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How Can Electrical Resistance Reveal Fake Honey?
Honey is one of the most frequently adulterated food products in the world. At first glance, it may appear flawless – golden, fragrant, and enticing – yet it is often diluted with inexpensive sugar syrups derived from sugar beet or corn. Such adulteration is nearly impossible to detect by sight or …

University of Latvia Foundation

March 13, 2026

science policy

Saeima approves modern accreditation model to improve quality in higher education
On Thursday, 12 March, the Saeima approved amendments to the Law on Higher Education Institutions and the Law on Education, proposed by the Ministry of Education and Science. The changes envisage a transition from accreditation of study fields to cyclical accreditation of higher education instituti…

Ministry of Education and Science

March 13, 2026

research

Science for Life: New Infrastructure for Bioeconomy Research
What do cosmetic cream, home insulation foam and plywood have in common? All of these products can use compounds derived from birch bark. Researchers at the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, working together with industrial partners, are investigating how these natural compounds can be tra…

Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LSIWC)

March 12, 2026

experience stories of researchers medicine

Latvian Researchers in the Fight Against Cancer
At the end of 2025, Latvian researchers conducted a unique experiment demonstrating the development of a new radiopharmaceutical agent for early cancer diagnosis and therapy, which will help patients receive more precise treatment and reduce side effects.In the spring 2026 issue of the University o…

Ieva Lazdiņa | Editor, University of Latvia Magazine "Alma Mater"

March 11, 2026

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Meet the Young Scientist! – A Conversation with Rihards Ruska
Rihards Ruska is a doctoral student at the University of Latvia (UL) and is developing his PhD thesis at the UL Institute of Solid State Physics on the applications of luminescent nanomaterials in biosensors. Recently, Rihards received the Artūrs Balklavs Prize of the Latvian Academy of Sciences fo…

Latvian Association of Young Researchers

March 10, 2026

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RSU launches Baltic-German cooperation project to strengthen dementia research methodology
A new Baltic-German cooperation project is being launched at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), involving the development of a training programme focused on learning and applying a unified research methodology for studies on cognitive disorders. The project ‘From Community Screening to Imaging: T…

Rīga Stradiņš University

March 10, 2026

medicine

Latvian Scientists Search for Methods for Early Detection of Stomach Cancer
The longest study in the history of Latvian medicine has been completed, aiming to develop screening methods for the early detection and prevention of stomach and intestinal cancers. Stomach cancer is one of the deadliest oncological diseases in Europe, and Latvia has one of the highest incidence r…

Judīte Čunka | Latvian Television

March 9, 2026