PhD topics for the year 2024/25
PhD thesis topics for admission 2024/2025
Environmental Sciences and Applied Biology
Determining the role of microbial nitrogen cycling (internal nitrogen loading) on phytoplankton community structure and cyanobacterial blooms in lakes Veisjärv and Kaiavere, Estonia
Heterogeneity and fragmentation: spatial non-uniformity and it´s bidirectional implications to the objects sharing the space
Herbivory-induced volatle organic compounds in changing climates
Connecting land-use behaviour and decision-making for sustainable climate and biodiversity governance
Joanna Tamar Storie, Simon Bell
Exploring the Sense of Place among Crisis-Impacted Communities for Inclusive Landscape Rehabilitation using artificial intelligence visualisation
Raymond Ward, Christopher Brian Joyce, Miguel Villoslada
Global change effects on nutrient cycling in coastal wetlands
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Influence of management and plant community type on bird species diversity in coastal wetlands: the use of UAVs and machine learning tools
Forestry
Pathogens threatening urban trees and their control options in changing climate
Models for participatory forestry planning in empowering local communities
Growth models and wood quality of silver birch and hybrid aspen plantation
Mycoviruses affecting Inonotus obliquus: their impact on fungal growth and cultivation
Agricultural Sciences
Riho Gross, Katrin Kaldre, Anti Vasemägi
Effect of use of horticultural by-products (sea buckthorn and blackcurrant leaf and shoot biomass) as phyto- and prebiotic feed additive on performance and health of aquaculture animals
Jordi Escuer Gatius, Annely Kuu, Merrit Shanskiy
Linking greenhouse gas emissions to soil, biological and environmental parameters
Impact of Gall-Forming Insects on agricultural and forests productivity
The effect of agricultural management practices on the dispersal patterns of pathogenic fungi
Engineering Sciences
Vitamin D production from microalgae utilizing flue gas exposure
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Sustainable Textile Waste Valorization through Ionic Liquid-Based Green Solvents for the Production of Platform Chemicals
Erwan Rauwel, Protima Rauwel, Tõnu Tõnutare
Study of metallic pollutants extraction from soil using recyclable glass nanocomposites
Hybrid hierarchical oxide nanostructures for diode-based green photocurrent generation
Veterinary Medicine and Food Science
Machine Learning and Artificial Neural Networks Applications in Dairy Farming: Innovations for Improved Animal Welfare and Economic Efficiency
Microbiota and immune development of neonatal lambs
Alireza Fazeli, Külli Kingo, Dulmini Nanayakkara Sapugahawatte
Extracellular Vesicles in Skin Health: Targeted Interventions for Inflammatory Disorders and Burn Wound Healing