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Webinar to combat disinformation and enhance critical digital literacy

On September 20, 23 and 24 September Andreas Ventsel and Mari-Liis Madisson from the University of Tartu's Department of Semiotics, along with other colleagues participating in the Erasmus+ project "S.HI.E.L.D. vs Disinfo" (2023-2025), will organize a webinar to share practical techniques for addressing the growing challenge of disinformation.

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17.09.2024

Doctoral defence: Oscar Salvador Miyamoto Gómez “The Forms of Memory: Biosemiotic Modelling of Alloanimal Episodic Semiosis”

On 14 October at 12:15 Oscar Salvador Miyamoto Gómez will defend his doctoral thesis “The Forms of Memory: Biosemiotic Modelling of Alloanimal Episodic Semiosis” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Semiotics and Culture Studies).

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17.09.2024

Doctoral defence: Andrew Mark Creighton “Wolves as Signs of McDonaldization in Northern Manitoba”

On 14 October at 16:15 Andrew Mark Creighton will defend his doctoral thesis “Wolves as Signs of McDonaldization in Northern Manitoba” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Semiotics and Culture Studies).

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13.09.2024

Doktorant kolme minuti loengute konkursil esinemas

Registration for the Three Minute Thesis competition ends on 19 September

The registration for three-minute thesis competition ends on 19 September.

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26.08.2024

Street art of soldier with rocket launcher

How ethical is it to kill your enemies? Oxford Professor Jeff McMahan presents special issue on Russia-Ukraine war

On 5 September, one of the world’s leading moral philosophers, Professor Jeff McMahan from the University of Oxford, will give a public lecture on the ethics of killing and just war theory. His lecture marks the publication of a special issue of a philosophy journal focused on the Russia-Ukraine war. The event will be held from 16:00 to 18:00 in White Hall at the University of Tartu Museum.

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22.08.2024

Workshop “Interpretivism, mental fictionalism and folk psychology”

November 7-8, 2024. University of Tartu.

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28.06.2024

PhD research seminar ‘Methodologies in city translation research’

PhD research seminar 2024 in Tartu ‘Methodologies in city translation research’ 30 Sep - 2 Oct 2024

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18.06.2024

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

Tartu tähetorni idasaal vaatega Fraunhoferi teleskoobile.

XXXI Baltic Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science, Tartu 2024

Scientific Instruments in History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Tartu, Estonia, 13-15 June 2024. Registration is open until Friday, May 31.

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28.05.2024

Doctoral defence: Lauri Linask "Autocommunication in the Semiotic Development of the Child"

On 17 June at 16:00 Lauri Linask will defend his doctoral thesis "Autocommunication in the Semiotic Development of the Child" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Semiotics and Culture Studies).

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17.05.2024