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Recipients of University of Tartu honorary decorations announced

It has long been assumed that the atmosphere of the nearest planet to Earth is sulfuric acid-rich and unsuitable for life. New models suggest the situation might not really be that simple.

A study led by Jan Pisek indicates that small things like the leaf inclination angle can have a significant impact on climate models and should be measured as accurately as possible.

For the first time, the University of Tartu has reached a position among the top 250.

Tartu Observatory grants the three scholarships for successful students.

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

On Monday, the opening ceremony of the 2022/2023 academic year takes place in front of the University of Tartu main building. Everyone is invited to rally in support of higher education funding.

On Friday, July 1, the Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu opened a center for the simulation of space missions called Space Bunker.

The annual General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) was held in Vienna on May 23-27, 2022 with a focus on climate change.

According to the universities’ reputation survey people of all age groups consider the University of Tartu to be Estonia’s most reputable higher education institution.

University of Tartu starts the project "Climate awareness from school to society: empowering children, youth and teachers to reduce the effects of climate change" with partners.

The Living Planet conference 2022 took place in beautiful green Bonn from 22 to 27 May. Ten employees from the observatory were present, from first-time attendees to veterans.

an Peter’s retrospective analysis of the last 25 years asks: are European forests currently experiencing a shift in climate-related mortality?

The participants selected for the Science Task Force “Teadusmalev”. The summer research program for schoolchildren will focus on space-related areas of research.

In the final round of the Estonian Science Olympiad held last Saturday, students prepared to study the habitability of Venus' atmosphere.

Until October 2022, all UT members can take one free Coursera course. Students can also use it towards the completion of their curriculum if they wish.

The student satellite ESTCube-2 being developed at the Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu is almost ready for launch, but the handover to rocket company Arianespace was postponed.

Tartu Observatory invites students and all other interested parties to participate in the MOOC course of the University of Tartu, where remote sensing tools are used to solve case studies.

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.

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