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First Open Model for Latvian Handwritten Text Recognition Created at the University of Latvia

The first open text recognition model for Latvian handwriting has been created on the Transkribus platform. Developed for the research and digitisation of Latvian handwritten manuscripts, the model will be useful to anyone working with 19th-century Latvian handwritten materials. The model was …

Latvijas Universitāte

June 2, 2026

research natural sciences

How to replicate on Earth a process that occurs in the Sun? Researchers are working on future nuclear fusion technologies

Nuclear fusion is a process in which a large amount of energy is released when light atomic nuclei merge. This process also takes place inside the Sun. Although nuclear fusion is not yet used for commercial energy production, scientists around the world are working on its development, as in the fut…

Matīss Sondars (LU Eksakto zinātņu un tehnoloģiju fakultātes Ķīmiskās fizikas institūta pētnieks)

June 2, 2026

research public health

The National Research and Innovation Institute (NIRI) has been established in Latvia – National Research and Innovation Institute

Today, June 1, at the Kokaru Hall of the Mežaparks Great Stage, with the participation of representatives from the state, universities, and the science sector, the National Research and Innovation Institute (NIRI) — a new European‑level centre for life and natural sciences — was ceremonially opened…

NIRI

June 1, 2026

science communication

The Traveling Exhibition “Research Latvia 2026” on Display at The UL ILFA, UL Botanical Garden and the Ventspils 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

June 1, 2026

science policy

Latvia Advocates for Its Scientific Interests in the European Union Competitiveness Council Regarding the Next EU Research Programme

On Friday, 29 May, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Science (MoES), Jānis Paiders, represented Latvia at the European Union Competitiveness Council in Brussels. At the meeting, the EU Member States discussed issues related to the implementation of the research and innovation pro…

Ministry of Education and Science

May 29, 2026

public health

A significant pilot project has been implemented to improve renal replacement therapy. The Latvian Registry of Kidney Patients has been established.

A significant pilot project has been completed at Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital (PSKUS) in cooperation with Rīga Stradiņš University: Improving the Effectiveness of Chronic Renal Replacement Therapy in Latvia: A Quality and Cost Model as a Tool for Assessing Treatment and Financial Im…

Rīgas Stradiņa Universitāte

May 29, 2026

natural sciences research

24 new bioeconomy projects will be launched in Europe: among them the project FIBRIX, in the implementation of which the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry will also participate

The Circular Bio‑based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has announced 24 new projects aimed at promoting innovation in the bioeconomy and expanding the implementation of circular bio‑based solutions in Europe. The total investment amounts to 172 million euros, covering activities from the establis…

Latvijas Zinātnes padome

May 29, 2026

public health research

Aija Linē: “What is discovered in oncology reaches patients slowly.”

On the day when I interview Professor Aija Linē, she is still the Scientific Director of the Biomedical Research and Study Centre (BMC), as well as leading the cancer biomarker research group at this centre. From June, this work will continue at the National Research and Innovation Institute, in wh…

Zinātnes Vēstnesis

May 28, 2026

public health

Do pollen make you sneeze? Researchers have created an app for personalized allergy risk prediction

During the spring and summer months, when everything is blooming and flowering, allergy symptoms intensify for many people. Pollen in the air can cause both mild discomfort and serious health problems.To help people predict potential risks in a timely manner, researchers at the University of Latvia…

lsm.lv

May 28, 2026