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Researchers from the Estonian University of Life Sciences and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences mapped regions that regulate gene activity in Eurasian perch and investigated their links to environmental adaptation. To address this, they applied ATAC-seq to Eurasian perch for the first time, making this one of the first studies to use the method in fish.

On 19 October, Margret Jürison defended her doctoral thesis, “Variation in bumble bee sensitivity to pesticides across intraspecific, exposure and dietary contexts”, at the Estonian University of Life Sciences.

The Estonian University of Life Sciences ranked 687th in the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2026, achieving its strongest results in waste management and sustainability-related education and research.

On October 13th, Erkki Mäeorg defended his doctoral thesis at the Estonian University of Life Sciences, entitled “Stress tolerance and cultivation technologies of oilseed hemp – their effect on plant productivity and seed quality”.

Rait Rand, a doctoral student at the Estonian University of Life Sciences, was named one of three winners at the final of the “Science in 3 Minutes” competition on October 6th. Kristiina Kerge and Triin Sellis also represented the university among the 15 finalists. Each finalist had to present their research in three minutes in a way that audiences from other fields could understand.

All three landscape architecture study programmes at the Estonian University of Life Sciences have received IFLA Europe recognition for the period 2026–2031. The recognition confirms that landscape architecture education at the University meets high European professional standards.