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The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) has admitted Estonia as its full member. For the University of Tartu, this means expanding its existing research, education and business collaboration opportunities.
  • #cooperation
  • #international
  • #research
  • news
Women in physics - Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of University of Tartu
  • #institute
  • news
On 15 February, Piia Post, Professor of Climate Science, will give the inaugural lecture "Atmospheric circulation as a dance of air across scales and the globe” in the assembly hall.
  • #research
  • news
Over the next seven years, the government will fund ten centres of excellence addressing scientific issues of importance to Estonia. The University of Tartu has tight connections with all of them.
  • #sustainability
  • #research
  • press-release
The University of Tartu will organise its alumni get-together with the slogan “Back to the university” on 18 May 2024. Early-bird tickets at special rates are available from 1 December.
  • #alumni
  • news
Toomas Plank to continue as Director of the Institute of Physics
  • #institute
  • #governance
  • news
Patent attorney Ian Tollett will provide valuable insights on safeguarding inventions at a seminar on 22 November at 14:00 at the University of Tartu Chemicum (Ravila 14a), Room 1020. All are welcome to attend.
  • #entrepreneurship
  • #research
  • news
On 27 October, the University of Tartu senate decided to award the Johan Skytte medal to Margit Sutrop, member of the Riigikogu and Professor of Practical Philosophy at the University of Tartu. The highest award granted to university members, the University of Tartu Grand Medal, is given to two university researchers for services of particular value. 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 selected.
  • #recognition 
  • press-release
Estonia's research and economy would have much to gain from closer cooperation with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). However, this requires more thoughtful funding in the field of science in Estonia, which would ensure both the stability of research and a steady supply line of young researchers.
  • #cooperation
  • #research
  • news
At the beginning of August, the menu layout of the UT website was updated.
  • #university
  • news
On 27 June, the global higher education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) launched its World University Rankings 2024, adopting a methodology that has undergone considerable change. The University of Tartu is ranked 358th and again tops the list of Estonian universities.
  • #international
  • news
The board of the Estonian Academy of Sciences elected Andrey Makarychev and Heiki Junninen the academy's research professors for 2023 - 2024.
  • #research
  • news
The task force of CERN meets with the University of Tartu’s Rector Toomas Asser, and pays a visit to the university’s Institute of Physics, the Institute of Technology and the Delta centre today.
  • #research
  • press-release
On 17 May, the election commission confirmed the results of the senate elections. 
  • #governance
  • news
The language learning hub, created to support the Estonian language learning of international staff, international students and students who speak Estonian as a foreign language.
  • #studies
  • news
Night Library will be 20 years old this year, and to celebrate this, the project will last longer than ever before - for five weeks. The Night Library opened on Monday, 15 May.
  • #for student
  • #studies
  • news
The Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Maive Rute will visit the University of Tartu.
  • #entrepreneurship
  • #sustainability
  • #for society
  • news
The guests of our next scince night are archaeochemist Ester Oras and archaeologist Mari Tõrv.
  • #for society
  • news
Today, on 20 April, the 292-member electoral council elected Professor of Neurosurgery Toomas Asser as rector of the University of Tartu with 168 votes.
  • #rector elections
  • press-release
On Thursday, 20 April at 12:00, the 292-member electoral council will gather in the University of Tartu assembly hall to elect a rector for the university for the next five years.
  • #rector elections
  • press-release