Topic: recognition 

On November 28 the Minister of Internal Affairs Lauri Läänemets awarded the Citizen's Day badge of honor to the researcher of cell biology in the University of Tartu, Signe Värv.

On November 11, the Estonian Research Council presented this year's science popularization awards.

On 28 October, the senate of the University of Tartu announced the honorary decorations of the year 2022. Among others, three people form the institute of molecular and cell biology reci

Recipients of University of Tartu honorary decorations announced

All university members are invited to nominate candidates who would deserve to be awarded the university's honorary decoration for their outstanding achievements.

On Sunday, 28 August, Rector Toomas Asser presented the university’s honorary decorations, the contribution to society award, the research award and the best teaching staff awards of 2021

Priit Väljamäe, Associate Professor of General and Microbial Biochemistry at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, was awarded a research prize of 20,000 euros. The Estonian government confirmed this year's state research award laureates. Seven researchers from the University of Tartu received the annual award for the best research completed and published in the previous four years.:

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.

The aim of the national contest for university students is to promote research among university students, stimulate them to be more active and to acknowledge students who have achieved outstanding results with their thesis, study, research or scientific publication. The deadline for submitting research papers was 15 September 2021. The award fund is 83 977,79 euros in total: