On May 7-11, University of Tartu hosted the annual conference of Science Fiction Research Association, featuring nearly 200 presentations from more than 20 countries.
The aim of Science Fiction Research Association annual conference was to provide an overview of developments in the field of science fiction studies and to allow scholars shared time for knowledge sharing. The conference was held under the leadership of the conference's main organizer Jaak Tomberg.
Andres Reimann, an ERR science correspondent, met up with three scholars – Mark Bould, Amy Cutler, and David Higgins – to talk about the possible futures imagined in science fiction and beyond.
The UNESCO guidance note on climate action for living heritage has been adopted. Aet Annist from the UNESCO Chair (University of Tartu) also contributed to this document.
This week the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage meets in Paraguay. This was an opportunity for the The UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage (University of Tartu) to present our recent and current initiatives to other chairholders.