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UL Researchers Outline a Technology Transfer Model Tailored for Latvia

Interim results from a study conducted jointly by the University of Latvia (UL) Faculty of Economics and Management and the BA School of Business and Finance confirm that Latvia has significant untapped potential in science commercialisation. However, unlocking this potential requires profound gove…

LU Ekonomikas un sociālo zinātņu fakultāte

December 4, 2025

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New Food Solutions Are Born in the Innovation Lab in Vidzeme

How can new flavours be created for ice cream, beverages, or how can whey or food leftovers be transformed into yet another product? Students from Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences and abroad searched for answers to these questions together with researchers this week. Several Latvian food and …

Anna Liene Brokāne | Laura Jansone | Emvats Mosakovskis | Vidzemes TV speciāli ReTV

December 4, 2025

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Expanded Support for Researchers in Data Management – More Training and Consultations

On Tuesday, December 2, the Cabinet of Ministers supported the initiative put forward by the Ministry of Education and Science regarding support for open science and research data management in Latvia. The amendments provide for the reallocation of funds to organize more training, informational and…

Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija | researchLatvia

December 3, 2025

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Adolescent Mental Health After the Pandemic: The Contribution of Latvian Scientists to Assessing Symptoms of Mental Disorders

Adolescent mental health has become a firmly established topic in post-pandemic discussions among educators, families, the media, and healthcare professionals. Almost everyone knows a story about a young person who feels exhausted and unmotivated, no longer wants to go to school, spends most of the…

The Latvian Council of Science

December 3, 2025

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Why It's Worth Establishing a Natural Meadow

Why sow a meadow? How long does it take to grow? Doesn't it just happen on its own? As part of the Delfi Brand Studio project In Nature's Footsteps, we speak with Dr. geogr. Agnese Priede. A biologically diverse flower meadow often blooms brighter in our imagination than in the Latvian landscape…

Signe Bahšteina | Delfi Brand Studio

December 2, 2025

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In December, the Traveling exhibition "Research Latvia 2025" on display at the National Library of Latvia

The traveling exhibition "Research Latvia 2025" offers an opportunity to get to know 12 Latvian science personalities and their contribution to the development of society and research. From December 1 to 20, this diverse exposition created by the Ministry of Education and Science will be on display…

researchLatvia

December 1, 2025

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Unique CO₂ Monitoring Project in Latvia’s Peatlands

A unique project, “Development of CO₂ Cycle Monitoring in Natural and Degraded Peatlands”, has been launched, marking a significant milestone in Latvia’s progress toward science-based and transparent carbon accounting. The project aims to establish a next-generation Eddy Covariance monitoring netwo…

Inga Retiķe, Leading Researcher, Department of Environmental Science, UL FST

December 1, 2025