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Professor of Crop Science and Plant Biology at the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Ülo Niinemets, has been appointed as an ambassador of the European Research Council (ERC). This is a significant recognition that brings representation of one of Europe’s most prestigious research funding programmes to the Estonian University of Life Sciences.

On 19 February, Margarita Esmeralda Gonzales Ferrazi defended her doctoral thesis at the Estonian University of Life Sciences entitled "Occurrence and trophic interactions of the potentially toxic bloom-forming cyanobacterial genus Microcystis in shallow temperate lakes".

On Tuesday, February 10th, the Estonian University of Life Sciences hosted its “Science in Three Minutes” short lecture competition. First place was awarded to junior researcher Maëlle Beck from the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, who studies the development of the immune system of lambs.

On the eve of Independence Day, the President of the Republic of Estonia will award state decorations to 203 individuals from Estonia and abroad whose work and dedication have helped make Estonia more knowledgeable, caring, resilient, and enterprising.

Ground2Live is a new project launched this year that focuses on advancing agroecological practices for integrating cover crops into vegetable farming. The project is built around Living Labs in seven EU countries, bringing together farmers, advisors, researchers and other stakeholders to co-create and test practical solutions.

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.