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The University of Tartu senate’s decision not to admit new students from Russia and Belarus this year to bachelor’s and master’s studies has caused much controversy. Some people see this as a particular discriminatory step against the young people of these countries, including opponents of the regime, depriving them of the opportunity to study in the free world.

A new stage in the coronavirus prevalence study started on 9 March. The study led by the University of Tartu gives an overview of the prevalence of coronavirus and its antibodies in the adult population.

On 7 March, the university family gathered in front of the main building with Ukrainian flags and other symbols and recorded the address of the University of Tartu senate to the Ukrainian people.

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.

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.

In order to help people who have suffered in the Ukrainian-Russian war, the Estonian Medical Students' Association and University of Tartu Student Union have set up donation boxes in cooperation with the Red Cross. You can leave your donations at Biomedicum (Ravila 19) till March 6. You can bring to donation box:

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.

On the eve of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Rector of the University of Tartu Toomas Asser announced the deeds deserving the university’s 2021 contribution to society award, research award and language award, and the recipients of the teaching staff of the year award.

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.

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 results of the prevalence study led by the University of Tartu show that the number of people with coronavirus infection has surged compared to December. Most of the infected persons have no symptoms, however, and carry the virus unknowingly. The percentage of adults with antibodies is increasing slowly, having risen only by 1 per cent over the last month.

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.

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At the University of Tartu, in the research laboratory of the Department of Hematology and Oncology, new drug candidates were identified that could prove effective against the aggressive tumour, glioblastoma.