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ENLIGHT invites all teaching staff, researchers, students, and other staff members from all disciplines to present joint initiatives that will encourage cooperation within the network. There will be three categories for application: the ENLIGHT Incubator Grants, ENLIGHT Thematic Networks and ENLIGHT+.
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On 8 April, the conference “Out of the Shadows. Unearthing Women’s Stories of the Past” will be held in the main building of the University of Tartu.
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On April 20 at 8 PM you are welcome to join a talk in Tõravere with engineer Mari Allik about the Estonian footprints on the Moon.
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The recent Estonian Science Barometer survey, commissioned by the Estonian Research Council, revealed that the Estonian population’s trust in science and researchers remains relatively high, exceeding 70%, similar to four years ago
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As of 1 April, Mihkel Tammo, who has previously led the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre of Enterprise Estonia and the metal industry company Estanc and was one of the founders of the Green Tiger platform, will start as the Head of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Tartu.
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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.
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About new Estonian-French project on disinformation supported by NATO
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Scientists from the University of Tartu and the University of Copenhagen have reached a theoretical description of an ideal electrocatalysis process.
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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.
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1. jaanuaril algas Euroopa Komisjoni projekt POINT, mille raames uuritakse Covid-19 pikaajalist tervisemõju.
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Discounted group tickets for the alumni get-together are available from 18 to 30 April. Now it’s time to call your university friends: instead of the 45-euro single ticket, you can buy two 35-euro tickets or ten tickets for 30 euros each.
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On Wednesday, 10 April, at 19:00, the second University of Tartu Spring Run will take place.
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On Friday, 15 March, Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas recognised the recipients of the language awards for 2023.
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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?"
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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.
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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.
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