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16.04.2026
Novaator: Cowslips campaign revealed the charms and pains of Citizen Science

In an article published on ERR's science news portal Novaator, Tsipe Aavik, head of the Pollination Ecology Workgroup and Associate […]

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17.03.2026
Presentations from the seminar focused on orchids and their pollinators are now available

During the annual orchid exhibition at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden, a seminar was held for the second year […]

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13.03.2026
Estonian language is full of Cowslips

Since being Estonian and Estonian culture are closely intertwined with nature, both contemporary and earlier literature often includes descriptions of […]

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16.02.2026
The presentations from the symposium on biodiversity of semi-natural grasslands are now available online 

In early February, an international symposium “Semi-natural grasslands in the European agricultural landscape: plants, pollinators and people in the winds […]

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08.01.2026
Registration for the symposium "Semi-natural grasslands in the European agricultural landscape: plants, pollinators and people in the winds of change" has begun

The Pollination Ecology Working Group of the Department of Botany of the University of Tartu will organize a symposium on February 5th, […]

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19.12.2025
Collaboration born at the XX International Botanical Congress leads to a new scientific article on the challenges and opportunities of landscape genetics 

In July 2024, the XX International Botanical Congress (IBC) took place in Madrid, where the head of the Pollination Ecology […]

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24.11.2025
Tsipe Aavik Recognized with the University of Tartu Decoration

By decision of the University of Tartu Senate this year, Associate Professor Tsipe Aavik, head of the Pollination Ecology Workgroup, […]

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13.11.2025
Anne-Mai Adamberg received the Student Recognition Award from the Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences

This year, the Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences recognized six second- or third-year undergraduate students who have demonstrated outstanding […]

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13.11.2025
Preliminary announcement. Symposium on Semi-natural grasslands in European agricultural landscapes: plants, pollinators and people in times of change 

On 5 February next year, the Pollination Ecology Workgroup at the University of Tartu will host the symposium “Semi-natural grasslands […]

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10.11.2025
Pollination Ecology Workgroup members initiated the monitoring of genetic diversity indicators in Estonia 

Until very recently, intraspecific diversity, i.e., genetic diversity, remained unnoticed in agreements on biodiversity conservation. Yet, this invisible biodiversity is […]

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