Monthly Archives: January 2011

Student Video: I Just Can’t Get Enough!

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Rūta Petersonaitė

This is a diary video by Rūta Petersonaitė, a fourth year student of publishing at Vilnius University, about her 2010/2011 semester in Tartu, Estonia. Continue reading →

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The University of Tartu’s 2010 in 18 Colourful Photos

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

This is a collection of some colourful pictures marking the year 2010 at the University of Tartu, Estonia. Continue reading →

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Podcast: Museum of The Future (Part 2/2)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

In the second part of the “Museum of the Future” podcast, museology experts discuss the Mona Lisa, Peter the Great’s boot and other “real objects” that people hope to see in museums. Participating: Mariann Raisma, director of the University of Tartu History Museum, Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt, head of the University of Tartu’s Department of Journalism and Communication and Agnes Aljas, a doctoral student at the University of Tartu and Research Secretary at the Estonian National Museum. Continue reading →

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Tip: How to Survive Your Seated Lifestyle

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Kadri Kirst

Long periods of seated immobility have become the norm, bringing in a multitude of serious health problems, even death. Based on 40 years’ work in rehabilitation medicine and his recently defended PhD at the University of Tartu in Estonia, doctor Ragnar Viir gives an easy-to-follow tip on how to survive the seated lifestyle. Continue reading →

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