The Core Facility of Genomics at the Institute of Genomics received new PacBio HiFi RevioTM sequencers. These will soon be used to analyse the whole genomes of 10,000 gene donors to the Estonian Biobank.
The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) has admitted Estonia as its full member. For the University of Tartu, this means expanding its existing research, education and business collaboration opportunities.
The fourth ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference will take place at the University of Tartu from 7 to 9 October 2024. The conference theme is Innovation and Creativity in Higher Education.
FitSphere invites students and staff to join the step challenge Spring Steps 2024 to promote regular physical activity. The challenge runs from 1 to 30 April and is free for everyone.
In autumn 2023, the University of Tartu Mobility Lab in cooperation with the University of Tartu Research Group of Physical Activity for Health carried out a mobility survey to get an overview of the daily and work travel-related mobility needs of the university staff and support sustainable mobility at the university.
As part of the main programme of the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024, the exhibition “Unknown” invites visitors to reflect on environmental degradation and endangered species.
With the beginning of spring, tickets for the Linnujämm and the multimedia show "Emajõe sünd" went on sale. The concert and the performances will take place in the unique performance setting of Tartu Lodjakoda.
On 18 May, thousands of University of Tartu alumni met in the student city again after five years. The alumni get-together “Back to the university” included lectures and tours of institutes across the city, a sing-along and welcoming speeches in front of the main building, a procession and a grand party in the sports hall.
On Wednesday, 10 April, at 16:15, Tarmo Tamm, Professor of Materials Engineering at the University of Tartu will give the inaugural lecture "Polymer materials and life: what will follow the plastic age?"
In the wake of an espionage scandal, a former vice rector of the University of Tartu examines how universities across the EU have become targets in Russia’s hybrid war - and how they should defend themselves.
On 15 March, “Praktilise eetika käsiraamat” received the best university textbook award 2023 at the Language Deed appreciation event of the Ministry of Education and Research.
On Wednesday, 3 April at 16:15, Elin Org, Professor of Microbiomics at the University of Tartu, will give her inaugural lecture "The past, present and future of human microbiome research".
The University of Tartu has implemented the data management platform provided by the startup LiTech to bring clarity and detect inconsistencies in the university’s databases.
The transition of Ida-Viru County to a more sustainable economic model requires changes in the mindset of the local population as well as in the current patterns of the local governments and businesses in the region.