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.
In the summer, two large book donations were made to the University of Tartu Library, adding to its existing collection of books on the classical and early modern periods.