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The first international professional doctorate summer school is taking place in Stāmeriena

This week, from August 19 to 22, the first international professional doctorate summer school jointly organized by the Latvian Academy of Culture (LKA) and the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater (LMTA) is taking place in Stāmeriena. Latvian and Lithuanian doctoral students will meet internatio…

Latvian Academy of Culture

August 19, 2024

Unexpectedly high participation in RSU, Cēsu County Council and "Roche Latvija" survey of the people in Piebalga

In order to find out the development and changes in the physical structure of people, the first anthropological research project of the inhabitants of Piebalga took place 87 years ago under the leadership of Professor Jēkabs Prīmanis. At that time, more than 4,000 residents of Vecpiebalga and Jaunp…

Rīga Stradiņš University

August 19, 2024

BAFF broadcast: Paula Elksne, educational innovation researcher in the USA

"Beyond BAFF" is a series of broadcasts exploring the journeys of Baltic-American Freedom Foundation (BAFF) alumni. In this episode, you can listen to a conversation with Paula Elksne, an educational researcher who wants to promote fairness, equality and happiness in her work, as well as strives fo…

Baltic-American Freedom Foundation (BAFF)

August 16, 2024

The long-term research program will develop at least 45 technologies until 2032

In the fall of 2024, the Ministry of Economy will start the implementation of the first long-term national research program "Innovation Fund - long-term research program" in Latvia. 22 million euros are available for the first stage of the program from 2024 to 2026. The program is intended to su…

Anda Asere, Labs of Latvia

August 16, 2024

The 2024 open project selection of the research cooperation initiative of the countries of the Baltic Sea Region, Ukraine and the United States of America has ended

In order to support excellence in research, education and innovation, as well as to promote the integration of Ukrainian researchers into the global research community, the selection of project applications for the cooperation initiative of the Baltic Sea Region, Ukraine and the United States of Am…

Latvian Council of Science

August 15, 2024

A computer model created by Latvian researchers reproduces the creation of matter in deep space

The model created by astronomers of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences has already made it possible to understand that the composition of interstellar ice is similar in different cosmic nebulae, since the composition of ice is regulated simultaneously by several mechanisms. Further applicatio…

Ventspils University of Applied Sciences

August 15, 2024

Inspiration and networking - Rihards Ruska represents Latvia at a prestigious event for Nobel laureates

This summer, from June 30 to July 5, Lindau, Germany hosted the 73rd meeting of Nobel laureates, which this year was dedicated to physics. Latvia was represented at this event for the first time in history, as among the invited 650 young researchers was Rihards Ruska, scientific assistant of the Sp…

Institute of Solid State Physics of the University of Latvia

August 14, 2024

Opportunity: 7th CASSINI Hackathon in Latvia: environment & green transition

On 13-15 September 2024, the Latvian Space Industry Association, together with its partners, will organize the 7th edition of the CASSINI Hackathon: Environment & Green Transition. The event will take place simultaneously in nine other countries: Spain, Romania, Poland, Norway, Italy, Greece, C…

Latvian Space Industry Association

August 14, 2024

Will promote the sharing of research data in the European Science Cloud

In order to ensure the wider use of research data carried out in Latvian universities and other research institutions and to be included in the common European community of researchers, the implementation of the project "Support for the implementation of open science in practice, as well as created…

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

August 13, 2024