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Seminar "Ethics of AI: A hindrance of innovation or an engine of good research?“

We invite you to a public seminar titled “Ethics of AI: a hindrance of innovation or an engine of good research?“ on 28 November at 10:00 in the UT Delta Study Building room 1006.

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16.10.2024

Defended Doctoral Dissertations

Most of the doctoral dissertations defended in the Department of Semiotics have been published in the series Dissertationes Semioticae Universitatis Tartuensis.

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15.10.2024

Ajaloo ja arheoloogia instituudi raamatukoguriiul

Two large book donations supplement the library’s humanities collection

In the summer, two large book donations were made to the University of Tartu Library, adding to its existing collection of books on the classical and early modern periods.

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11.10.2024

The new issue of the journal Sign Systems Studies has been published

The issue 52(1/2) of Sign Systems Studies has been published. It contains articles on, starting from cell biology and diagrams to semiocide and the welfare of cats.

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09.10.2024

Building competencies for transdisciplinary collaboration

On 20-21 November, a short course on building competences for transdisciplinary collaboration will be held at the University of Tartu Library.

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09.10.2024

Mcdonaldsi märk taeva ja langervarjuri taustal

Guest lecture by J. Michael Ryan (Pontifical Catholic University of Peru) on McDonaldization and semiotics

On October 16 at 16:15, J. Michael Ryan will give a guest lecture titled "McDonaldization and Semiotics". Ryan is a professor of sociology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú). He has studied the phenomenon of McDonaldization and co-edits the book "The McDonaldization of Society" with George Ritzer.

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09.10.2024

Guest lecture by Jordan Zlatev (Lund University) on the connections between phenomenology and cognitive semiotics in the study of the life world

On 15 October at 10:15, Jordan Zlatev will give a guest lecture titled 'Phenomenology and Cognitive Semiotics in an Extended Life World'. Zlatev is a professor at Lund University, one of the leading cognitive semioticians in the world and one of the foremost semioticians in Sweden.

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09.10.2024

Daria Arkhipova defended her doctoral thesis "How Artificial Intelligence Recommendation Systems Impact Human Decision-Making"

On October 3, Daria Arkhipova defended her doctoral thesis "How Artificial Intelligence Recommendation Systems Impact Human Decision-Making" in semiotics and culture studies with cum laude at the joint committee of the University of Tartu and the University of Turin.

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03.10.2024

Photo exhibition "Shimmer" by Ave Mets

The photo exhibition „Shimmer“ by Ave Mets opens on Friday, 4 October at 12.00 in the University of Tartu Philosophicum Hall Gallery (Jakobi 2, Tartu). The exhibition offers shimmer, impressions and plays of light from different locations in Estonia and all over the world for viewers to discover.

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01.10.2024

Doktorant kolme minuti loengute konkursil esinemas

Come and listen! Doctoral students give inspiring short lectures to present the latest research

The competition will be held on Wednesday, 2 October at 10:00 in the Conference Hall of the University of Tartu Library.

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25.09.2024