500 students from all over Estonia are cathering for an inspiring space career day at the Tartu Observatory! When: Friday, 8 September Where: Tartu Observatory, Tõravere What's Happening: We're hosting a special day to show students from grades 9 to 12 …

Hortus Semioticus has recently released a its 7th journal issue, a zoosemiotics special issue that is also its first after a 10-year hiatus. The journal was originally developed as a student initiative within the department of semiotics at the University …

The results of the recently completed stage of coronavirus prevalence study led by the University of Tartu show that although the epidemic is gradually receding, the prevalence of the coronavirus is still very high. The percentage of adults with …

Ludwig van Beethoven’s genome has been sequenced for the first time by an international team of scientists using five genetically matching locks of the well-known composer’s hair. The research, led by the University of Cambridge, the Beethoven Center San …

The Guild voices its concerns regarding the existing regulatory frameworks on health data which are putting medical research in Europe under a threat. Access to a large volume and diverse range of data is crucial for the improvement of diagnostic …

In anticipation of the new wave of Covid-19, Estonia has started to administer the fourth vaccine dose, but many people have not received the third dose yet. A recent study shows that after the third vaccination, the antibody count in the body persists at …

Roses are considered among the earliest plants cultivated by humans - they were grown in the territory of ancient Persia approximately 5000 years ago. The University of Tart Botanical Garden received its first roses already in 1807, when specimens of …

Join us for a morning of online mini-lectures on semiotics!   On Friday, 18th of February 2022 at 11 AM (GMT/UTC +2), we will have an online event to give people interested in studying semiotics at Tartu an overview of what and how we are teaching, …

Results of the most recent wave of the coronavirus prevalence study led by the University of Tartu indicate that the booster dose of the vaccine can reduce the risk of coronavirus infection several times. Compared to October, the number of adults with …

Results of the most recent wave of the coronavirus prevalence study led by the University of Tartu indicate that the booster dose of the vaccine can reduce the risk of coronavirus infection several times. Compared to October, the number of adults with …

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 (in Molecular Biology). Supervisor: Associate …

On Friday, 20 May, the international conference “Disinformation in the digital age. Effects on democracy, state, and society.” will be held in Tartu, with world-renowned top experts speaking of the threat to democracy posed by the spread of …

Fractional (non-integer order) differential equations  often describe the behavior of various materials and process better than the classical differential equations with integer order derivatives. However, it is usually not possible to find an exact …

  The final event of the Berkeley-Tartu biosemiotic summer seminar in Tartu will take place on Monday, July 15, from 12.15 to 18, Jakobi 2–336.  Terrence Deacon (University of California, Berkeley) will give a talk at 12.15, on the topic  "The bridge from …

27.11.2013   Pärtel Piirimäe, Senior Lecturer of Institute of History and Archaeology, University of Tartu, was chosen to Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) as a Pro Futura Scientia Fellow. On 28 November, Piirimäe will have a lecture in Uppsala …

Pärtel Piirimäe, Senior Lecturer of Institute of History and Archaeology, University of Tartu, was chosen to Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) as a Pro Futura Scientia Fellow. On 28 November, Piirimäe will have a lecture in Uppsala “The law of …

Seminar on methodology of ecosemiotics November 28-29, Tartu, in Tartu Loodusmaja, Lille 10 The relationship of cultural phenomena and various subjects with their respective environments has been a central research interest in semiotics. The seminar will …

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. An analysis focusing on life sciences suggests that instead of importing talent from Western Europe, …

Professor Tulve’s first lecture provided a framework for talking about music, and challenged listeners with metaphors and parallels between music and cultural typology, as well as sounds from Japan, Georgia, Sweden, India, Estonia - cultures and music so …

Postponed to 2021! The University of Tartu Asian Centre together with the UT International Summer University are organizing a summer program titled Open and Closed Societies: The Example of Japan Programme description Japan is known for its unique culture …