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Latvia’s Research Universities Commit to Continuing to Ensure High Doctoral Education Standards Following the Introduction of the New Doctoral Degree Awarding Process Regulations
Greater institutional autonomy for universities in the doctoral degree awarding process will not reduce the requirements for doctoral candidates, even after the new Cabinet of Ministers regulations come into force next year, allowing higher education institutions greater freedom in organising the d…
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Riga Technical University

November 9, 2026

space

From the First Telescope to an International Medal in Astronomy
Aleksandrs Jesiļevskis, a 12th-grade student at RTU Engineering High School, explores the Universe not only through books – he observes the sky through a telescope himself and attempts to calculate the orbit of an asteroid from the data obtained. He has been fascinated by astronomy for at least ten…
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State Education Development Agency

November 9, 2026

public health

Risk of Oral Cancer and Tooth Loss. RSU Demonstrates the Harmful Effects of Alternative Nicotine Products
A study conducted at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) reveals that the use of smokeless tobacco, nicotine pouches and electronic cigarettes negatively affects oral health. The doctoral research found that users of these products experience significant changes in the oral cavity – the levels of inflam…
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Sintija Miļuna-Meldere (Dr. med., Lecturer at the RSU Department of Prosthodontics)

November 6, 2026

public health

Kristīne Lamberga Develops an Improved Approach to Investigating and Early Detection of African Swine Fever Outbreaks
On 30 October, Kristīne Lamberga defended her doctoral thesis, a thematically unified collection of scientific publications entitled "Development of a Structured Outbreak Investigation and Early Detection Framework for African Swine Fever in Domestic Pig Farms", at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicin…
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Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

November 5, 2026

ilgtspēja international collaboration

Researchers Have Developed a Bio-Based and Recyclable Alternative to Popular Polyurethane Foam
How can a foam material be developed from plant-based raw materials, completely eliminating harmful chemicals while ensuring its full recyclability? This challenge has been successfully addressed by an international team of researchers, including Miķelis Kirpļuks, a leading researcher at the Polyme…
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Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

November 5, 2026

public health natural sciences

Researcher: The Harmful Effects of Consuming Mould May Appear Many Years Later
Is it safe to eat grandma’s jam after removing the mouldy top layer? And what about bread if one slice has gone mouldy? Many moulds produce fungal toxins that can affect health, but the problem is that the harm caused by mould can be cumulative and may only become apparent years later rather than i…
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lsm.lv

November 3, 2026