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The three-minute thesis competition for University of Tartu doctoral students brought together young researchers of many disciplines.

Yesterday, part of the ESTCube-2 team travelled to Kourou in South America to witness the launch of a satellite that has taken a decade to develop.

On Spetember 27, 2023 the presentation of the new university textbook took place in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu. The book titled “Cell Biology“, authored by 31 contributors and 2 compliers, was introduced to the public. The book guides the reader through the history and established knowledge of cell biology in 17 chapters, as well as presents recent and new directions and trends in this rapidly evolving field of modern science.

From 2 October to 5 November, all University of Tartu employees, students, alumni, their families and all others interested are welcome to complete the orienteering course and reconnect with the varied history of Toome Hill. 

Experts see digitised cell line development as one of six key deep technologies for Estonia, with a breakthrough expected within the next twenty years. Estonia’s possibilities in this field are mainly linked to pharmaceutical development and personalised medicine, shows the Foresight Centre in its recent brief report “Digitised Cell Line Development: State of Play and Prospects”. The Univeristy of Tartu will offer strong research competence on these fields.

From 25 September to 1 October, the Tartu Student Days Festival invites new students to settle into life in Tartu and make new friends in a fun way.

Associate Professor of Behavioral Genetics, Uku Vainik, will discuss the reasons why we tend to overindulge in good food. We will also explore whether sugar addiction exists and whether a sugar tax would make sense.

Guest lectures by Prof. Amr El Abbadi from 26 Sept – 4 Oct.

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

To explore the exciting world of research, join us at the entertaining and educational Researchers' Night on Friday, 29 September, at the University of Tartu's academic and research buildings.

Tartu Observatory invites you to participate in the MOOC titled "Remote Sensing Practical Case Studies Based on Copernicus Data." Course dates: 20.09.2023 - 15.11.2023

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.

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.

On 12 September, the commission formed for the dean elections registered the dean candidates of the university’s four faculties.

Our exciting presenters at the software conference DIGIT.

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).

A series of workshops for (future) digital product managers

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

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.

All university members are invited to nominate candidates who deserve to be awarded the university’s honorary decoration for their outstanding achievements.