On 16 December, the council of the Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences elected Maarja Öpik, Senior Research Fellow in Plant Ecology, as the new head of the institute. The current Director Leho Ainsaar will start as the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology as of 2020.
The heads of the institutes are elected for three years. Maarja Öpik's current term in office will last until 31 December 2020.
Additional info: Maarja Öpik, Senior Research Fellow in Plant Ecology, tel. 505 3410, maarja.opik@ut.ee