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Immediately university staff, no longer students. How Latvia is motivating doctoral candidates from this year.

In Latvia, there are twice as few people with doctoral degrees compared to the EU average. To improve this situation, educational institutions are currently focusing on supporting doctoral candidates—specifically by immediately hiring them as university staff rather than treating them as students. …

Uldis Birziņš, lsm.lv

October 21, 2024

CERN's Ambitious Plans for Researching the History of the Universe

The discovery of the God particle has raised new questions for researchers worldwide regarding the role of the Higgs boson in the Big Bang. Alongside particle research at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, all aspects are being actively investigated so that researchers can del…

Kārlis Miksons, lsm.lv

October 21, 2024

AlphaFold and the Nobel Prize: Accelerating Drug Development at Latvia’s Organic Synthesis Institute

The Nobel Prize in the natural sciences often evokes a sense of a distant, unattainable world, seemingly disconnected from everyday life. However, this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry directly influences the work of researchers at Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis in developing new drug compou…

Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis

October 18, 2024

Agreement on Participation in the EATRIS European Research Infrastructure Consortium

At the "PMNET Forum" of the European Translational Medicine Organization EATRIS, the University of Latvia (UL), together with Riga Stradiņš University, the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Center, and the Institute of Organic Synthesis, signed a National Agreement for participation in the EATR…

Riga Stradiņš University

October 18, 2024

Ministry of Education and Science Updates Regulations for Latvia's Participation in the EU Chips Joint Undertaking

On October 15, 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the amendments developed by the Ministry of Education and Science, enabling Latvian scientific institutions and companies to fully participate in the latest European Union (EU) programs. With funding from the "Horizon Europe" framework program,…

Ministry of Education and Science

October 17, 2024

Forum “5G Techritory 2024”: Innovation and Collaboration in the Era of Quantum Technologies

Europe's leading fifth-generation technology ecosystem forum "5G Techritory 2024" will take place on October 30 to 31 at the ATTA Convention Centre, Krasta Street 60, in Riga. The international forum will focus on the latest technological advancements, highlighting the role of quantum technologies …

research Latvia

October 17, 2024

Creation and Fermentation of Food Products: The Journey of Young Researcher Daina Eglīte-Antona in Science

Young scientist Daina Eglīte-Antona is studying in the second year of the doctoral program at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Technologies at Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, where she is researching fermented green buckwheat. Alongside her doctoral studies, she runs the fa…

Laura Krūmiņa-Zvaigzne, researchLatvia

October 16, 2024

Invitation to Universities to Apply for Funding for International Summer School Organization

Latvian higher education institutions can apply for financial support for organizing international summer schools until December 20, 2024. This funding is provided by the State Education Development Agency (SEDA). SEDA supports the organization of summer schools in the form of scholarships inte…

State Education Development Agency

October 16, 2024

Children's Hospital to Establish a Center of Excellence in Precision Medicine for Pediatrics

An agreement signed between the Children's Clinical University Hospital and the Princess Máxima Center in the Netherlands outlines the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Precision Medicine for Pediatrics in Latvia. This collaboration will open new avenues for pediatric healthcare and scient…

Children's Clinical University Hospital

October 15, 2024