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As part of the International Week "Simulation Based Learning", from November 4 to 9 social simulation scenarios of the project "Simulation Games in Strategic Communication" (SimGames) will be tested at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (ViA) which are designed to develop students 'and teachers' transversal skills in communication studies. Our communication students took part in simulation "Bees in crisis". Also, our lecturer in Social Media Maria Murumaa-Mengel delivered a lecture "The Glam and Gloom of Microcelebrities/Influencers".

The Institute of Social Sciences is hosting a guest lecture by Professor René Kemp. He is well-known for his work on strategic niche management, sociotechnical regime shifts and transition management. He has a background in (environmental) economics and innovation studies and is a self-taught expert on the sociology of knowledge, public policy and political economy.

Professor of Sociology Veronika Kalmus became a member of Academia Europaea, the Section of Film, Media and Visual Studies. Kalmus said that she feels extremely honoured and happy. The Academia Europaea is the pan-European Academy of Humanities, Letters, Law, and Sciences. The Academia was founded in 1988 as the functioning Europe-wide Academy that encompasses all fields of scholarly inquiry. It acts as co-ordinator of European interests in national research agencies.

On 22 October 2019 the electoral councils elected new deans for the University of Tartu’s four faculties. Raul Eamets, who was supported by 176 members of the electoral council, will continue as the dean of the Faculty of social Sciences.

Veronika Kalmus and Signe Opermann published an article "Operationalising Mannheim: Empirical Building Blocks of Generational Identity".

Our researcher Andra Siibak published a chapter in the book "Educating 21st Century Children. Emotional well-being in the digital age".

Our researcher Ragne Kõuts-Klemm wrote an article published in Central European Journal of Communication. The article talked about data literacy among journalists: a skills-assessment based approach.

On the 27–29th of August, the International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI) will be holding their annual conference in Tartu. Head of the organizing committee Dagmar Kutsar from the University of Tartu says that what makes the conference special is the symbiosis of scientists, practitioners and policymakers who come together for one goal – to find better ways to increase child well-being.

Our analyst Tiia-Triin Truusa was elected president of European Research Group on Military and Society (ERGOMAS) at the biennial conference of the society. This gives Institude of Social Studies the oppurtunity to involve more international scientists in our work and organize ERGOMAS conference in Tartu in 2021.

Our researchers along with scientists from University of Tallinn conducted a vast research on the current state and trends of the Estonian media policy. Summary of this research is now available in English.

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More than 40 PhD students gathered in Tartu for ECREA (European Communication Researchers and Education Association) summer school from 9th till 16th July. The aim of the summer school is to give young researchers an opportunity to debate contemporary issues in media, communication and cultural studies.

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On Saturday, 1 December, the University of Tartu celebrates the 99th anniversary of the Estonian national university. At the anniversary ceremony, doctorates and honorary doctorates are conferred and the award for contribution to national identity is presented. During the week, many fascinating anniversary events take place at the university – for students, alumni and all those interested.

The specialities of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Tartu rose to high positions in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) university rankings by subject.

Today, on 26 April 2018, the 263-member electoral council elected Professor of Neurosurgery Toomas Asser as rector of the University of Tartu with 187 votes.

Dear Colleagues, We welcome researchers, practitioners, policy makers and child advocates from across the world to share and discuss the latest research on child indicators (related to well-being, rights and justice system), and their implications in policy and interventions. 27 – 28 August 2019 – University of Tartu, Estonia Themes

Our lecturer Krista Lepik's article about slow work was published by UT Blog. "We have 24 hours in each day. Sometimes it seems like too many hours, or sometimes – seemingly with increasing frequently – shamefully few of them." Read full article here.

With great sorrow, the University of Tartu announces the unexpected death of Rector Volli Kalm on Saturday, December 23. Volli Kalm was born on February 10, 1953 in Vändra. He graduated from the University of Tartu in 1976 with a degree in geology. In 1984, Kalm earned his PhD in geology from the Estonian Academy of Sciences after successfully defending his doctoral thesis "Formation, composition and usage of glaciofluvial deposits in Estonia." From 1988-1989, he attended postdoctoral studies in the geology department of the University of Alberta.

At the extraordinary senate session on 27 December, the senate of the University of Tartu unanimously appointed professor Tõnu Lehtsaar as the acting rector. In his speech to the senate, Lehtsaar said that his primary goal as the university’s acting rector is to maintain stability and find a new rector. “We will keep the university going. I asked members of the Rector’s Office at the meeting this morning if they were willing to continue in their office. I didn’t expect them to answer right away, but they confirmed that we will go forward together,” he said.