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RTU Establishes a Grant Office to Help Scientists Attract International Funding
To support scientists in attracting internationally significant research and innovation projects, increase access to funding, and enhance the global prestige of Latvian science, Riga Technical University (RTU) has become the first university in Latvia to establish a Grant Office. Centralised suppor…

Anda Asere | Labs of Latvia

January 30, 2026

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Early Detection of Plant Stress and Opportunities for Its Mitigation
The impact of climate change on agriculture is becoming increasingly evident; up to 40% of global crop production is lost each year due to abiotic stresses such as drought, heat, and rapid temperature fluctuations. These losses are growing annually, posing serious challenges to both global food sec…

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

January 29, 2026

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How Black Tea Residues Turn into Paper
When black tea residues, hemp fibres, pine cellulose and recycled paper come together on a laboratory bench, an obvious question arises: can these everyday materials reveal something new? Driven by this kind of research curiosity, a scientific project by a student of Riga State Classical Gymnasium …

Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

January 28, 2026

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Riga to host world’s most prestigious quantum technologies conference – QIP
The 29th Quantum Information Processing Conference – QIP, this year organized by the University of Latvia (UL), will be held in Riga from 24 to 30 January. QIP is the world’s leading event of the industry, annually bringing together the world’s most distinguished researchers and technology companie…

University of Latvia

January 26, 2026

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RTU Researchers Develop a Method for Early Detection of Power Grid Disturbances
To maintain a stable electricity supply after the Baltic States disconnect from the unified power grid with Russia, a system and a prototype device have been developed at the Institute of Industrial Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Energy Systems of Riga Technical University (RTU). The syste…

Ilze Kuzmina, Latvian Radio News Service correspondent

January 26, 2026