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From 10 to 17 August, the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the Estonian University of Life Sciences will host the ACT! Summer School. Master’s and doctoral students, along with early-career researchers, will come to Tartu to explore land-use and land-cover change in the context of climate change and biodiversity loss.

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has entrusted the Estonian University of Life Sciences with leading the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service's international expert group on inland waters. Over the next three years, the group will develop recommendations for advancing Europe's satellite-based monitoring of lakes, rivers and other inland water bodies.

The European Commission has awarded the Euroleague for Life Sciences Universities (ELLS) network approximately €7.2 million in funding for the next two years under the European Universities Initiative. As a member of ELLS, the Estonian University of Life Sciences has also been awarded European University status.

Yusuph Olawale Abiola defended his doctoral thesis at the Estonian University of Life Sciences entitled “Changes in Plant Carbon Gain and Volatile Emissions under Elevated CO₂ Concentration and Heat Stress.”

Jose Angel Morales Sanchez defended his doctoral thesis at the Estonian University of Life Sciences entitled “Desiccation Tolerance of Bryophytes and Lichens under Changing Climate Conditions.”

Led by the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia will host the major conference of the European Grassland Federation (EGF) in 2030. The opportunity to organise the conference was entrusted to Estonia during the EGF meeting held in Portugal on 12–16 April, where more than