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What Are Young Latvian Scientists Researching with European Funding?

The main goal is to develop the scientific careers of new doctoral graduates and encourage independent research. It also serves as a way to motivate and integrate young scientists into the scientific community, gain international experience, and lay the foundation for their scientific careers, says…

Ilze Kuzmina / Latvijas Avīze

December 6, 2024

research

Arnolds Klotiņš Releases Study “The Many Faces of Musical Modernism”

Published by the Institute of Literature, Folklore, and Art of the University of Latvia (UL), the study “The Many Faces of Musical Modernism: The Development of 20th-Century New Music and Avant-Garde in the Sound Art of Latvia and Its Baltic Neighbors” explores how musical expression and style evol…

UL Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art

December 5, 2024

collaboration

International Companies Join Latvia's Microchip Initiative

To strengthen Latvia's capacity to become a significant player in the global supply chains for vital microchip production, new partners have joined the national microchip initiative, including several large foreign companies or their Latvian subsidiaries. The memorandum of understanding has been…

Riga Technical University

December 5, 2024

financing

Rīga Stradiņš University to Launch Higher Education Funding System Pilot Project

On Tuesday, December 3, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the decision proposed by the Ministry of Education and Science, allowing Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) to transition to an institutional funding model. This new pilot project will provide significant benefits in the fields of higher educati…

Ministry of Education and Science

December 4, 2024

researcher financing achievements

Latvian Scientist Receives Europe’s Most Prestigious Research Grant

On December 3, the recipients of Europe’s most prestigious research grant—the European Research Council (ERC) grant—were announced. After a break of over a decade, a Latvian scientist has been awarded this honor. Sociologist and tenured professor at the University of Latvia (UL), Inta Mieriņa, will…

University of Latvia

December 4, 2024

researcher

Monta Brīvība: Decoding the Genome and Calculating Disease Risks

Monta Brīvība, head of the Genome Center at the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Center, is a genome researcher with a PhD in biology. She is actively involved in both Latvian and European scientific projects, making significant contributions to a field where the unknown still outweighs the kn…

Biomedical Research and Study Centre

December 3, 2024

financing

EIB Supports the Final Phase of the Development of the New University Campus in Riga

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a contract with the University of Latvia (LU) for financing in the amount of 25 million euros to fund the third phase of the development program for the Academic Center in Riga. The goal of this project is to consolidate most of the university's activit…

University of Latvia

December 2, 2024