Abstract submission for Mobile Tartu 2024 has concluded! We are very grateful for all of the applicants, this year we received a total of 86 abstracts! 44 abstracts were submitted for the Main conference and 42 were submitted to the PhD School. We received 8 NECTAR member submissions and 19 submission by EIT Doctoral Training…
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Abstract submission extended!
We have extended the submission deadline for the Mobile Tartu 2024 Conference & PhD School abstracts. Our new deadline is February 23! This is your chance to submit your abstract for the Mobile Tartu 2024 conference or PhD school. We invite early-career researchers to join us in a 4-day long PhD School that includes workshops,…
Year 2023 for the Mobility Lab
At the dawn of 2024, it is time to look back to the past year, which has brought many great memories and fruitful actions for our lab. As the Mobility Lab, we are an ever-dynamic group of human geographers at the University of Tartu, keen on human mobility research and spatial analytics using mobile big…
Announcing Mobile Tartu 2024 Conference!
Save the Date for the Mobile Tartu 2024 Conference! Join us from June 11th to 14th for an enriching experience featuring captivating keynote speeches, insightful sessions, and a unique community of mobility researchers. Mark your calendars, and stay tuned for more details, including abstract submission information. More information: mobiletartu.ut.ee
A new member joins the Lab!
The Mobility Lab has a new PhD candidate – Martin Haamer. To welcome him, we asked him a few introductory questions. Welcome, Martin! Why did you study geography? The first time I gave thought to studying geography at university was in secondary school when we were given an assignment to take a look into the…
The University of Tartu mobility survey has begun!
As the University of Tartu is looking into more ways to be sustainable and formulating environmental principles as an organisation, Mobility Lab is helping to conduct a mobility survey as part of the preparations for making a mobility plan for the university. One part of the survey is a questionnaire related to mobility. To study…
Mobility Lab at the Topic Fair
It’s that time of year for students—who wish to graduate in spring—to choose their thesis topic. This Monday, the Department of Geography organized a fair introducing the research labs and their topics in our department. It brought together undergraduate and graduate students to be supervised by doctoral researchers, postdocs, and senior staff members. Mobility Lab…
A new member joins the team!
The Mobility Lab has a new member – a mobility study specialist Elise Jalonen. Here is a small interview with her. Welcome, Elise! Why did you choose geography? I have many sides to me and very different interests. I love being in a formal setting, doing presentations or data analysis. On the other hand, I…
Wrapping up the online lecture series “Mobility Analysis and Planning for Human-Scale Cities”
This year’s lecture series, which focused on evidence-based solutions for just and sustainable urban mobility, is now complete. Our lab hosted the lecture series “Mobility Analysis and Planning for Human-Scale Cities” for the second year. This time, it featured eight experts with diverse disciplinary backgrounds from Estonia, Finland, the U.S., and Canada. The recordings of…
Karl Saidla at Velo-city 2023 in Leipzig
Last week I was lucky and proud to represent the Mobility Lab at Velo-city 2023 in Leipzig. Velo-city is the world’s largest and most famous international cycling conference having been held since 1980 and now taking place every year with roughly 1500 participants. The overarching theme for this year was leading the transition, i.e., how…