Researcher Spotlight: Ansis Rozentāls

Art. D. Ansis Rozentāls

Art Academy of Latvia, Docent, IT Specialist, Painter

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The Big Data from Space (BiDS) 2025 Conference

The Big Data from Space (BiDS) 2025 conference will be held from 29th September to 3rd October in Riga, Latvia

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Researcher Spotlight 2025

Extraordinary personalities and their achievements

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Developing a Virtual and Augmented Reality Game for Adolescent Basketball Players

Modern adolescents face significant mental strain in their daily lives, combining intense training with demanding academic responsibilities. This dual burden can lead to increased stress and attention difficulties, affecting both athletic and academic performance. As a result, there is a growing ne…

Labs of Latvia

July 8, 2025

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Riga Stradiņš University Develops Tabletop Simulation and Enhances Children's Clinical University Hospital Readiness for Patient Influx During the Song and Dance Festival

Expanding its range of simulations, the Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) Medical Education Technology Centre (METC) has developed an innovative tabletop simulation platform to assess the readiness of medical institutions for the mass admission of critical patients. This newly developed solutio…

RSU Medical Education Technology Centre

July 8, 2025

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Mathematical Topology Models to Be Studied in a Postdoctoral Project to Improve AI Algorithms for Cancer Cell Detection

In his postdoctoral project "Effective Topological Invariants for Representation Discovery in Image Diagnostics", Jānis Lazovskis, a researcher at the Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine (KPMI) of the University of Latvia, will use mathematical topology models to enhance the capabilities …

The University of Latvia Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine

July 8, 2025

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A Researcher from Ventspils University of Applied Sciences Reveals the Conditions that Influenced the Onset of Planet Formation

The planets of the Solar System formed from fine interstellar dust particles. As the interstellar cloud (which would later become the Solar System) contracted, these dust grains gradually stuck together, growing larger and larger. As this process continued in the disk around the proto-Sun, they gre…

Ventspils University of Applied Sciences

July 7, 2025

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Development of Sustainable Plant Cell-Based Raw Materials for the Cosmetics Industry: A Case Study of the Latvian Biotechnology Company "Alternative Plants"

The Latvian biotechnology enterprise Alternative Plants, established eight years ago, specialises in cultivating innovative plant cell cultures as raw materials for the cosmetics industry. Within its laboratory infrastructure, which includes bioreactors, flasks, and cultivation plates, the com…

LSM

July 7, 2025

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Folk Dance, Well-being and Togetherness: What Does Science Reveal about the Song and Dance Festival?

The 13th Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Festival will bring together thousands of students from all over Latvia in Riga, uniting them through song, dance, and shared experience. This unique cultural and traditional phenomenon, taking place from 5 to 13 July 2025, can also be viewed from a scie…

researchLatvia

July 4, 2025

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Citizen Science – An Opportunity for Everyone to Participate in Research

Driven by curiosity, people often take an interest in the latest scientific discoveries and follow advancements in the field. Society sometimes perceives research as distant and inaccessible. But it doesn't have to be that way! Each of us can contribute to research and support the development of ci…

Maija Rutka, researchLatvia

July 3, 2025

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Remuneration and Research in Switzerland – RTU Announces Competition for Master's Students to Participate in a Major Construction Innovation Project

The Faculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Riga Technical University (RTU) invites master's students to engage in research on advanced construction and road-building technologies and materials. Participants will receive remuneration and the opportunity to conduct research for th…

Riga Technical University

July 3, 2025

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Latvia to Host the 36th European Union Contest for Young Scientists

From September 15 to 20, Riga will become the hub for Europe’s young scientists as it hosts the 36th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS). This is the most prestigious scientific research competition for school students in Europe, showcasing the best projects from over 35 countries. …

The University of Latvia

July 2, 2025

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In July, the travelling exhibition "Science for Latvia 2025" can be viewed both at the Latvian Academy of Arts and in Talsi

The travelling exhibition "Science for Latvia 2025", created by the Ministry of Education and Science, offers a unique opportunity to get to know 12 outstanding Latvian scientists and their contribution to the development of society and research. From July 1 to 27, this diverse exhibition can be vi…

researchLatvia

July 1, 2025

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July Researcher Spotlight: Ansis Rozentāls

Art. D. Ansis Rozentāls  Art Academy of Latvia, Docent, IT Specialist, Painter

Ansis Rozentāls is one of the first to obtain a professional doctoral degree in the spring of 2024, graduating from the Professional Doctoral Studies of the Latvian Academy of Arts with his doctoral thesis "Interpretation of the landscape in the modern context – painting solutions and creative practice". Since 2009, he has been regularly participating in group exhibitions, in 2021 he received the "Latvian State Forests" scholarship in art, and in 2018 – the artist Valdemārs Tone scholarship. He has participated in painting the facades of several buildings in Riga. Actively paints in plein airs and participates in foreign projects. In his works uses classical painting as the primary element of his creative activity.

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June Researcher Spotlight: Karina Šķirmante

Mg. sc. comp. Karina Šķirmante is a leading researcher at the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences Institute of Engineering "Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre" (VSRC) and a lecturer at the Faculty of Information Technology (ITF), a candidate for a doctoral degree in the doctoral study programme "Natural Sciences (Physics, Astronomy and Mechanics)" of the University of Latvia. Karin's research areas cover high-performance computing and data processing, especially in space technology projects, and she has also participated in modeling comet activity in the radio frequency band, facilitating the observation of comets with Irbene radio telescopes. Karin played an important role in developing the EMORI emotion tuning app, which won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award for her innovative approach to mental health support.

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May Researcher Spotlight: Rūta Ozola - Davidāne

Ph. D. Rūta Ozola-Davidāne is an Associate Tenure Professor at the Institute of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences, at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies.

The scientist has always been interested in water research and wastewater treatment, which she has explored in depth in her studies. At the university, together with her colleagues, researcher works on issues related to water protection, wastewater treatment, and soil remediation using nature-based solutions — such as phytoremediation and constructed wetlands.

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