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University joined the international initiative “#UnitedForBiodiversity”

The increasingly active and dominant activity of man has left an irreversible mark on our planet Ear...

Vibrios and climate change: Can nature-based methods mitigate the potential threat in the Baltic Sea?

Vibrio bacteria, including species that are harmful to humans, are a natural component of Baltic Sea...

Evaluating how plant stress impacts our climate

The work of ERC grantee Ülo Niinemets has shown that monitoring plant stress emissions could he...

Breakthrough in plant protection: RNAi pesticides affect only one pest species

The detrimental impact of pesticides on non-target organisms is one of the most urgent concerns in c...

Admission for doctoral programmes have started

The admission for doctoral candidates who have obtained a master's degree outside Estonia will s...

New issues of the journals of the Estonian Academy of Sciences have been published

In March, the new issues of the scientific journals Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences, Pr...

Rural lifestyle – the next trend in tourism trade? 

The world can change fast, as recent months have shown us. Whether it will ever be the same than before COVID-19 pandemic, remains to be seen. Nevertheless, it profoundly changed the tourism sector worldwide. At least for the foreseen future, it seems that the time for mass tourism and attractions for large customer groups is the past. At the same time small, "in-tact" and private tourism destinations and products have raised the interest among new customer groups. Now, more than ever, there is a market demand for attractive tourism products that base on nature, small-scale production, authentic lifestyle and sustainability. These are all attributes that can be easily associated wi...

Limnologists start an international cooperation project

The turn of the year also brought a new project to Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU) &ndash...

Guidelines for remote working arrangements at Eesti Maaülikool

Estonian Government recommends all employees to work, if possible, remotely in order to stop the spr...