalised, risk-based screening can detect breast cancer earlier in women aged 35β49, while avoiding unnecessary screening for low-risk women.
Smarter screening saves lives. π¬
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What if your personality isnβt just traits, but patterns?π
π§ Estonian researchers mapped decades of data into a new βpersonality atlasβ, linking personality profiles to life choices, mental health, and behavior.
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researchinestonia.eu/2026/02/09/p...
A bright orange yeast with a hidden talent! π§‘
π¬ TalTech researchers found that Rhodotorula toruloides can produce sugarβbased biopolymers with real industrial potential!
π± A promising step toward sustainable, bioβbased materials.
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researchinestonia.eu/2026/02/05/o...
How much do air pollution particles cool our planet? π
β¨ Estonian researcher Velle Toll just earned an ERC Consolidator Grant to find out.
His team will study millions of cloud cases to reveal how aerosols from factories and ships shape our climate.
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researchinestonia.eu/2026/01/30/a...
π AI is transforming kidney cancer detection.
Researchers at the University of Tartu developed BMVision, an AI tool that helps radiologists spot tumours on CT scans ~30% faster
Smarter support for doctors, earlier diagnosis for patients.
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Why do we feel guilty even when we did nothing wrong? π
π€A new research shows that guilt can be a moral sadness, a feeling that we somehow made the world a bit worse, even by accident.
β¨ Understanding this helps us turn guilt into positive change.
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Estonian peat powering clean energy? π±β‘
Rutha JΓ€ger and Eneli HΓ€rk mapped the tiny pores inside ironβnitrogenβcarbon catalysts, showing how they could replace costly platinum in fuel cells. A big step toward cheaper, greener hydrogen tech.
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π§¬Human breast milk contains over 200 protective sugars but scientists can make only a few.
At TalTech, Prof. TΓ΅nis Kanger is developing precise tools to recreate them, with big implications for infant health and early immunity.
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2026/01/21/s...
Big news from @unitartupress.bsky.social! π¬
π± Researchers NadeΕΎda Kongi and Vladislav IvaniΕ‘tΕ‘ev helped publish a major review in Chemical Society Reviews on how to make electrocatalysis (and clean energy tech) more efficient.
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No one should fear going to school β including the adults who run it. π
Those bullied in childhood + again at work report the lowest life satisfaction & work passion.
Estoniaβs new law now makes anti-bullying prevention a MUST in every school. π«
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/12/e...
𧬠What if we could make life-saving medicines without dumping tons of antibiotics into the environment?
Researchers at the University of Tartu are reprogramming bacteria with a temperature switch to produce insulin, vaccines & enzymes β no antibiotics. π‘οΈ
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/10/b...
β¨ Congrats to Velle Toll, @hanna-horak.bsky.social & Triin Laisk from the University of Tartu on receiving #ERC Consolidator Grants. From air pollution & climate to plant leaves and womenβs health & genes β nearly β¬6M to push frontier research forward!
Imagine a teenager casually chewing βgumβ β and 10,500 years later, scientists can still meet her through DNA! π§¬
π Researchers at the University of Tartu analysed a small lump of Stone Age βchewing gumβ made from birch tar, found in what is now Estonia.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
What if your study buddy was a robot? π€π
At the University of Tartu, Farnaz Baksh is developing an open-source Robotic Study Companion that students can build themselves. It talks, moves, and reacts to touch, helping boost motivation & self-learning.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/05/l...
Could we someday print a fix for broken bones? π¦΄π·
At the University of Tartu Johannes Schavikin works on 3D-bioprinted nanofibers loaded with a patientβs own bone cells to help fractures heal faster.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/02/b...
Feeling lonely even when youβre not alone? π€
New research using @estbiobank.bsky.social data shows loneliness is strongly tied to personality β not just relationship status or social life. Young women under 30 report feeling the loneliest.
Read more π researchinestonia.eu/2025/11/20/loneliness/
π§ͺWhat do baking, smoothies and cutting-edge chemistry have in common?
π₯£At TalTech, the answer is mechanochemistry. Scientists βbakeβ a pumpkin-shaped molecule with grinding instead of toxic solvents, a greener recipe for future medicines.
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Tambet Teesalu, Professor of Nanomedicine at the University of Tartu, has become the first Estonian researcher to be awarded a @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grant.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/11/06/estonia-contribution-to-ess-2/
π¬ Estonia becomes the first ESS Member State to deliver all in-kind contributions for building the worldβs top neutron research facility!
Thanks to Tartu University and TalTech for hardware, software & cybersecurity support!
π Piret Pikma & Helmut Schober
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/24/e...
Estonian researchers are aiming higher!
With growing support and bold ideas, more scientists are applying for ERC grants.
The journey is tough, but Estonia is ready to lead in European research.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/23/e...
πHow do you describe the smell of fresh bread? Or the taste of bitterness?
π¨Karin Zurbuchenβs PhD at Tallinn University explores how Estonians & Germans express taste, smell & colour and why itβs so hard to find the right words.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/20/p...
To change how students learn, start with the teachers. π©βπ«
π‘Estonian researcher Kairit Tammets is helping educators use AI and data to move beyond memorising facts, towards real reasoning and problem-solving .
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/09/s...
π¬ Estonian scientists at TalTech have created FITSA, a new method that can analyze molecular movements hundreds to thousands of times faster than traditional FCS.
π‘This breakthrough could revolutionize how we study cells, diseases, and new medicines.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/07/f...
π‘ From Estoniaβs first e-services to AI-native education, Ingrid Pappel has shaped how nations go digital.
πStudents from 60+ countries have learned under her lead, many now driving Estoniaβs digital future.
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/30/e...
Tiny leaf pores could shape the future of wheat farming. πΎ
Estonian scientists found that more stomata on the top of wheat leaves may lead to lower yields.
A small detail with big impact.
π Read more: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/25/w...
