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The soil ecology group kicked off the new academic year by participating in the EcoFair hosted by the department of botany on September 12th. At the fair, bachelor’s and master’s students had the opportunity to learn about the activities of various research groups, potential thesis topics, and internship opportunities. The soil ecology group also offered […]
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At the beginning of August, when farmers were in full swing with the harvest, soil ecologists from the University of Tartu also began fieldwork for a project on agricultural soil biodiversity. The goal of the project is to get an overview of the condition of agricultural soil biodiversity in Estonia and to determine the impact […]
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In an exciting cultural exchange initiative, Jutta Endjala and Ellen Nako, two enthusiastic Erasmus+ students hailing from Namibia, have embarked on a transformative journey at Tartu University, Department of Botany. The dynamic duo will be immersing themselves in the rich academic environment of Tartu for an intensive two and a half months. With a keen […]
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Our working group member Inga Hiiesalu was recently elected an Associate Professor of Molecular Plant Ecology! Inga’s main research interests include environmental DNA and species richness patterns of plants and AM fungi in natural and agricultural ecosystems. In addition, Inga is involved in teaching, mainly by organizing seminars of the Department of Botany and supervising […]
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Soil ecology workgoup is happy that to have been granted a 3-year mobility project funded by the Estonian and Czech Academy of Science. The mobility project involves teams from the Institutute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Dr. Jiri Dolezal’s and Dr. Jan Altman’s teams) and Department of Botany (Dr. Inga Hiiesalu) and […]
