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Professor Ülo Niinemets, Chair of Plant and Crop Science at the Estonian University of Life Sciences, has been ranked 6th globally in the field of plant biology and botany in the 2025 edition of the Top 2% Scientists list. This prestigious ranking is compiled annually by researchers at Stanford University based on data from Elsevier’s Scopus database.

At the start of the new academic year, four new partners—Farmers’ Cooperative KEVILI, DAVA Foods Estonia AS, the Rural Development Foundation, and Valio Estonia AS—began supporting the studies of students at the Estonian University of Life Sciences through the Joosep Toots Foundation.

Researchers at the Estonian University of Life Sciences, together with their partners, have developed methods to produce wound dressings and textiles from fish industry by-products. The aim of the project was to turn fish-processing waste, previously considered unusable, into raw material for innovative products, thereby contributing to the circular bioeconomy and reducing waste.

The Estonian University of Life Sciences, in collaboration with Baltic Agro Machinery, has brought Estonia’s first AGX autonomous field robot into the country. This week, the device was demonstrated at the university’s test field in Tartu—one of the world’s most advanced autonomous agricultural robots, capable of operating unsupervised for up to 23 consecutive hours.

The European Research Council (ERC) announced the results of this year’s Advanced Grants call today. Among the grant recipients is Ülo Niinemets, a professor of crop science and plant biology at the Estonian University of Life Sciences and a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, who is recognized as one of the world’s leading scientists in his field.

The goal of the iVALUE project (Improving perceptions and value of Baltic Sea ecosystems through alignment of policy aims and restoration measures) is to restore Baltic Sea ecosystems and enhance their societal value.