News

Search for news

The University of Tartu and the Blood Centre of Tartu University Hospital invite university members to the Blood Donor Day in the Delta Centre on 2 November, from 11:00 to 15:00.
  • #cooperation
  • news
On November 10 at 09:15 Mariann Koel will defend her doctoral thesis “The molecular interactions between trophoblast and endometrial cells in embryo implantation” on Cell Biology.
  • #research
  • news
On 25 October, the 391st anniversary of the founding of the University of Tartu is celebrated. There will be two lectures, flowers will be laid at memorials and a concert held to mark this occasion.
  • #university
  • news
The Police and Border Guard announced at 9:15 that dozens of Estonian institutions, including schools and kindergartens, received a bomb threat by email in Russian tonight.
  • #university
  • news
conference “Empowering women for leadership in science and technology”
  • #for student
  • #cooperation
  • #international
  • #for society
  • news
On 27 September, the presentation of the new university textbook took place at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology.
  • #publishing
  • #studies
  • #teaching
  • news
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. 
  • #sport
  • #university
  • news
The public event takes place on Thursday, 28 September, in the conference hall of the University of Tartu Library.
  • #research
  • news
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.
  • #international
  • #research
  • news
  • press-release
On 12 September, the commission formed for the dean elections registered the dean candidates of the university’s four faculties.
  • #governance
  • news
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.
  • #research
  • press-release
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.
  • #international
  • #research
  • news
Esmaspäeval, 11. septembril algusega kl 13.00 toimub Tartu Ülikooli aulas digitaalse bioinseneeria keskuse ning personaalmeditsiini teadus- ja arenduskeskuse avaüritus.
  • #research
  • news
The University of Tartu doctoral students are invited to participate in the three-minute thesis competition on 28 September.
  • #research
  • news
On August 30 at 10.30, Associate Professor Yannick Stephan from the University of Montpellier (France) will give a lecture on “Personality and Health and Cognition with Aging” as part of the “Between the Ears” lecture series.
  • #open science
  • #international
  • #research
  • news
On 12 September at 15:15, Mathilde André will defend her doctoral thesis, "New Guinea, a hotspot for Human evolution: settlement history and adaptation in northern Sahul".
  • #research
  • news
At the beginning of August, the menu layout of the UT website was updated.
  • #university
  • news
According to a study by the University of Tartu and Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia has good prospects for developing research-intensive entrepreneurship in healthcare.
  • #entrepreneurship
  • #research
  • press-release
UT has completed the IT infrastructure for personalised medicine, enabling Estonian doctors and nurses to use genetic data for disease prevention and finding the best treatment plan for each person.
  • #sustainability
  • #cooperation
  • #research
  • UT in media
The breast cancer genetic risk-based stratified screening service was introduced at the European Society of Human Genetics Conference: preliminary results of the EIT Health BRIGHT project in Estonia.
  • #research
  • press-release