The 22nd Gene Forum took place, featuring presentations from 21 experts across Europe and the USA. Over the course of two days, they shared insights into their latest research, covering topics ranging from personalised medicine advancements to the genetics of mental health.
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Esmaspäeval, 11. septembril algusega kl 13.00 toimub Tartu Ülikooli aulas digitaalse bioinseneeria keskuse ning personaalmeditsiini teadus- ja arenduskeskuse avaüritus.
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The University of Tartu doctoral students are invited to participate in the three-minute thesis competition on 28 September.
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Estonia's research and economy would have much to gain from closer cooperation with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). However, this requires more thoughtful funding in the field of science in Estonia, which would ensure both the stability of research and a steady supply line of young researchers.
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On 12 September at 15:15, Mathilde André will defend her doctoral thesis, "New Guinea, a hotspot for Human evolution: settlement history and adaptation in northern Sahul".
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Today starts the three-day IT Summer School ESSCaSS (Estonian Summer School on Computer and Systems Science), which brings more than 120 researchers, doctoral students and students from Estonia and abroad to the Delta Centre.
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At the initiative of Kati Orru, Associate Professor of Sociology of Sustainability at the University of Tartu, the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, a flagship journal of crisis sociology, has published a special issue.
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On 22 August at 10:15 Sirli Rosendahl will defend her doctoral thesis “Fitness effects of chromosomal toxin-antitoxin systems in Pseudomonas putida” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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From 18 to 21 July, the 14th International Symposium on the Ordovician System will take place in Tallinn, focusing on the evolution of Earth and life several hundred million years ago and its impact on shaping the modern environment.
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According to a study by the University of Tartu and Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia has good prospects for developing research-intensive entrepreneurship in healthcare.
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On 6 September at 10:00 Tiina Kivirand will defend her doctoral thesis.
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Ülo Mander received the Advanced Grant from the European Research Council to study the N2O cycle, its links to climate change, and land-use practices that could help curb its production in the future.
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Thanks to cutting-edge research at the Institute of Computer Science, BetterMedicine, a company that automates the analysis of cancer CT scans, has received a boost. BetterMedicine was recently awarded a €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council's Accelerator.
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UT has completed the IT infrastructure for personalised medicine, enabling Estonian doctors and nurses to use genetic data for disease prevention and finding the best treatment plan for each person.
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The European Commission has published the selection results of the 2023 Erasmus+ call for proposals for European Universities.
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Doctoral defence: Hanna Pook "Pronoun use and variation in Estonian dialects: kes 'who', mis 'what' and keegi 'someone'". 24 August 2023 at 13.00.
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The board of the Estonian Academy of Sciences elected Andrey Makarychev and Heiki Junninen the academy's research professors for 2023 - 2024.
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Although several measures have been put in place to close the innovation gap between the old and the new EU member states, the gap continues to increase.
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The Seventh Annual Tartu Conference on East European and Eurasian Studies on 11–13 June 2023 will bring more than 200 researchers from 33 countries to Tartu
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Conference of the European Philosophical Association for the Study of Emotions will bring together top philosophers from Estonia and around the world to discuss the topic of emotions.
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