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An international expert group has published the first evidence-based clinical guidance on the use of polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for breast cancer. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Cancers, the guidance provides concrete recommendations on where to integrate PRS testing into routine healthcare for personalised breast cancer prevention and screening.

Starting today, 25 March, the Estonian Biobank will invite selected gene donors to participate in an extensive heart health research study.

This is the largest genome-wide association study meta-analysis of its kind, analysing data on 42 female reproductive health diagnoses from the Estonian Biobank and FinnGen.

Doctoral studies offer the chance to become an expert in a narrow field while also developing the skills of making connections and the ability to process information, manage challenging projects, learn from criticism, and, at the same time, manage time efficiently.

Now, the internal reporting channel of the University of Tartu in FaceUp can be used to send breach reports confidentially and, if requested, anonymously. It is no longer possible to report by email.

This year’s mentoring programme, which drew a record number of participants – 167 mentoring pairs, ended on 19 February.

On 26 February, the University of Tartu was visited by representatives of its long-standing cooperation partner, the University of Greifswald.

Speech by Rector of the University of Tartu Professor Toomas Asser at the ceremony and concert dedicated to the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia on 21 February 2025.

The University of Tartu organised the largest number of international conferences in Tartu last year, and 13 of them won recognition.

From 31 January to 2 February, the 9th edition of the traditional Student Winter Games took place in Kääriku.

The government of Estonia has approved the laureates of this year’s national research awards. Seven researchers of the University of Tartu were recognised with annual awards.

Ahead of this year’s Independence Day, President Alar Karis bestows Estonian state decorations on 157 people, twelve of whom are members of the university family.

On 21 January, the recipients of this year's installation grant from the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) were announced. Among the ten scientists is neurobiologist Mari Sepp, whose research covers the fields of developmental biology, evolutionary biology and functional genomics

The National Research Awards Committee has approved the following researchers from the University of Tartu as nominees for this year’s research awards.

On 15 January, the President of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu visited the University of Tartu and met Rector Toomas Asser.

This year, the brand-new Tiksu’s Advent calendar “24 Tiksus until Christmas” made the Christmas month special.

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.