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Join us for EstWell’s mini-conference “The Building Blocks of Resilience: How Connection and Regulation Protect Mental Health”, taking place on 28 Nov, 11:00–14:30 at Tallinn University and on Zoom. More info 👉 estwell.ut.ee/en/event/the...
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
EstWell research seminar on 4 Nov, 11:00–12:00 (Zoom). Talks by Karin Täht & Toivo Aavik, Emily (Hongzhen) Cheng, and Maris Vainre on recent studies in well-being and individual differences. More info: estwell.ut.ee/en/event/selected-recent-work-on-well-being-and-individual-differences
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
EstWell seminar on Oct 21 (11–12 EEST): Community-Based Research in Mental Health and Well-Being.
Speakers from Tallinn University explore how communities can strengthen mental health.
Join via Zoom: estwell.ut.ee/en/event/com...
October 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Join us on October 13 at 16–17:30 (Zoom) for the visitor seminar “Economic evaluations – in science and practice”. Riina Hallik (TalTech/NIHD) and Chiara Malmberg (IHE, Sweden) will discuss assessing the economic impact of health interventions and addressing evidence gaps. sisu.ut.ee/estwell/en/e...
October 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The next EstWell seminar takes place on October 7, 11-12 on Zoom.
Led by Annika Adoberg, PhD student and junior researcher at the Centre of Biomedical Engineering, TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology.
More info: estwell.ut.ee/en/event/vas...
September 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Kicking off the new academic year’s EstWell Research Seminar Series with a big one!
On 23 September, 11:00–12:00, ERC Starting Grant winners Kelli Lehto & Triin Lauri will share how they shaped their proposals, overcame setbacks, and what they learned along the way. Zoom: sisu.ut.ee/estwell/en/e...
September 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🚀 Estonian science breakthrough!
EstWell researchers Kelli Lehto (University of Tartu) & Triin Lauri (Tallinn University) won ERC Grants. Remarkably, all ERC grants awarded to Estonia in this round went to researchers affiliated with EstWell.

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EstWell researchers Kelli Lehto and Triin Lauri awarded prestigious European Research Council grants | The Centre of Excellence for Well-Being Sciences EstWell
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September 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Reposted
Had a wonderful first day at the @estwell.bsky.social annual conference! The presentations were outstanding and I’ve had so many exciting conversations about cool research. And the location is really nice, too :) @andero.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
New publication!
A study with 1700 Londoners (40–74 y) found that shorter SMS invites raised digital health check uptake from 12% to 20%. Postal reminders outperformed SMS (7% vs 3%), and a final SMS added another 7%. Together, digital and in-person care could boost total uptake from 50% to 60%.
Agile evaluation including two pragmatic trials on the uptake of a digital screening service - npj Digital Medicine
npj Digital Medicine - Agile evaluation including two pragmatic trials on the uptake of a digital screening service
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June 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🎉 A proud milestone for EstWell!
Our first publication bringing together all four of our member institutions — University of Tartu, Tallinn University, TalTech & the National Institute for Health Development — is now out.
Interdisciplinary collaboration in action👉
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Becoming a Member of the Prevention Club: Development of Interdisciplinary Prevention Terminology - Journal of Prevention
Introduction Prevention science is interdisciplinary, drawing upon multiple fields of research and practice to develop integrated knowledge. A challenge facing the field is the proliferation of differ...
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June 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The next EstWell seminar takes place on Monday, June 9, from 16:00 to 17:00. We're pleased to welcome Professor Ivo Fridolin from TalTech, who will speak on the topic "What is the benefit of sensor technologies to wellbeing sciences?"
More information & Zoom link: sisu.ut.ee/estwell/en/e...
June 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The next EstWell seminar takes place on Monday, June 2, from 16:00 to 17:00. We're pleased to welcome Associate Professor Maie Bachmann from TalTech, who will speak on the topic "Making Sense of Brain Signals with EEG Markers".
More information & Zoom link: sisu.ut.ee/estwell/en/e...
May 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Join us on June 12, 4–5 p.m. on Zoom for a talk by neuroscientist & psychologist Luiz Pessoa (University of Maryland).
Topic: The dynamics of threat and reward processing
More info + Zoom link 👉 sisu.ut.ee/estwell/en/e...
May 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Join us on Monday, May 19 at 16:00–17:00 (Zoom) for the next EstWell research seminar. Triin Lauri, Associate Professor at Tallinn University, will speak on “From School Choice to Political Choice”
Details👉 estwell.ut.ee/en/event/est...
May 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Why does it matter how we assess psychological traits in well-being research?
Find out at the next EstWell seminar with Professor René Mõttus (University of Tartu & University of Edinburgh) – Monday, May 12 at 16:00–17:00 on Zoom.
More info: estwell.ut.ee/en/event/est...
May 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Join us on Monday, May 5 at 16:00–17:00 (Zoom) for the next EstWell research seminar!
Mare Ainsaar, Associate Professor at the University of Tartu, will speak on “What influences individual and institutional satisfaction”
Language: English.
Details 👉 estwell.ut.ee/en/event/est...
April 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Next EstWell Seminar – April 21, 16:00–17:00
Vitali Syritski, Senior Researcher at TalTech and Head of the Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, will speak on “Molecularly imprinted polymers for sensors in medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring.”
More info: sisu.ut.ee/estwell/en/e...
April 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The next EstWell seminar takes place on Monday, April 7, from 16:00 to 17:00. We're pleased to welcome Professor Merike Sisask, Professor of Social Health Care at Tallinn University, who will speak on the topic "Social + health + care = well-being"
More information: sisu.ut.ee/estwell/en/e...
April 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
How to do things differently so as to make NbS planning for urban health and wellbeing more inclusive of different groups and their diverse needs and knowledges? As part of the GoGreenRoutes project, the "Seedbed Intervention" approach was developed.
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Co-Creating Change: Seedbed Interventions as Catalysts for Equitable Urban Planning—The Case of Umeå | Article | Urban Planning
Julia Gäckle, Mariia Chebotareva, Bianka Plüschke-Altof, Jannis Meul, Ilkka Väänänen, Shreya Utkarsh, Axel Timpe, Frank Lohrberg, Taru Suutari, Eva Maaherra Lovheim, Tadhg MacIntyre
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March 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The next EstWell seminar will take place on Monday, March 17, from 16:00 to 17:00 on Zoom. Associate Professor Taavi Tillmann from the University of Tartu will speak on the topic: "Can low well-being make you physically ill?" More information: estwell.ut.ee/en/event/est...
March 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM