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Researchers of the University of Tartu Institute of Social Sciences have compiled a list of information channels that provide reliable and up-to-date information during the war.

On Friday, 4 March at 10, a newly renovated academic and research building will be opened at Jakobi 5 in Tartu for the staff and students of all departments of the University of Tartu Institute of Education. Also, a conference will be held to celebrate the institute's 20th anniversary.

The University of Tartu has established a scholarship fund to collect and channel donations to support the studies of Ukrainian students at the University of Tartu.

Estonian universities consider Russia's aggression unjustified and condemn the military attack on an independent state. As a result, universities have decided to halt cooperation with higher education institutions and research organisations in Russia and Belarus.

Kaspar Koolmeister, Junior Research Fellow in Plant Biology at the University of Tartu, took a photo in honour of the 104th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Based on the submitted proposals, a committee formed by the University of Tartu Student Union has chosen the recipients of the best teaching staff awards of 2021.

On 6 November, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE) published more rankings by subject, where the placement of the University of Tartu’s business and economics programmes moved up to range 201-250, which is its highest ranking to date.

On the eve of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, President Alar Karis bestowed Estonian state decorations on 148 people.

The second call for applications takes place in spring 2022 already and will involve up to 20 researchers.

The award of outstanding lifetime achievements in research and development was presented to Professor emerita of the University of Tartu Ene-Margit Tiit and a total of 11 researchers of the University of Tartu were recognised with the annual awards for best research completed and published during the previous four years.

On 11 February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science will be held for the second time in Estonia, initiated here by the University of Tartu and the Estonian Young Academy of Sciences.

The University of Tartu offers its researchers and students a science-based business development program. During the program, participants will gain practical knowledge and support from the best mentors in their field to help bring a science-based product or service to market. The program consists of six month phases and lasts up to three years.

The Digital Cleanup Week takes place at the university this week and all members of the university are invited to declutter their personal or their unit’s digital life to move in small but effective steps towards a greener university.

The Rector’s Office of the University of Tartu has decided that the university continues face-to-face teaching in spring semester 2021/22. To be able to meet in classrooms and avoid major viral outbreaks, it is still important to get vaccinated, stay home when ill and postpone large events.

The research news section gives regular hints about interesting studies in various fields of research. Social sciences Women tend to overeat after negative emotions, men after positive ones

The crisis sociology research group of the University of Tartu Institute of Social Studies and European researchers studied how the care organisations of nine European countries coped during the coronavirus crisis, showing their resilience in providing support to people who had fallen into economic difficulties during the crisis or were already in a vulnerable situation.

The University of Tartu invites international students interested in international bachelor’s and master’s studies to submit their applications in DreamApply. Applicants can use a brand new curriculum search system.

Today, 11 January, the university’s new website was launched. The web pages of most academic units also got a new look.

International awareness of influential research by scientists from the University of Tartu has increased significantly over the last 100 years, as reflected in the number of studies whose results have been published in the pre-eminent magazines Nature and Science.