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Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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Jakobi 2, rooms 116–121, 51005 Tartu
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    Ülikooli 16, 51003 Tartu
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    Ülikooli 18–310, 50090 Tartu
  • College of Foreign Languages and Cultures
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    J. Liivi 4, 50409, Tartu
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Faculty of Social Sciences
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+372 737 5957
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Lossi 36, 51003 Tartu
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  • Institute of Education
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    Salme 1a–29, 50103 Tartu
  • Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies
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    Lossi 36–301, 51003 Tartu
  • School of Economics and Business Administration
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    Narva mnt 18, 51009 Tartu
  • Institute of Psychology
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    Näituse 2, 50409 Tartu
  • School of Law
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    Näituse 20–324, 50409 Tartu
  • Institute of Social Studies
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    Lossi 36, 51003 Tartu
  • Narva College
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    Raekoja plats 2, 20307 Narva
  • Pärnu College
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    Ringi 35, 80012 Pärnu
Faculty of Medicine
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+372 737 5326
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Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu
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    Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu
  • Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine
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    Biomeedikum, Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu
  • Institute of Pharmacy
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    +372 737 5286
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    Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu
  • Institute of Dentistry
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    Raekoja plats 6, 51003 Tartu
  • Institute of Clinical Medicine
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    L. Puusepa 8, 50406 Tartu
  • Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health
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    Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu
  • Institute of Sport Sciences and Physiotherapy
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    Jakobi 5–205, 51005 Tartu
Faculty of Science and Technology
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+372 737 5820
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Vanemuise 46–208, 51014 Tartu
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    Vanemuise 46–208, 51003 Tartu
  • Institute of Computer Science
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    Narva mnt 18, 51009 Tartu
  • Estonian Marine Institute
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    Mäealuse 14, 12618 Tallinn
  • Institute of Physics
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    W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411 Tartu
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    +372 737 5261
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    Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu
  • Institute of Genomics
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    Riia 23b, 51010 Tartu
  • Institute of Mathematics and Statistics
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    Narva mnt 18, 51009 Tartu
  • Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
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    Riia 23, 23b–134, 51010 Tartu
  • Tartu Observatory
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    Observatooriumi 1, Tõravere, 61602 Tartumaa
  • Institute of Technology
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    Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu
  • Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences
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    +372 737 5835
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    Vanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu
Institutions
  • Library
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    +372 737 5702
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    W. Struve 1, 50091 Tartu
  • Youth Academy
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    +372 737 5581
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    Uppsala 10, 51003 Tartu
  • Museum
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    Lossi 25, 51003 Tartu
  • University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden
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    +372 737 6076
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    Vanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu
Support Units
  • Administrative Office
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    Ülikooli 18a, 51005 Tartu
  • Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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    Narva mnt 18, 51009, Tartu
  • University Office in Tallinn
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    Teatri väljak 3, 10143 Tallinn
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    Ülikooli 18a, 51005 Tartu
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    Jakobi 4, 51005 Tartu
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    Raekoja plats 9, 51004 Tartu
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    Ülikooli 18a, 51005 Tartu
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    Ülikooli 18, rooms 302 and 304, 50090 Tartu
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    Ülikooli 18-244, 51005 Tartu
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    Ülikooli 18, rooms 102, 104, 209, 210, 50090 Tartu
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  • Rector's Office
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    Ülikooli 18, 50090 Tartu
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  • University of Tartu Academic Sports Club
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    Ujula 4, 51008 Tartu
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    Narva mnt 25, 51013 Tartu
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    Kalevi 24, 51010 Tartu
  • Tartu University Hospital
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    L. Puusepa 1a, 50406 Tartu
  • University of Tartu Foundation
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    +372 737 5852
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    Ülikooli 18, 50090 Tartu
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Our Team

Professor of Practical Philosophy Margit Sutrop is the Head of the Centre for Ethics since it was established in 2001. She holds an undergraduate degree in journalism and a master's in philosophy from University of Tartu, she got her PhD in Philosophy from Konstanz. She is a member of Academia Europaea. Margit Sutrop is a visiting scholar at the Collegium for Advanced Studies at the University of Helsinki from January 2020 to June 2020.

Her current research interests include moral and political philosophy, bioethics, research integrity, AI ethics, aesthetics and philosophy of education.

Margit Sutrop has published a number of scientific and popular-scientific articles. She is an ethics expert at EC Directorate-General for Research & Innovation, Research Executive Agency (REA); a member of the international board of Centre for Ethics at the Universities of Konstanz and Tübingen; she is a member of the streering committee of Estonian long term education strategy; and a member of the ethics council of the North Estonia Medical Centre.

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E-mail: margit.sutrop [ät] ut.ee

Triin Paaver started working as a coordinator for the  Centre for Ethics in May 2006. As of December 2019 she is the administrative manager of the Centre and manages it's everyday activities and finances, she also assists Professor Sutrop. She is a member of Ethicsweb editorial team.

She graduated from the department of semiotics of the University of Tartu in 2006. From 2017 to 2019 she studied at the Tallinn University of Technology and graduated with an MA degree in human recources management. From 2016 she is a member of the council for the Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics and a member of the board for the non-profit organisation Society of Philosophy Friends. 

E-mail: triin.paaver [ät] ut.ee

Kristi Lõuk works for the Centre for Ethics since 2003. Starting from May 2019 she works as Junior Research Fellow in Ethics and her topics are research ethics and research integrity.

Kristi has a BA and MA in philosophy from the University of Tartu, she is currently working on her PhD. In the academic year 2004/2005, she studied at the University of Konstanz. In the Spring semester of 2015 she was visiting University of Amsterdam. Since January 2007, Kristi is a member of the Ethics Review Committee on Human Research of the University of Tartu.

E-mail: kristi.louk [ät] ut.ee

Mari-Liisa Parder works in the Centre for Ethics as a project manager since September 2010 and since March 2021 she is also a Reseach Fellow in Ethics. Her job includes participating in various research projects and research in research ethics and research integrity.

Mari-Liisa graduated in 2008 from University of Tartu in philosophy and in 2011 got her MA in communications management, she obtained her PhD (media and communication) in June 2020. In Spring semester 2015 she was visiting Aarhus University Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research.

E-mail: mari-liisa.parder [ät] ut.ee

Katrin Velbaum worked at the Centre as a Project Manager in 2008 and 2009 and is now back from 2011. She coordinates various value development projects. From 2019 Katrin also works as a Junior Research Fellow in Ethics, and her topics are research ethics, research integrity, and code of conducts for research integrity.

Katrin has her MA in Philosophy from University of Tartu and is currently doing her PhD. In the academic year 2015/2016 she was visiting Ilia State University in Georgia.

E-mail: katrin.velbaum [ät] ut.ee

Helen Hirsnik works at the Centre as a project manager for Good School programme since August 2014. Her job is to co-ordinate the development of the Good School model and to help to organize related events.

Helen has a MA from University of Tartu as Teacher of Several Subjects in Basic School. She has previously worked as a social pedagogue and is currently teaching social pedagogy in University of Tartu.

E-mail: helen.hirsnik [ät] ut.ee

Mari-Liis Nummert works in the Centre for Ethics as a project manager from October 2015. Her job entails coordinating the Good School model and events.

Mari-Liis has graduated from Faculty of Theology in Tartu University and teachers studies in Tallinn University. As a Noored Kooli alumna Mari-Liis has taught history and social science in middle school and continues working as a social science teacher in Sillaotsa School.

E-mail: mari-liis.nummert [ät] ut.ee

Nele Punnar works in the Centre for Ethics as a project manager since October 2015. Her job is to develop the Good School model, put together the database of good practices and to help to organize related events.

Nele has a MA in Education from University of Tartu as Primary School Teacher. She has previously worked as a basic school teacher and CPD coordinator.

E-mail: nele.punnar [ät] ut.ee

Tiia Kõnnussaar works at the Centre as a columnist and an editor since April 2015. Her main job is to write and edit columns and op-ed's on ethics, communicating to the public the work that the Centre does as well as editing books the Centre publish and Ethicsweb.

Tiia has graduated from the University of Tartu with a MA in media and communication in 2007.

E-mail: tiia.konnussaar [ät] ut.ee

Heidy Meriste works in the Centre as an assistant from January 2013. She works at the libarary, writes for the Ethicsweb and helps out in the projects of the Centre. Since September 2020 she also works as a Junior Research Fellow in Ethics, mainly focusing on questions related to moral emotions.

In the academic year 2010/2011 she was in Japan at the Kansai Gaidai University, she has a BA and MA in philosophy from the University of Tartu and is currently doing her PhD there. In spring 2019, Heidy visited the University of Geneva.

E-mail: heidy.meriste [ät] ut.ee

Laura Lilles-Heinsar is an assistant in the Centre since September 2006. Her main tasks include working in the library and updating the Ethicsweb. She has her BA in theology.

E-mail: laura.lilles-heinsar [ät] ut.ee

Marten Juurik is an assistant in the Centre since August 2013. He is involved with the development, editing and introducing of the methods of value education; developing and editing instructions about research integrity; research about research ethics and research integrity. Starting from May 2019 he works as Junior Research Fellow in Ethics, mainly focusing on issues related to ethical regulation of research.

Marten graduated University of Tartu obtaining his BA in 2012 and MA in 2014 in journalism and communication. Currently, Marten is continuing his doctoral studies in media and communication.

E-mail: marten.juurik [ät] ut.ee

Õnne Allaje works in the Centre for Ethics as a communications specialist since January 2017. Her job tasks include communication management; introducing the value development programme and other projects to the public and creating content for Ethicsweb.

Õnne graduated in 2016 from University of Tartu, major in communication management and minor in economics. She obtained her MA in communication management in 2019.

E-mail: onne.allaje [ät] ut.ee

Kertu Rajando works in the Centre for Ethics as an assistant since November 2017. Her job tasks include cataloguing of books and other prints in the library of the Centre for Ethics and Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, deposition of books and magazines, organizing exposition of recent additions and performing other tasks.

Kertu graduated from the University of Tartu in 2012 with a BA, major in philosophy and minor in psychology. In 2016 Kertu graduated from the University of Tartu with an MA in philosophy.

E-mail: kertu.rajando [ät] ut.ee