Topic: international

The lecture series dedicated to the memory of Juri Lotman and to sustaining a dialogue with his ideas. The series brings to Tartu scholars whose work is already in dialogue with Lotman’s intellectual legacy, as well as scholars whose ideas invite engagement from those who value the semiotic tradition of the Tartu–Moscow School. The lecture series is organised by the Department of Semiotics at the University of Tartu.

A recently completed study on conspiracy theories, the most extensive one ever conducted in Europe, found that narratives circulating across national borders adapt to local history, cultural memory and social tensions. A book presenting the study’s findings has now been published, co-edited by Mari-Liis Madisson, Associate Professor of Semiotics at the University of Tartu.

From 20 to 23 August 2026, the University of Tartu hosted the 62nd Annual Conference of Societas Ethica, the European Society for Research in Ethics, under the title “Crisis & Recovery – Ethics in Interdisciplinary Dialogue”.

You can now watch TEDx University of Tartu talks on TEDx YouTube channel.