Topic: research

The 14th International Congress for Finno-Ugric Studies will take place at the University of Tartu in August
18.–23. augustini toimub Tartu Ülikooli eesti ja üldkeeleteaduse instituudis 14. rahvusvaheline soome-ugri kongress (Congressus Internationalis Fenno-Ugristarum ehk CIFU). Registreerumine on avatud 30. juunini.
MEDAL’s final conference focuses on innovative approaches to linguistic data
On 9–10 October 2025, the University of Tartu will host the final conference of the MEDAL project, “Methodological Excellence in Data-Driven Approaches to Linguistics: New Challenges, Novel Approaches.” Registration is now open.
06 June 2025 internationalresearch
Nina Topintzi's guest lectures on modern phonology
Nina Topintzi peab Tartu ülikoolis kaks loengut tänapäevase fonoloogia olulistest vaidlusküsimustest, näidates, et keeltes, ka suurtes tuntud keeltes, on nähtusi, mis ei mahu praeguste standardsete teooriate raami.
27 May 2025 cooperationresearch
Doctoral defence: Elisabeth Kaukonen "Revealing the gender in the genderless. Estonian gender-marked vocabulary and its perceptions.
On 18 June at 14:15 Elisabeth Kaukonen will defend her doctoral thesis „Revealing the gender in the genderless. Estonian gender-marked vocabulary and its perceptions“ („Sugu soota keeles. Eesti keele sooliselt markeeritud sõnavara ja selle tajumine“).
13 May 2025 research
Help choose the best Estonian-speaking AI
Estonian researchers have created the AI Barometer where users can compare the responses of language models and assess their proficiency in Estonian. Everyone is welcome to try out the barometer at baromeeter.ai. The researchers aim to collect at least 50,000 comparisons by the end of June.
08 May 2025 researchfor society
The Center for Digital Text Scholarship is hiring!
The Center for Digital Text Scholarship (DigiTS), operating under the Centre of Digital Humanities at the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, is launching a call for applications for three research fellows (post-docs) and one junior research fellow (PhD student) in Digital Humanities.
Writer Viivi Luik is University of Tartu’s next Professor of Liberal Arts
Next academic year, the professorship of liberal arts will be held by poet, children’s author and prosaist Viivi Luik.
What you need to know before applying for a doctoral programme
Doctoral studies are a part of the career path, giving you the knowledge and future skills needed to become a top specialist or manager.
Professor of Language Awareness and Estonian Language Teaching Ilona Tragel gives inaugural lecture about how to notice, study and teach the Estonian language
On Wednesday, 7 May at 16:15, Ilona Tragel gives her inaugural lecture entitled “Your, mine, our Estonian language. How to notice, study and teach it?”. The lecture is in Estonian.
05 May 2025 research
Register to the citizen science and open educational resources workshop
15. aprillil kell 11.00 toimub viimane MEDALi töötuba avatud teaduse teemal, mis keskendub sel korral kodanikuteadusele ja avatud haridusressurssidele.