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Ajai Kumar Pathak will defend his doctoral thesis in molecular biology entitled "Delineating genetic ancestries of people of the Indus Valley, Parsis, Indian Jews and Tharu tribe" on June 15 at 14:15.

The candidacy for the teaching grants in the University of Tartu was opened already for the seventh time. Every year three nominees are selected from each faculty. The grants are supposed to support the lecturers to make a systemic analysis of their teaching practises and to introduce their experiences to others. 

The university’s orienteering month – May – is about to end, but as the initiative has attracted much interest, the orienteering course will remain open until 6 June. The university invites all employees, students, alumni and their families as well everyone else to orienteering in the city of Tartu. Come to discover places where the university family has done exercise and sports since the early 19th century!

May is orienteering month at the university. In addition to the course compiled by the university museum, the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology has also planned an orienteering course.

The institute invites its employees, students, alumni, friends and all the others, to participate, whether on their own, with colleagues, friends or family members.
The course is open from 26 May to 1 June.

The Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology was founded 31 years ago on June 1st.

Since May 19 the exhibition by art studio "Suvi" is open at the ground floor gallery of the Omicum.

The hobby artists belonging to Robert Suvi art studio have painted our colleagues, scientists, who have contributed to survival, finding solutions, helping people and maintaining common sense in the times of coronavirus. 

The exhibition will remain open until August 19. 
Everyone is welcome to attend!

The exhibition is organized by Sulev Kuuse, head of the vivarium, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology.

Despite the government’s decision to allow face-to-face studies also in higher education starting from 17 May, the university continues work as previously planned. Decisions about the organisation of studies continue to be made by the head of institute in cooperation with the vice dean for academic affairs.

The only change is that the requirement not to exceed 25% room capacity has been lifted. The allowed percentage of room capacity is to be decided by the head of institute.

The Office of Academic Affairs in cooperation with the Student Union have chosen the new course registration start time. Based on the results of the survey conducted, registration will start at 21:00.

Throughout May, the university invites all employees, students, alumni and their families to orienteering in the city of Tartu. The spring orienteering course, compiled by the university museum, focuses on places related to sports and recreation. Did you know that according to architect Krause’s initial floor plans there was supposed to be a fencing hall on the ground floor of the main building? If not, come orienteering and find out other exciting sports-related facts about the university.

The University of Tartu invites everyone to participate in a photo contest to get photos by talented amateur and professional photographers depicting the University of Tartu buildings, students, events, studies, and everything else related to the University of Tartu. The contest takes place from 29 March to 30 September and all participants enter a draw to win prizes.

Antti Matvere will defend his doctoral thesis in cell biology entitled "Studies on aryl hydrocarbon receptor in murine granulosa cells and human embryonic stem cells" on March 30 at 12:15.

Studies will continue largely online and classroom studies should be kept to a minimum in April

As the epidemiological situation in Estonia is very serious and the Estonian government has imposed additional restrictions on educational institutions, the University of Tartu will continue with similar organisation of studies as in March.

From March 18 the exhibition by young Estonian artist Mia-Nicolena Aaver "Several faces of the human" is open at the ground floor gallery of the Omicum. 

Mia-Nicolena Aaver is a Master Student in Molecular Biosciences Curriculum of the University of Tartu. She has a Bachelor Degree in Gene Technology.

With the European Commission about to reinforce widening and to revive the European Research Area, researchers in central and eastern Europe weigh in on the promise the innovation gap will narrow under Horizon Europe, writes the Science Business.

From 1 to 5 March, the ENLIGHT European University network organised its official kick-off week. All students and staff of the University of Tartu, as well as the wider public, was invited. Recordings of some of the exciting international lectures and discussions about the environment, digital solutions, healthcare, equity, energy and teaching are available to watch on YouTube.

In one of the most reputable subject ranking lists, the recently published QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, the University of Tartu is represented by 17 subjects.

The University of Tartu invites international students interested in international bachelor’s and master’s studies to submit their applications in DreamApply. Studies start at the end of August 2021.

Coronavirus is spreading widely and the situation is alarming. It is everyone’s duty to avoid unnecessary contacts. As workplaces are important sources of infection in addition to schools and homes, we must reduce contacts also at the university and ask everyone whose duties allow that to work from home.

To mark the 103rd anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Rector Toomas Asser and Academic Secretary Tõnis Karki placed flowers at the Estonian War of Independence Memorial to Fallen Students in the university’s assembly hall.

On February 17 the exhibition by young and talented Estonian artist Virgylia Soosaar "Metamorphosis" was opened at the ground floor gallery of the Omicum. 

Virgylia Soosaar has acquired comprehensive and versatile education in art. She is involved in craft training programmes and has published books on this subject. She has also been an illustrator-designer of several school textbooks.
This is the artist's third solo exhibition.

The last week of January was the Digital Cleanup Week at the university, aimed to encourage UT staff to delete unnecessary data from their devices and get rid of external data carriers.