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Latvian Research Data Repository "DataverseLV" Launched

The national research data repository DataverseLV has been launched in Latvia – a secure and user-friendly digital platform designed for the long-term storage, sharing, and use of research data. The new tool is available to researchers from all Latvian scientific institutions, as well as Latvian-or…

The Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre

August 22, 2025

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Science Begins with Passion; and Passion Becomes a Profession

Anete Sapne, a PhD student at the University of Latvia (UL), passionately studies materials that could one day become a key component in optical computers – future technologies capable of processing data much faster than today’s devices. Her research field, nonlinear optics, may seem complex, yet b…

University of Latvia Communication Department

August 22, 2025

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Europe’s Largest Innovation Network Meets Latvian Innovators in Riga – EIT National Day 2025

On 8 October 2025, the EIT Community Latvia will host the EIT National Day 2025 – a high-level event bringing together representatives from European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), government, academia, and industry to discuss Latvia’s achievements and collaborative results to date, a…

Alina Dolmane, EIT Community Hub Latvia

August 21, 2025

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Latvia’s Growth Requires a Targeted Innovation and Science Commercialization Policy

Latvia’s growth depends on the country’s ability to transform its economy from labor- and resource-intensive to knowledge- and technology-based, emphasize leaders of science universities and research organizations. To achieve this, cooperation between industry and science must become closer, more c…

Riga Technical University

August 21, 2025

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The Six Steps of the Scientific Method That Help Us Understand the World from Early Childhood

From the first question to a verified discovery – these steps are equally important in research and in everyday life. The scientific method is a universal approach that enables researchers worldwide to obtain reliable, verifiable, and repeatable results. The science communication platform resear…

Brigita Zutere, researchLatvia

August 21, 2025