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Nominations for the Estonian Science Communication Awards can be submitted to the Estonian Research Council (ETAG) until 15 September. The competition aims to recognise outstanding and active science communicators as well as innovative initiatives that promote science to wider audiences.

From 1 to 23 September, University of Tartu students and alumni, including staff members, can apply for the mentoring programme, which is held for the tenth time this year. Applications can be submitted on the university website.

Speech of the President of the University of Tartu Student Union Eneken Riin Salong at the opening ceremony of the 2026/2027 academic year.

Registration is now open for the University of Tartu’s three-minute thesis competition for doctoral researchers, which will take place on 21 October at the University of Tartu Library. The deadline for registration is 12 October.

Speech by Professor Toomas Asser, Rector of the University of Tartu, at the opening ceremony of the academic year on 31 August 2026.

Staff and students of the University of Tartu can take part in Tartu Maraton events with a 30% discount. This gives university members an affordable opportunity to represent the University of Tartu at sporting events together with colleagues and fellow students.

Submissions are invited for a special issue of the Estonian Journal of Education (Eesti Haridusteaduste Ajakiri), Vol. 15, No. 2, which is scheduled to be published in November 2027.

Maciej Eder is a Visiting Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Tartu. Inspired by Tartu’s historic academic past, Maciej is helping to build an international research centre dedicated to exploring language, literature and the ways digital technologies are transforming both.

On 17 September at 18, the Opera Studio of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre presents Alessandro Scarlatti’s opera L’honestà negli amori (“Honesty in Love Affairs”, 1680), reconstructed by Estonian composer Eduard Tubin, at the University of Tartu’s assembly hall. This is the first time the opera will be performed in Estonia.

Technology company Playtech has established a new scholarship fund with the University of Tartu Foundation to support the studies of outstanding students at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science.

UT staff and students are invited to nominate candidates who deserve to be awarded the university’s honorary decoration for their outstanding achievements. Nominations can be submitted until 20 September.

On 11 August, John Roche and Emma Blott, leaders of New Zealand’s science and innovation system, visited the University of Tartu to learn more about Estonia’s science and innovation system and to exchange experiences.

On 13 August, the Rector of the University of Tartu Toomas Asser and the CEO of MTÜ Tartu Maraton Indrek Kelk signed a cooperation agreement under which university staff and students can participate in Tartu Maraton events at discounted rates. The agreement aims to encourage physical activity among university members and offers the opportunity to take part in the University of Tartu role model programme.

More than 60% of adults in Estonia have at least one chronic condition, and 42% are living with at least two chronic conditions.

The University of Tartu is pleased to announce that the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education project “EU-MOLDOVA Master's Programme in European Affairs” (INTEGRA) has been selected for funding, marking a significant step in supporting the Republic of Moldova’s European integration through higher education.

A study shows that approximately 470 million years ago, a significant ecological change took place in the world’s oceans when the interiors of empty mollusc shells began to be used as habitats.

A new scientific paper co-authored by University of Tartu Associate Professor Jaan Aru offers a new perspective: digital environments may primarily reshape how valuable we perceive cognitive effort to be.

During this year’s spring and summer admissions period, the University of Tartu received 1,275 applications for doctoral studies, of which 978 were eligible for evaluation.