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RAKUS Joins Latvia’s National Biobank Network BBMRI.LV

On 8 October 2026, Riga East Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS) joined Latvia’s National Biobank Network, BBMRI.LV, by signing an agreement with the National Institute of Research and Innovation (NIRI). The aim of the cooperation is to strengthen Latvia’s biobank network, improve access to resear…

National Institute of Research and Innovation

October 12, 2026

science communication

October Research Spotlight Gints Šmits: Biomimetic Spider Silk for Next-Generation Medical Applications

As a Leading Researcher at the National Institute of Research and Innovation (NIRI) and Head of the Laboratory of Active Compounds of the Central Nervous System, Dr. chem. Gints Šmits also serves as an Associate Professor at the Riga Technical University (RTU). His work lies at the intersectio…

researchLatvia

October 12, 2026

space

Exploring Space in Latvia

Space, or the Universe. Mysterious, unfathomable, yet at the same time full of such astonishing discoveries.Most of us know the most important facts, for example, that space was created as a result of the Big Bang many millions of years ago and that Earth is the only planet on which life is current…

ResearchLatvia

October 9, 2026

collaboration innovation

RTU un Latvijas Kompozītmateriālu asociācija vienojas sadarboties nozares attīstībai

To foster the development of Latvia’s composites sector, research, innovation and education, and to strengthen collaboration between industry and academia, Riga Technical University (RTU) and the Latvian Composites Association (LCA) have agreed to cooperate. “Latvia’s composites industry…

Riga Technical University

October 9, 2026

science communication experience stories of researchers

From Gene Researcher in Cambridge to Latvian Marathon Champion: Anna Kļučņika

There are people whose professional and everyday lives seem to unfold in two completely different worlds. For Anna Kļučņika, one of them is a laboratory in Cambridge, where she works with cell and gene-editing technologies, while the other is the marathon course. Both are united by patie…

Annija Beire "latviesi.com"

October 8, 2026

science communication

How Innovation Emerges at a University: An Environment Where Students Are Allowed to Try and Grow

How can we encourage students not only to acquire knowledge in the lecture hall, but also to start thinking like researchers, innovators, or future entrepreneurs? How can we create an environment where a young person is not afraid to experiment, make mistakes, and develop their ideas? These are the…

Ministry of Education and Science

October 8, 2026

international collaboration research

Latvia Begins Collaboration with the Sherbrooke Quantum Technology Ecosystem in Canada

The Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) and the Economic Development Department of the City of Sherbrooke have signed a three-year cooperation agreement. This agreement will connect Latvian companies and research organizations with one of Canada’s most significant quantum technology ec…

The Latvian Investment and Development Agency

October 7, 2026

achievements natural sciences

Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for neutrino research and the establishment of an observatory at the South Pole

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Belgian-born American scientist Francis Halzen for his contribution to neutrino research and the establishment of the “IceCube” observatory at the South Pole. Thanks to Halzen’s ideas, scientists succeeded in discovering a new type of neutrino …

lsm.lv

October 7, 2026

space

European Space Agency education office ESERO Latvia to open in Latvia

The University of Latvia (UL), together with its partners Ventspils University of Applied Sciences and the Cēsis Space Education Centre, has concluded an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) on the establishment and implementation of the European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO) in…

University of Latvia ESERO Latvia team

October 6, 2026

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