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Three young Latvian researchers receive Baltic scholarships for women in research

Three young female researchers - dr. chem. Daniela Godiņa, Dr. Phil. Anne Sauka and Mg. League Ignatāne - form Latvia have become laureates of the "Baltic scholarship for women in research 2024" competition announced this year by the Latvian Academy of Sciences and the Latvian National Commission f…

Latvian Academy of Sciences

September 3, 2024

Researcher Spotlight: Jānis Veliks

Dr. chem. Jānis Veliks Leading researcher and Head of the Laboratory of Organic Synthesis, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis. Creativity has and should have no limits – the more creative a scientist is, the more likely they are to create something new, unique, unprecedented and more usefu…

research Latvia

September 1, 2024

The asteroid, discovered in 2017, is named in honor of the Latvian astronomer

Asteroid "(658787) Alksnis = 2017 UM95" - the asteroid discovered on the night of October 19, 2017 at the Baldone Astrophysics Observatory was confirmed with that name in June of this year. The name was given in honor of Andrejs Alksnis, a researcher at the Baldone Astrophysics Observatory. The obs…

Ilgmārs Eglītis, University of Latvia

August 30, 2024

Research opportunities to reduce mortality from cardiovascular disease

The Scientific Institute of the Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital in cooperation with the University of Latvia, the Riga Eastern University Clinical Hospital and the Health Inspectorate has launched a research "Possibilities of reducing medically preventable mortality in patients with car…

Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital Scientific Institute

August 29, 2024

A conversation with young researchers about the concept of "Think slowly"

A study on the consumption of research and public participation in Latvia concluded that only 21% of the population are informed about specific Latvian researchers, and 20% about Latvian scientific achievements [1]. Therefore, the purpose of the social campaign of The Latvian Association of Young R…

Latvian Association of Young Researchers

August 29, 2024

The school research prompts to choose the direction of study and the institute as a place of work

Toms Pfeifers - currently the youngest colleague of the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (OSI), whose path started here last year, creating a scientific research paper for the needs of the 12th grade. Through this experience came the decision to choose to study chemistry this year and continu…

Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis

August 28, 2024

RTU researchers are developing a modeling tool to alleviate the shortage of teachers

The lack of teachers creates risks for ensuring quality education in Latvia. How to solve the problem if the age of teachers in Latvia exceeds the average in many places in the world, but young specialists enter schools slowly? Riga Technical University (RTU) researchers have created an analytical …

Riga Technical University

August 28, 2024

A significant contribution to the fight against malaria for a Latvian scientist

The August issue of the internationally important journal "Journal of Medical Chemistry" published a study by researchers of the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis and Malaria Biochemistry Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute (Great Britain) on new solutions in the treatment of malaria. One o…

Institute of Organic Synthesis of Latvia

August 27, 2024

Universities and policy makers are looking for solutions for the development of the knowledge economy in Latvia

Universities play a decisive role in the development of the knowledge economy - they concentrate the intellectual capacity and skills to create new knowledge, which, transferred to society and industry, will change and develop it. In a workshop at Riga Technical University (RTU), heads of Latvian u…

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

August 27, 2024