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Why It's Worth Establishing a Natural Meadow
Why sow a meadow? How long does it take to grow? Doesn't it just happen on its own? As part of the Delfi Brand Studio project In Nature's Footsteps, we speak with Dr. geogr. Agnese Priede. A biologically diverse flower meadow often blooms brighter in our imagination than in the Latvian landscape…

Signe Bahšteina | Delfi Brand Studio

December 2, 2025

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Unique CO₂ Monitoring Project in Latvia’s Peatlands
A unique project, “Development of CO₂ Cycle Monitoring in Natural and Degraded Peatlands”, has been launched, marking a significant milestone in Latvia’s progress toward science-based and transparent carbon accounting. The project aims to establish a next-generation Eddy Covariance monitoring netwo…

Inga Retiķe, Leading Researcher, Department of Environmental Science, UL FST

December 1, 2025

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Spider Silk and Alzheimer’s Disease Through a Chemist’s Eyes
Chemist Kristaps Jaudzems draws his inspiration from images and test tubes. Creating a “portrait” of a molecule, figuring out how to “persuade” it to behave differently, and then testing whether it works in the real world, this is how the leading researcher at the Institute of Organic Synthesis des…

Ieva Siliņa, host of the Radio Naba program "In the Name of Science" | Ivars Austers, professor of social psychology at the University of Latvia

November 28, 2025

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Latvian Scientists’ Technology Enters the Product Catalogue of the World’s Leading Photonics Company Thorlabs
An innovation created by Latvian scientists has reached the global technology market – the high-speed laser pulse power sensor technology TESS (Thermoelectric Energy Sensing System), developed at the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia (ISSP UL), has been included in the product …

Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia

November 27, 2025

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RSU Studies the Modern Office and its Impact on Employees
Today, employers are compelled to design office spaces creatively to attract, retain, and motivate employees. The information and communication technology (ICT) sector is particularly notable in this regard. In addition to sleek, modern interiors, many offices offer café-level hot drink selections …

Rihards Ginters, RSU Master of Social Sciences in Anthropology

November 26, 2025