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RTU helps validate a hydrogen-battery hybrid retrofit for Europe’s diesel trains

As Europe transitions towards cleaner mobility, reducing emissions from existing railway fleets remains a major challenge. Replacing diesel trains with new zero-emission alternatives requires significant investment and time, making retrofit solutions an important pathway towards faster decarbonisat…

Riga Technical University

July 31, 2026

public health

RSU and RTU to Reveal What Happens in the Human Body During Extreme Physical Exertion in a World-Class Study

On 1 and 2 August, Latvia will host a stage of the UTMB World Series, Gauja Trail by UTMB, for the first time, bringing together Latvian and international ultra-endurance runners. At the same time, participants in the 50 km and 100 km races will become part of a scientific study that is unique worl…

Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte

July 30, 2026

social sciences

Little Order, Plenty of Directness. What Do Inscriptions, Symbols and Scratches in the City Tell Us About Society?

The city is in constant conversation. It communicates not only through official signs, advertisements, architecture and informational notices, but also through spontaneous inscriptions, scratches, symbols and notes that appear on walls, bus stops, fences and other surfaces in the urban environment…

Anete Liepiņa, Valts Valters Kronbergs, lsm.lv

July 30, 2026

achievements research

Horizon Europe Twinning Call Results Announced – Seven Latvian Projects Selected for Funding

Of the 1,905 applications submitted, the 179 highest-rated were selected for funding, resulting in a success rate of 9.4% at the application level. The number of projects initially expected to receive support from the European Commission (approximately 210) differs from the number actually funded b…

Latvian Council of Science

July 29, 2026

social sciences

Study: People Are Willing to Pay More for In-Person Cultural Experiences Than for Digital Content

Since the pandemic, digital culture has become an integral part of the cultural ecosystem, yet it has not replaced the in-person experience. A new study by the Latvian Academy of Culture shows that people are willing to pay much more for in-person culture than for the same content in digital form.&…

Anete Ašmane-Vilsone (LSM cultural journalist and programme presenter)

July 29, 2026

research experience stories of researchers

The OECD invites scientists and early-career researchers to participate in the OECD–EU Research and Development Careers Survey!

The OECD invites scientists and early-career researchers to participate in the OECD–EU Research and Development Careers Survey!Take ten minutes to help shape the future of research and development careers. You are one of millions of R&D professionals around the world shaping science and in…

OECD

July 28, 2026

natural sciences

Latvia’s Relief – a Vast Ice Age Archive. What Are University of Latvia Scientists Studying in It?

Although glaciers are now retreating mainly in mountainous and polar regions, the most rapid disappearance of glaciers in the territory of Latvia occurred at the end of the last Ice Age. Latvia’s present-day relief is like a vast Ice Age archive, preserving evidence of how the Scandinavian Ice Shee…

Kristaps Lamsters (Latvijas Universitātes Eksakto zinātņu un tehnoloģiju fakultātes Ģeoloģijas nodaļas asociētais profesors un vadošais pētnieks)

July 28, 2026

science communication

The Traveling Exhibition “Research Latvia 2026” on display at The Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics and at The Ogre Central Library

The travelling exhibition “Research Latvia 2026”, created by the Ministry of Education and Science, offers a unique opportunity to discover 12 outstanding Latvian scientists and their contributions to the development of society and research. In May, the travelling exhibition and the science calenda…

researchLatvia

July 27, 2026

social sciences researcher science communication

RSU researcher Anna Žabicka defends her dissertation at the University of Vienna following several years of research and eight months of living in a residential care home

What really happens in a residential care home? What is everyday life like for people in a place that society often views only through stereotypes? To find answers to these questions, social anthropologist and researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Anna Žabic…

Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte

July 27, 2026