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FICE-2024: International training on remote sensing of waterbodies

The first Copernicus FRM4SOC 2024 training (FICE2024) was held in Venice at CNR-ISMAR From 6 – 17 May 2024.

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17.06.2024

Tartu Observatory helps Ukraine to develop monitoring systems for forests and water-bodies

Tartu Observatory, University of Tartu, is cooperating with Ukrainian institutions to apply remote sensing methods and applications developed in Tõravere by our scientists for monitoring forests and water-bodies.

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06.06.2024

Mark your calendars: three-minute thesis competition for doctoral students to be held on 2 October

Speakers from each field are invited to give engaging presentations in Estonian or English, outlining the importance and results of their research.

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03.06.2024

Associate Professor Jan Pisek makes 3D models of conifer needles to explore their climate effects

The prestigious journal Nature published an article about Jan Pisek, Associate Professor in Remote Sensing of Landscapes at the University of Tartu.

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21.05.2024

Career conference „To new hights with a PhD degree!“

On 16 May, the Estonian Doctoral School Career Conference will be held in Tallinn to discuss the value of doctoral studies and the career prospects of doctoral students. All Estonian doctoral students and those interested in doctoral studies are welcome to attend.

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07.05.2024

Ave Ansper-Toomsalu defended her Doctoral Thesis "Synergy of Earth Observation data to advance monitoring of optically complex waters"

On 29 May Ave Ansper-Toomsalu defended her doctoral thesis in Environmental Technology "Synergy of Earth Observation data to advance monitoring of optically complex waters".

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02.05.2024

EXOHOST Seminar: Prof. Sara Seager "Planetary Atmospheres and the Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth"

Join us for a captivating EXOHOST seminar featuring Professor Sara Seager, a leading authority on exoplanets and our very own EXOHOST advisory board member!

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25.03.2024

Tartu observatooriumi teaduskonverents - Tartu Ülikool

On 27 March, Tartu Observatory will hold a scientific conference

Each scientific department will present four presentations within an hour on outstanding topics from the past year.

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13.03.2024

4-year PhD position in space research and technology: Retrieval of leaf angle distribution information from multi-angle remote sensing data

This doctoral thesis will devise, test, and implement a novel methodology exploiting multi-angle sensors to retrieve leaf angle distribution (LAD).

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05.03.2024

Artist’s impression of WD 0816-310, a magnetic white dwarf with a metal scar

Metal scar found on cannibal star

When a star like our Sun reaches the end of its life, it can ingest the surrounding planets and asteroids that were born with it. Researchers have found a unique signature of this process for the first time — a scar imprinted on the surface of a white dwarf star.

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27.02.2024