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LU is moving towards a doctoral concept common in Europe

Until August 30, admission to doctoral studies at the University of Latvia (LU) is taking place. LU welcomes new doctoral students with several innovations that will promote a high-quality and efficient study and research process. A unified Doctoral School has been established at the University of …

Labs of Latvia

August 26, 2024

PhD students invited to apply for PhD BalticTeach Autumn School

The leading Baltic universities of technology – Riga Technical University (RTU), Tallinn University of Technology and Kaunas University of Technology – in collaboration with international partners, invite doctoral students to apply for PhD BalticTeach Autumn School to develop skills in commercializ…

Riga Technical University

August 26, 2024

Research space technologies at Rēzekne Academy of Technology

Rēzekne Academy of Technology and SIA "Allatherm" in a joint research and development project of the European Space Agency are investigating the possibilities for superhydro and aerophilic surface heat exchange equipment of metals obtained with the help of laser technology in space vehicles. The…

Labs of Latvia

August 23, 2024

In cooperation with international partners, RTU will implement sustainable innovations in the entire textile production chain

With the cooperation of 15 strong European research institutions and industry partners from eight countries, including world-famous companies such as Adidas and academic partners such as Aalto University, the CELLFIL project of the European Union (EU) program Horizon Europe will develop sustainable…

Riga Technical University

August 23, 2024

Will develop artificial intelligence solutions for monitoring EU fund projects

The Latvian Science Council has announced a competition for project applications for a new national research program "Analysis of the suitability of artificial intelligence methods in the field of European Union fund projects" for 2024-2025. Within the framework of the competition, one project will…

The Latvian Science Council

August 22, 2024

The European Social Survey invites five applicants to join the newly established Research Ethics Board

The European Social Survey (ESS) is inviting five applicants to join its newly established Research Ethics Board (REB), which is the body responsible for advising the ESS on all matters related to ethical issues that arise from conducting a large-scale cross-national survey. A newly appointed Board…

The European Social Survey

August 22, 2024

With the participation of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, the European Space Agency probe Juice is on its way to Jupiter

The probe "Juice" of the European Space Agency made a flyby of the Moon, on the night of August 20 to 21, it made a flyby of the Earth. Such a flyby is the first such maneuver in the history of space exploration and is an important step on the way for Juice to the Jupiter system, which is planned t…

Ventspils University of Applied Sciences

August 21, 2024

Jana Kukaine's monograph on feminist art in post-socialism is published

Jana Kukaine's book "Visceral Aesthetics: Affects and Feminist Art in Postsocialism" is an innovative and at the same time exhaustive research in feminist aesthetics. The author provides an answer to the question of how to think about feminist art in a post-socialist situation, thus also in the con…

The Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the LU

August 21, 2024

Institute of Electronics and Computer Science – Quantum research

Since The Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (EDI) and the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding on “Developing Quantum Technologies in Latvia”, EDI is already conducting research in the field of quantum technologies. The Horizon Europe project A-IQ Rea…

The Institute of Electronics and Computer Science

August 20, 2024