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Come to listen to short lectures by doctoral students and choose your favourite!

The public event takes place on Thursday, 28 September, in the conference hall of the University of Tartu Library.

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20.09.2023

Kick-off of Teaming projects of the Univeristy of Tartu

Two Teaming centres of excellence at the University of Tartu will create attractive opportunities for young researchers and boost innovation

The Teaming centres of excellence in digitalised bioengineering and personalised medicine at the University of Tartu are expected to become lighthouses in the region, attracting the best scientists and bringing change to the innovation landscape nationally and internationally.

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13.09.2023

Register until 20 September for stellar spectroscopy workshop

We are excited to announce the upcoming stellar spectroscopy workshop hosted by Tartu Observatory under the EXOHOST project, and we invite you to join us on 27–28 September in Tõravere or Zoom.

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12.09.2023

Researchers' Night in the Delta 2023

On the evening of 29 September, you and your friends and family are invited to Delta Study and Research Building (Narva mnt 18) for the Researchers' Night. There's something for all ages to do, listen and observe.

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11.09.2023

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Doctoral defence: Vlad-Julian Piljukov “Biochemical characterization of Irc3 helicase”

On 19 September at 14:15 Vlad-Julian Piljukov will defend his doctoral thesis „Biochemical characterization of Irc3 helicase“ for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Molecular Biology).

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06.09.2023

Two University of Tartu researchers received prestigious European research grants to tackle major bottlenecks in healthcare

Hedvig Tamman focuses in her research project on the arms race between bacteria and bacterial viruses, and Uku Vainik on identifying the links between obesity-related genetic and behavioural factors

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06.09.2023

University of Tartu researcher receives prestigious ERC Starting Grant to study the arms race between bacteria and viruses

The two-way defence mechanisms of bacteria and phages, viruses of the bacteria, can offer a solution to antibiotic resistance problems. Hedvig Tamman, Associate Professor of Genetics at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, received the Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to study the microbial arms race.

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05.09.2023

European research grant helps to map behavioural causes of weight change variability with genetic lottery

Uku Vainik, Associate Professor of Behavioural Genetics at the University of Tartu, has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to study the behavioural and genetic links to obesity and to identify possible new interventions to combat obesity.

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05.09.2023

Doctoral defence: Shidong Chen "Unravelling prehistoric plant exploitation in eastern Baltic: organic residue analysis of plant-based materials by multi-method approach"

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31.08.2023

Latest Research from CRISPR Technology to Microbiome Presented at Gene Forum 2023

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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29.08.2023