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This year’s digital cleanup campaign at the university lasted for almost an entire month. In total, university members freed up 4,313 GB of space on their devices and discarded 93.5 kg of old external data carriers.

On 25 February at 16:15, Kaspar Valgepea will give his inaugural lecture entitled “How to recycle carbon oxides in waste using bacteria?” at the university assembly hall.

From 10 to 16 February, the University of Tartu will have a thematic week for Women in Science, aiming to underline the role of women and girls in science, break gender stereotypes and encourage women to pursue a career in science. During the week, a discussion on ensuring equal opportunities is held, and the university’s gender statistics are presented. It is also possible to take a curator’s tour of the exhibition in the university’s museum and see a travelling exhibition about astronomers.

On 11 February, the University of Tartu organises the Estonian Doctoral School’s second Career Conference, The Value of a Doctoral Degree in the Job Market, in the university library.

Associate professor Margus Varjak Research group has joined the Institute of Bioengineering. Laboratory studies the interactions between pathogenic viruses and host cells

Led by the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Centre for Sustainable Development of the University of Tartu, a guidance material has been developed for researchers on how to conduct interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research. 

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Representatives of the Institute of Bioengineering did several workshops during the international competition Robotex.

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In November, Science & Technology Bachelor's program and University of Tartu representatives took part in the annual Education Fair STUDIA in Helsinki, Finland.

Institute of Bioengineering together with the Tallinn University of Technology organized a 2-day course on Bioethics for university employees and students.

1 December marks 105 years from the opening of the Estonian-language University of Tartu. Traditional anniversary events will be held on that occasion.

In November, the kick-off meeting of the International Erasmus Mundus double degree master's program International Master in Innovative Medicine (IMIM) took place in Groningen, Netherlands.

Vice Director of the Institute of Bioengineering and Co-Coordinator of DigiBio project Ilona Faustova, Director of Estonian Biofoundry Vallo Varik visited Copenhagen, Denmark

The University of Tartu and the Blood Centre of Tartu University Hospital invite the university family to a blood donor day on Tuesday, 26 November, from 10:30 to 15:00 at the Delta Centre.

Estonia Biofoundry attended the Annual Global Biofoundry Alliance Meeting 2024 (GBA2024) on the 10th till 12th of October at the Daejeon Convention Centre in the Republic of Korea.

Representatives of Estonian universities and Estonian Research Council met with representatives of Japan to discuss research cooperation in the field of Bioengineering and Biotechnology in Tokyo.

Delegation of the Republic of Estonia visited the Kyoto University to meet the President and Vice President along with other representatives of the Kyoto University to discuss potential collaboration.

Director and Vice Director of the Institute of Bioengineering Prof. Mart Loog and Assoc. Prof. Ilona Faustova met with the Nobel prize laureate Tim Hunt during Science and Technology Forum 2024 in Kyoto, Japan, to discuss science.

Members of the BIOCONNECT consortium reviewed the project’s progress and engaged in a collaborative workshop aimed at refining and shaping an actionable strategy during the meeting in Riga, Latvia