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Self driving bus in Tartu.  Photo: Janar Lind
New FinEst Centre-Led Project Sets Out to Cultivate Baltic Sea Region’s Deep tech Ecosystem
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Rector of the University of Tartu Toomas Asser. Credit: Andres Tennus
Toomas Asser: Estonia’s best competitive advantage is real intelligence
Alma Tomingas with colleagues in the laboratory. Source: ÜAM F 231:163 F, Tartu University museum.
Estonia’s first female doctorates were educators and physicians
Swedish business delegation visiting Tartu University. Photo credit: Andero Kalju
Business delegation accompanying the Swedish royal couple were shown Tartu Universities’ influential research and technology facilities
When a former lawyer and an industrial engineer start working together, healthy science-based chocolate is created. Photo credit: Rene Riisalu
When scientists turn chocolate into medicine
The conference day of EIT Digital was led by ERR journalist Johannes Tralla, who also interviewed the EIT Digital's Chairman of the Board, Linnar Viik. Photo credit: Harry Tiits
Europe’s most influential digital cluster EIT Digital opened a Baltic office in Tallinn
Photo credit: Renee Altrov
Achieving more together: Baltics ink agreement to support tech transfer, commercialization
The Estonian Biobank at the University of Tartu is one resource accessible to healthtech startups. Photo credit: Renee Altrov
Estonian universities, science parks launch Health Research Accelerator
Superangel's Kalev Kaarna discusses deeptech investment trends during Science Base Camp. Photo credit: Superangel
Nordic and Baltic VCs and universities partner to nurture science-based startups
Bringing people together and conquering hardships is what Marina Aghayan, a material science researcher and entrepreneur, does the best. Photo credit: Raffi Youredjian
“Scientists can overcome anything – especially female scientists.”
Highly cited researchers from the University of Tartu. Photo credit: University of Tartu
Researchers from Estonia continue to be globally influential
President Alar Karis at the inauguration ceremony at Riigikogu on October 11, 2021. Photo Credit: Office of the President of the Republic
When a scientist becomes a president
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UAE and Estonia expand space collaboration at Expo 2020 Dubai
Photo credit: Kamil Pietrzak, Unsplash
Skydivers have adventurous spirit in their genes, but it is hard to detect
Photo credit: Unsplash, George Bakos
Estonian Academy of Sciences to serve as host for the International Science Council next year
From left to right: Regina-Nino Mion, Professor Olaf Mertelsmann, Maarja Kruusmaa, Professor Steffen Manfred Noe, Harry Kattai, and Katrin Pihor at Paide Opinion Festival. Photo credit: Estonian Research Council, Karina Auli.
Finding the right balance: academics discuss role of foreign scientists at Opinion Festival
The Sangal peat extraction area in Estonia. Photo credit: Kuno Kasak
University of Tartu Project Aims at Restoring Wetlands to Mitigate Climate Change
GOF 2.0 aims to safely integrate manned and unmanned aircraft in urban airspace. Photo credit: EANS
New EANS-Led Project to Set Rules for Conventional Aircraft, Drones to Share Airspace
Imagine if you could choose to feel soft as a cloud one moment and hard as a rock the next. This research project proved it's possible. Photo credit: Iris Kivisalu and the authors of the project
This Smart Dress Will Play With Your Mind
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Estonian universities and science parks join forces to support knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship
Photo credit: Unsplash, Markus Spiske
Effects of economic uncertainty in Europe
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Estonia became an associate member of CERN
Taltech professor Maarja Kruusmaa monitoring the progress of the U-CAT fish-robot interaction experiments at SalMar fish farm. Photo credit: TalTech.
TalTech’s Vice Rector of Research Maarja Kruusmaa Talks Science in Estonia and Europe

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