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Prof. Reet Kurg inauguration lecture
Prof. Reet Kurg had her inauguration lecture on 17th February 2022. The whole lecture can be viewed in full by clicking on the poster. NB! The lecture is in Estonian!
Institute of Technology 20th anniversary conference
On the 17th of August 21, Institute of Technology celebrated its 20th anniversary with an anniversary conference titled "Through science towards technology". Our very own team leader prof.Reet Kurg opened the event as the current director of the institute. The whole event was in Estonian and can be watched at UT Institute of Technology home page (click on the poster to get there!).
Bachelor and Master graduates 2020/2021
During this school year, we had a record of four (4!) Bachelor students who successfully defended their thesis and one Masters student as well. We wish the best to all our graduates and we will be welcoming our Masters thesis defender Baiba as our new PhD student in September 2021! For info about all our graduates, be sure to check out our Facebook and Instagram accounts where each of them got a dedicated post.
CHANGES TO OUR GROUP
We have good news! Starting from 1st of February 2021, dr.Reet Kurg has officially started in her new role as the professor of Molecular Biomedicine. Our group also has a new member, MSc Fred Vรครคrtnรตu, who has joined us as a specialist.
POPULAR SCIENCE ARTICLE IN KODUTOHTER
PhD student Kristiina Kurg published a popular science article in the Estonia Magazine Kodutohter. She writes about her PhD topic, melanoma diagnostics, to a wider audience to draw attention to what are the the new ways we could diagnose skin cancer from just blood.
TEAM LEADER REET KURG TO BE THE NEW PROFESSOR OF MOLECULAR BIOMEDICINE
Reet Kurg was elected a Professor of Molecular Biomedicine. She will start in her new position in February 2021.
TARTU UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTION VIDEO
Tartu University Institute of Technology is bridging science and technology. We are one of the most ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก institutions in the University of Tartu. Therefore, we are ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ laying the foundation to innovative solutions and technology. View the introductory video to hear team leader Reet Kurg talking about all of this in depth!
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION VIDEO
This video was created by PhD student Kristiina Kurg to promote her PhD project about skin cancer diagnostics. Read more about it from a Research in Estonia article created for the same project by clicking on the button below.
ONE HUNDRED FACES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TARTU
The book, One hundred faces of the University of Tartu, is based on the photo exhibition โGet ready! One hundred faces of the University of Tartuโ, which was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Estonian national university. In 2017, one of the best known portrait photographers in Estonia, Birgit Pรผve took photos of one hundred outstanding researchers and professors of the university with an object reflecting their work. Team leader Reet Kurg was chosen to represent Tartu University Institute of Technology.