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Professor Emeritus Tiit-Rein Viitso – long-time researcher of Finnic language history and phonology – passed away on December 2nd.

At the ceremony marking the 103rd anniversary of Estonia's national university, Piret Ehin, gave the anniversary lecture entitled "The state of democracy in Europe and beyond".

The opening speech by Professor Toomas Asser, Rector of the University of Tartu.

On 1 December, the University of Tartu celebrates the 103rd anniversary of establishing the Estonian-language university.

The expatriate Estonian visiting professorship will be held by Annela Anger-Kraavi and Mart Kuldkepp.

A new study published found that genetic factors for a range of autoimmune and allergic disorders were important for human adaptation.

The council of the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science elected Heisi Kurig as the head of the institute at the meeting on 30 November.

Members of the University of Tartu’s Iranian community invite everyone to a peaceful rally for Iran, to support women, life and freedom.

On Thursday, 1 December, the University of Tartu celebrates the 103rd anniversary of Estonia’s national university.

Twenty-eight doctoral students took part in this year’s competition with 29 presentations, including nine in Estonian and 20 in English.

The European Research Council (ERC) supports Christiana Lyn Scheib's research with a Starting Grant of nearly €1.5 million.

Research in Estonia's summary about a study by Leonore Riitsalu and W. Fred van Raaij, elaborating on what really matters when it comes to financial well-being

The results of the November wave of the University of Tartu-led coronavirus prevalence study show that the virus spread remains consistently high for the fourth month.

Estonia’s scientists have come up with an environmentally friendly solution for batteries and started looking for investments to build a factory.

The CE7 coalition of seven universities hopes a new partnership with the League European Research Universities will give them more influence in shaping EU policy to better suit their needs.

The analytics company Clarivate revealed its 2022 list of Highly Cited Researchers, which includes two natural scientists from the University of Tartu.

Viljandi Culture Academy has joined NGO Slava Ukraini’s charity campaign to collect woollen items for Ukrainians. Knitted items are collected until 30 November 2022.

The ESTCube-2 satellite, developed by students at the University of Tartu’s Tartu Observatory, has successfully passed all space tests and will now be sent to the Arianespace launch company.

People often think that saving is only for high-income earners and that it is not possible to save at all as a student.

The winner of the lighting design competition for the Tartu Cathedral is the international team of lighting designers led by lighting design studio LIGHT-TO-LIGHT.