Category Archives: General

12 Most Popular Stories on our Blog in 2011

This is a collection of the most popular posts on UT Blog in 2011. The 12 best liked stories cover a wide range of topics both in research and university life, offering sort of a crosscut of the year. Continue reading

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Photos: 17 Bright Moments from 2011

This is a collection of some remarkable photos marking the year 2011 at the University of Tartu, Estonia. Continue reading

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Why “Searching for My Roots” Also Means “Working on My Fluency”

Virve Vihman, adviser to the UT Rector on internationalisation, discusses the issues of language and identity through her own story of growing up as an Estonian-American in California. Continue reading

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What Our Facebook Community Likes

This is an overview of the University of Tartu’s Facebook page’s fans, including demographic data and the list of Facebook pages that UT fans like. The data was sampled on 10 October, 2011. Continue reading

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A Year in Tartu

Francesco Orsi is a postdoctoral researcher at the UT Department of Philosophy. Today, on his birthday, Francesco shares his thoughts on the first year spent in Tartu. Continue reading

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The Lost Switch (3/3)

This is the third part in the series presenting a selection of Edvin Aedma’s short stories and art from his recent book “The Lost Switch” (2010). Continue reading

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The Lost Switch (2/3)

This is the second part in the series presenting a selection of Edvin Aedma’s short stories and art from his recent book “The Lost Switch” (2010). Continue reading

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