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Call for abstracts: scientific conference celebrating the anniversary of the Faculty of Medicine

This year, the Faculty of Medicine's anniversary events will take place on October 10th and 11th. We invite all interested parties to submit abstracts for the Faculty of Medicine's anniversary research conference by May 27, 2024

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26.04.2024

Eesti lapsed näevad televisioonis liiga palju ebatervislikke toidu- ja joogireklaame

Estonian children see too many unhealthy food and beverage advertisements on TV

The University of Tartu, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), conducted a study to analyse how much Estonian children and adolescents see food advertisements on television.

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06.03.2024

The Just Transition Consortium supports both technological and societal transition in Ida-Viru County

On 16 October, the first cooperation seminar of Tallinn University of Technology and the University of Tartu’s consortium of the Just Transition Fund was held at the Virumaa College of the Tallinn University of Technology. The event brought together 22 research teams whose work will help develop technologies and monitor societal transition in the Ida-Viru region over the next six years.

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30.10.2023

Research centres that have received Estonia's largest research funding are starting work

Esmaspäeval, 11. septembril algusega kl 13.00 toimub Tartu Ülikooli aulas digitaalse bioinseneeria keskuse ning personaalmeditsiini teadus- ja arenduskeskuse avaüritus.

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29.08.2023

Lecture series “Between the ears”: Personality and Health and Cognition with Aging

On August 30 at 10.30, Associate Professor Yannick Stephan from the University of Montpellier (France) will give a lecture on “Personality and Health and Cognition with Aging” as part of the “Between the Ears” lecture series.

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21.08.2023

University of Tartu helped to develop IT infrastructure for personalised medicine

UT has completed the IT infrastructure for personalised medicine, enabling Estonian doctors and nurses to use genetic data for disease prevention and finding the best treatment plan for each person.

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25.07.2023

Doctoral defence: Sirje Sammul “Prevalence and risk factors of arterial hypertension and cardiovascular mortality: 13-year longitudinal study among 35- and 55-year-old adults in Estonia and Sweden”

On 14 June at 14:00 Sirje Sammul will defend her doctoral thesis “Prevalence and risk factors of arterial hypertension and cardiovascular mortality: 13-year longitudinal study among 35- and 55-year-old adults in Estonia and Sweden”.

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12.06.2023

Tartu Science Night

As part of Brain Awareness week, visitors of all ages are welcomed to an evening of science at Biomeedikum on Friday, 17th March.

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08.03.2023

Tartu Ülikooli teadusteadu on laste haiglahirmu vähendavad hologrammid.

University of Tartu's research award: holograms that help children overcome the fear of hospitals

Vabariigi aastapäeva eel kuulutas Tartu Ülikooli rektor Toomas Asser välja ülikooli 2022. aasta teadusteo, milleks on laste haiglahirmu vähendavad hologrammid.

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23.02.2023

Coronavirus infections down by more than a third

The results of the January wave of the University of Tartu-led coronavirus prevalence study show a significant decrease in infections and an increase in antibody prevalence.

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31.01.2023