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Research Conducted on the Impact of Forest Drainage on Carbon Stocks in Forests on Organic Soils
On 26 August, at the library of the Latvian State Forest Research Institute “Silava”, Valters Samariks (ORCID: 0000-0001-9953-0455) successfully defended his doctoral thesis, a thematically unified collection of scientific publications entitled “Carbon Stock Changes after Long-Term Drainage in Fore…
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The Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

August 28, 2026

projekts

Digital Humanities and Social Sciences | 2026–2029
The Latvian Council of Science, in accordance with Paragraph 17 of Cabinet Regulation No. 560 of 4 September 2018, “Procedures for the Implementation of National Research Programme Projects,” announces an open competition for project applications within the National Research Programme “Digital Huma…
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The Latvian Council of Science

August 27, 2026

innovation

WIPO Report: Latvia Strengthens Its Position in the Global Innovation Ecosystem
In the latest report by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), “Innovation Capabilities Outlook 2026,” Latvia is highlighted among the countries that have, in recent years, succeeded in becoming more significant players in the global innovation system. WIPO emphasizes that this is par…
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The Patent Office Republic of Latvia

August 27, 2026

research

A Study on Corticosteroid‑Induced Morphofunctional Changes in Canine Livers and Their Potential Reversibility
On 24 August, at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU VMF), Jevgēnija Kondratjeva defended her doctoral thesis “Corticosteroid-induced morphofunctional changes in liver and their reversal potential in dogs” and obtained the doctoral deg…
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Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

August 26, 2026

science communication

Meet the Young Scientist! – An Interview with Dāvis Dūcis
Dāvis Dūcis is a doctoral student and research assistant at the Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences of the University of Latvia (UL). Dāvis works at the Latvian Collection of Microorganism Cultures, and his doctoral research focuses on whey valorisation using wild-type microorganism strains. Dāvi…
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The Latvian Association of Young Researchers

August 25, 2026

CERN

Latvia Takes the Next Step Towards Full CERN Membership
On Friday, 21 August, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva, Ivars Pundurs, presented the Director-General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and Secretary of the CERN Counci…
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Ministry of Education and Science

August 25, 2026

science communication

Society Trusts What It Understands: A Workshop for Science Communicators
The public’s ability to distinguish research from opinion and disinformation largely depends on how understandably science is communicated. This was precisely the main question for which more than 40 communication professionals from public institutions, universities, and scientific institutes sough…
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researchLatvia | Latvian Council of Science

August 24, 2026