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This year, the brand-new Tiksu’s Advent calendar “Tiksu’s 24 days until Christmas” makes awaiting the holiday season special. Each day, a window opens in the calendar with a picture of Tiksu in a new role or doing something Christmas-themed.

The first week of the traditional night library will take place this year from 9 to 13 December, when students can study in the library until midnight. In January, you can visit the night library for three weeks. 

27 countries join forces to establish a unique pan-European reference database comprising of a minimum of 100,000 genomes representative of European citizens.

Speech by Rector of the University of Tartu Professor Toomas Asser at the ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of Estonia’s national university on 1 December 2024.

The analytics company Clarivate revealed its 2024 list of Highly Cited Researchers, which includes five scientists from the University of Tartu. A total of six representatives of Estonian research institutions made it to the list of 6,886 influential researchers.

Today, on 21 November, at 16:00, Rector Toomas Asser presented the university’s honorary decorations at the ceremony in the assembly hall. 

On 15 November, the Estonian Research Council recognised outstanding science communicators at its annual science communication conference.

Starting on 25 November, the digital archive of the University of Tartu in DSpace will be called ADA. With the new name, the archive will also have a fresh homepage design that aligns with the design of the university’s website.

The annual conference summarises most important research done in both institutes over the past year. The event takes place in Riia 23b/2, auditorium 105.

On 25 October, the University of Tartu senate decided to award the University of Tartu Grand Medal to Professor of International Business Urmas Varblane. Also, the recipients of the University of Tartu Star of Appreciation, Medal, Badge of Distinction and the decoration “100 Semesters at the University of Tartu” have been announced.

Guest seminar taking place on October 16th at the Institute of Genomics.

On 16 October at 14.15 Danat Yermakovich will defend his doctoral thesis "The evolutionary history of complex traits: implications of archaic admixture".

The competition’s best short lectures focused on innovation in medicine, ancient dental calculus, the theological currents among the Estonian clergy, and six-dimensional imaging.

On Friday, October 4, at 10.15 a.m., a guest seminar on "Emergent behaviours during drug treatment of microbial communities" will take place in the Institute of Genomics at the University of Tartu.

At the University of Tartu, the weaving of camouflage nets and the making of helmet covers for the Ukrainian armed forces continues.

New Horizon Europe science project led by the Institute of Genomics

On 4 October at 13.15 Kertu Liis Krigul will defend her doctoral thesis “The gut microbiome at the interface of human health and disease” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Gene Technology.

The Institute of Genomics of the University of Tartu and the Estonian Genome Foundation cordially invite you to The 23rd International Gene Forum 2024 on September 24th – 25th, 2024.

On 5.-8. centuries AD the Frankish state in Central Europe was ruled by the Merovingian dynasty, which gave its name to the entire era.

The Estonian Cancer Centre will be established within the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Tartu to accelerate cancer prevention and treatment in Estonia through international cooperation.