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Researchers in Daugavpils Are Saving a Specially Protected Beetle Species

Researchers at Daugavpils University are working to conserve one of Europe’s specially protected beetle species—the hermit beetle. Within the framework of an international project, this rare insect is bred under laboratory conditions so that it can later be reintroduced into the wild, while at …

Ilze Daukante-Sterģe, Igors Štolcs

January 16, 2026

innovation

A Second Life for Fish Processing By-products

Fish processing generates a large amount of biological by-products which, depending on the species and processing method, can account for 30–70% of the total fish mass, and the efficient utilisation of these streams remains a significant challenge for the industry (EUMOFA, 2025*). At the same time,…

Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

January 16, 2026

medicine biomedicīna

Scientists Work on Increasing the Yield of Extracellular Vesicles

At the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, a project titled EVBoost is being implemented under the leadership of researcher Karīna Narbute, addressing one of the key challenges in regenerative medicine: the safe and cost-effective production of extracellular vesicles. By improving these p…

Labs of Latvia

January 15, 2026

CERN

Minister of Education and Science Dace Melbārde to Meet with the President of the CERN

On Thursday, 15 January, Minister of Education and Science Dace Melbārde will meet with the President of the Council of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Professor Kostas Fountas, to discuss the long-term strengthening of cooperation between Latvia and CERN. Kostas Fount…

Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija

January 15, 2026

research science communication

Latvian Academy of Sciences Announces the Most Significant Scientific Achievements in Latvia for 2025

The evaluation of applications submitted to the Latvian Academy of Sciences’ competition for the most significant scientific achievements in Latvia in 2025 has been completed. In total, fifty-five applications were assessed: 25 in the natural sciences, engineering and technology, and medical and he…

Latvian Academy of Sciences

January 15, 2026

science communication

The Traveling Exhibition “Research Latvia 2026” on Display at Daugavpils University and LAC, Gara māja

The travelling exhibition “Research Latvia 2026”, created by the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia, offers a unique opportunity to become acquainted with 12 outstanding Latvian scientists and their contributions to the development of society and research. In January, the traveling exhibit…

research Latvia / Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmija

January 14, 2026

sports science

RSU Participates in an International Study on Athletes’ Psychological Adaptation

Marking a new phase of research, in 2026 lecturers and researchers of the Department of Health Psychology and Pedagogy at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) have embarked on an international scientific collaboration project, From Observation to Action: A Longitudinal and Cross-Cultural Perspective on A…

Rīga Stradiņš University

January 14, 2026

innovation technologies

Postdoctoral research on the extraction of prebiotics from agricultural products

Postdoctoral research “Possibilities of using agricultural products for the extraction of prebiotics for microencapsulation of synbiotic products” has been launched. The project aims to develop new, sustainable agricultural product utilization technologies for the extraction of prebiotics and th…

The Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics

January 13, 2026

innovation

Food Processing Challenges Addressed in the Industrial Symbiosis Innovation Accelerator

The Science and Innovation Centre of Riga Technical University (RTU), in cooperation with the association Cleantech Latvia, invites applications until 19 January for the fourth round of the programme “Sinergia: Industrial Symbiosis Innovation Accelerator,” in which participants will address three t…

Labs of Latvia

January 13, 2026