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Category Archives: Estonia
Deceleration
July is the month of deceleration: everyone is on vacation, many businesses close down, and newspapers have a hard time inventing news. Life becomes slower and… happier. How to extend July? Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, General, Tartu
Tagged consumer society, consumerism, curation, deceleration, July, less is more, minimalism, recycling, slow fashion, slow food, summer, upcycling, vacation
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Street Art of Tartu
See some examples of the vibrant street art in Tartu. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Events, General, Tartu
Tagged festival, graffiti, stencil, street art, street artists, Tartu, Tartu street art
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So Long, Farewell
In a farewell post finalising his exchange year in Tartu, Drew from the USA writes about what fascinates him in Estonia, what makes the University of Tartu stand out, where the world peace begins, and xenophobia. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged American, Estonian air, exchange year, peace, Raatuse, Raatuse dorm, saving the world, University of Tartu, US, USA, xenophobic people
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Did Chernobyl Ruin Men’s Health?
Kaja Rahu’s research reveals that Chernobyl veterans’ health is affected less by radiation effects and more by the men’s uncertainty about the amount of radiation and danger to which they were exposed. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged Chernobyl, health risks, men's health, mental health, nuclear accident, radiation, radioactive, risk of cancer, Ukraine
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Personalised Medicine: What’s in It for You?
Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy was based on genetic testing, which is the basis of personalised medicine. Learn more about personalised medicine and how you can benefit from it. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Medical sciences, Research
Tagged diabetes, Estonia, Estonian genome chip, genetic risks, genetics, genome chip, health inventory, health risks, personalised medicine, prevention
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Estonia, Eurovision, and Liam
This is a fascinating story about Australian Liam, whose growing passion for Eurovision brought him to Estonia. Now Liam is the editor for Estonia on the fan-run Eurovision news site escXtra. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Events, Student life
Tagged Australia, Australian, Eesti Laul, Estonia, Europe, Eurovision, song contest
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7 Steps to Happiness with Interactive Museum Hopping
To gain back museum visitors, lost to Facebook and other digital environments, the University of Tartu Museums have developed an interactive package that provides authentic life-changing experiences and guides one closer to happiness. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Events, General, Tartu
Tagged April, April Fools' Day, extreme, interactive package, museum, museum hopping, museum innovation, not impressed
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