We are saddended to report the death today (September 12th) of Pille Valk (1959-2009). Pille was Professor of Religion at the University of Tartu and a key figure in Estonia RE since the end of the occupation. Pille carried out extensive research and publication into the beliefs and values of young people in Estonia. Most recently as part of the Religious Diversity and Education in Europe Series in "Teenagers' Perspectives on the role of religion in the Lives, Schools and Societies (Waxmann, 2009 - link).

She was a members of a number of important pan-European groups and projects including ISREV, EFTRE, ICCS, ECCE and the REDCo project and as well as her academic and research work in Tartu was involved in the training of RE teachers in Estonia.

She will be missed in Estonia and across the wider RE world.