Research projects
Ongoing/starting research projects
Personal research funding (PUT) team grant "Pre-attentive information processing in the brain: relationship to state and trait variables, and behaviour" (PRG770) 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2020. Principal investigator Kairi Kreegipuu; senior research staff Nele Põldver, Aire Raidvee, Liisi Kööts-Ausmees, Kristiina Kompus, research staff Helen Uusberg, Kadi Tulver, Tiit Mogom, Annika Kask, Liis Kask, Annegrete Palu, Hedvig Sultson, Mai Toom, Liina Juuse.
Personal research funding (PUT) start-up grant "Psychological mechanisms of emotion regulation with reappraisal" (PSG525) 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2023. Principal investigator Andero Uusberg, senior research staff Helen Uusberg, research staff Martin Kolnes, Richard Naar and Kadi Tulver.
Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Project "QHELP- Higher Education Learning Platform for Quantitative Thinking" (started September 1st 2019); project coordinator Aire Raidvee.
Mobilitas Pluss Returning Researchers Grant to Uku Vainik (01.05.2019 - 30.04.2021): "Obesity's behavioural similarities with addictions and mental heath conditions".
Mobilitas Pluss Returning Researchers Grant to Aire Raidvee (01.01.2019 - 31.12.2020): "Probabilistic intuition in human visual perception".
Mobilitas Pluss Returning Researchers Grant to Andero Uusberg (01.07.2018 - 30.06.2020): "Expectancy-value approach to task engagement".
Finished research projects
Personal Post-doctoral Research Funding project to Uku Vainik (01.03.2017 - 28.02.2019): "From genetic risk factors to obesity via psychological and brain endophenotypes".
Estonian Ministry of Education and Research Institutional Research Grant "Psychological Mechanisms of Cognition and Personality Processes" (IUT2-13), 2013-2018. Principal investigator Jüri Allik. Department staff among the senior personell: Kairi Kreegipuu and Risto Näätänen. Department staff among researchers: Nele Põldver (former Kuldkepp), Aire Raidvee, Maria Tamm, Mai Toom, Helen Uusberg (former Uibo) and Andero Uusberg.
Erasmus+ programme(Key Action 2: Higher Education Strategic Partnerships) project "Tools for Teaching Quantitative Thinking" 01.09.2015 - 31.08.2018. PI from UT: Aire Raidvee.
Personal Post-doctoral Research Funding project to Andero Uusberg (01.10.2015 - 30.09.2017 to work at Stanford University, US): "Outcome and action values in emotion regulation decisions".
Norwegian-Estonian Research Cooperation Programme project EMP180 BerTa-LAB "Language and auditory brain: studies on central sound representation in auditory cortex" 01.01.2014 - 29.02.2016. See project homepage for details. Principal investigator Risto Näätänen, researchers Nele Põldver (former Kuldkepp) and Kairi Kreegipuu.
Doctoral School of Behavioural, Social and Health Sciences interdisciplinary research project (receiving 95% funding from the European Social Fund and 5% from the University of Tartu and Tallinn University) "Does personality affect exposure to environmental health risks? Example analysis of fast-food restaurants in Tartu" 2015. Principal investigator Uku Vainik; participating students: Mihkel Pindus, Katrina Kaska; participating staff: Kenn Konstabel, Hans Orru, prof. Rein Ahas. Project partners from the University of Tartu: chair of human geography and regional planning, department of public health.
Estonian Ministry of Education and Research project for developing the infrastructure "Developing the scientific infrastructure under the research project IUT2-13" 01.01.2014-31.10.2015. Principal investigator Jüri Allik.
Doctoral School of Behavioural, Social and Health Sciences interdisciplinary research project (receiving 95% funding from the European Social Fund and 5% from the University of Tartu and Tallinn University) "Irrational postponement (procrastination): precictive factors and possible consequences" 2012-2015. Principal investigator Kati Aus (Tallinn University), department staff among researchers: Nele Põldver (former Kuldkepp), Aire Raidvee and Maria Tamm.
Estonian Science Foundation grant #8688 „Developing cognitive measures for evaluating attention problems and impulsive performance in car drivers“ 2011-2015. Principal investigator Marika Paaver, researchers Diva Eensoo, Merle Havik, Aire Raidvee, Teri Talpsep, Helen Uusberg (former Uibo), Andero Uusberg.
Innovation voucher grant of Enterprise Estonia "Development of measurement instruments for flow" 01.09.2014 - 01.06.2015. Project staff from the University of Tartu: Andero Uusberg and Kaspar Kruup.
Project funded by the PRIMUS programme of the European Social Fund "Factors influencing the academic performance in university students", 2009-2013, principal investigator Anu Realo. department staff among the researchers: Jüri Allik, Kairi Kreegipuu and Andero Uusberg.
Doctoral School of Behavioural, Social and Health Sciences interdisciplinary research project (receiving 95% funding from the European Social Fund and 5% from the University of Tartu and Tallinn University) "EEG spectral parameters as endophenotypes of approach and avoidance behaviours" 2012-2013. Principal investigator Helen Uusberg (former Uibo), department staff among the researchers: Kairi Kreegipuu, Nele Põldver (former Kuldkepp) and Andero Uusberg.
Doctoral School of Behavioural, Social and Health Sciences interdisciplinary research project (receiving 95% funding from the European Social Fund and 5% from the University of Tartu and Tallinn University) "Validating measures of eating regulation against health indicators and biological maturing processes in adolescent boys" 2013. Principal investigator Uku Vainik, department staff among the researchers: Kairi Kreegipuu.
Research and development project "Development of a practical management training program on intuitive decision making" 06.08.2012-15.12.2012. Principal investigator Maaja Vadi, researchers Elina Kallas, Anne Reino, Andero Uusberg.
Doctoral School of Behavioural, Social and Health Sciences interdisciplinary research project (receiving 95% funding from the European Social Fund and 5% from the University of Tartu and Tallinn University) "Physical and mental performance capacity in the high temperature envorinment" 2011-2012. Principal investigator Ainika Jakobson, department staff among the researchers: Merle Havik, Kairi Kreegipuu and Maria Tamm.
Estonian Ministry of Education and Research project for developing the scientific infrastructure TAP2-18 "The markers and endophenotypes of the cognitive and affective control mechanisms of behaviour" 01.11.2009-01.11.2012. Principal investigator Jüri Allik.
Estonian Ministry of Education and Research targeted financing project "Personality Markers and Consequences" (SF0180029s08) 2008-2012. Principal investigator Jüri Allik. Department staff among the senior researchers: Kairi Kreegipuu. Department staff among the researchers: Aire Raidvee, Maria Tamm, Helen Uusberg (former Uibo) and Andero Uusberg.
Estonian Science Foundation grant #8231 "Efficiency of elementary motion signals pooling" 2010-2012. Principal investigator Jüri Allik, researchers Kristiina Averin, Nele Põldver (former Kuldkepp), Kairi Kreegipuu and Aire Raidvee.
Estonian Science Foundation grant #8332 "Mismatch negativity - a cortical indicator of cognitive processing. Also in vision?" 2010-2012. Principal investigator Kairi Kreegipuu, researchers Nele Põldver (former Kuldkepp), Risto Näätänen, Helena Sarapuu, Oliver Sibolt and Helen Uusberg (former Uibo).
Research and development project "Developing the analyses methods for eye tracking" 01.01.2011-31.03.2011. Principal investigator Jüri Allik. Researchers Toivo Aavik, Kairi Kreegipuu, Aavo Luuk, Risto Näätänen, Marika Rauk and Helena Sarapuu.
Estonian Ministry of Education and Research project for developing the infrastructure "Developing the scientific infrastructure under the research project SF0180029s08" 2010-2011. Principal investigator Jüri Allik.
Estonian Science Foundation grant #7388 "Development in the Transition from Preschool to School and in Three Grades - Triadic Interaction between Parents, Teachers, and Children" 2008-2011. Principal investigator: Eve Kikas, department staff among the researchers: Aire Raidvee.
Estonian Ministry of Defence, research grant No. 456/0709, "Optimization of physical and mental performance capacity in heat stress". 26.09.2007-30.04.2011. Principal investigator prof. Vahur Ööpik, researchers Kairi Kreegipuu, Maria Tamm, Raivo Puhke, Saima Timpmann, Eve Unt, Jarek Mäestu, Jaan Ereline, Helena Gapeyeva, Aave Hannus, Evelyn Kiive, Luule Medijainen, Marika Paaver, Mati Pääsuke, Lennart Raudsepp, and PhD students from our research group: Ainika Jakobson and Merle Havik.
Estonian Ministry of Education and Research targeted financing project "Mechanisms of visual attention" 2006-2011. Principal investigator Talis Bachmann. Researchers Anke Huckauf, Kairi Kreegipuu, Risto Näätänen, Endel Põder, Pille Taba, Iiris Tuvi, Margus Tõnissaar.
Project "Prognosis of patterns of further study and labour market outcomes of secondary, vocational and higher education" 14.10.2008-15.02.2010. Principal investigator Aire Raidvee.
Estonian Science Foundation grant #6671 "Markers of excessive fatigue accumulation during strenous training" 2006-2009. Principal investigator: Jarek Mäestu. Department staff among the researchers: Maria Tamm.
Research and development project "Regio product development project GISSER" 01.12.2007-31.08.2008. Principal investigator Nele Põldver (former Kuldkepp), researchers Jüri Allik and Kairi Kreegipuu.
Estonian Science Foundation grant #6244 "Spatiotemporal mechnamisms of motion perception" 2005-2007. Principal investigator Kairi Kreegipuu, researchers Nele Põldver (former Kuldkepp), Carolina Murd, Maria Tamm and Andero Uusberg.
Estonian Ministry of Education and Research targeted financing project "Mapping of personality traits and mental chronometry" 2003-2007. Principal investigator: Jüri Allik, department staff among the researchers: Kairi Kreegipuu, Tiia Laak, Endel Põder, Aire Raidvee, Maria Tamm, Andero Uusberg.
Estonian Science Foundation grant #5853 "Applications of item response theory for estimating the quality of personality and aptitude tests and for development of adaptive tests" 2004-2005. Principal investigator Aavo Luuk, researcher Aire Raidvee.
Post-doctoral research grant for Kairi Kreegipuu (with prof. Toivo Jürimäe) "Sport pedagogical, -sociological and kinanthropometrical determinants in sport and school physical education" 2004-2005
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences project “Two ways of perception: electrophysiological evidence” . 01.07.1999-30.06.2002. Principal investigator Sverker Runeson, researchers Jüri Allik, Isabell Andersson and Kairi Kreegipuu.