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Study Reveals Challenges to Youth Participation in Latvia

Young people in Latvia feel most free to express their opinions within their families and among friends, while at school their opportunities to influence decisions are considerably more limited, according to the policy report “Authentic and Meaningful Youth Participation: Exploring the Views and Ex…

Latvian Academy of Culture

October 30, 2026

medicine research

Exploring Ways to Destroy Cancer Cells More Effectively with Radiation Therapy

How can cancer cells be destroyed as effectively as possible in radiation therapy for oncological diseases? This is what young physicist Kristaps Paļskis investigated in his doctoral thesis using accelerator technologies. It is currently an experimental approach to radiation therapy that would make…

lsm.lv

October 29, 2026

pētniecība

Deadline for Completing the Survey on the Research Environment in Latvia Extended Until 16 November

The Latvian Council of Science (LCS), in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science (MoES), informs that the deadline for completing the survey on the research environment in Latvia has been extended until 16 November 2026. The extended deadline provides an opportunity to participate al…

Latvian Council of Science

October 29, 2026

medicine space quantum technologies

State Research Programme “Defence Innovation Research Programme” for 2026–2029 Announced

Based on Paragraph 17 of Cabinet Regulation No. 560 of 4 September 2018, “Procedures for the Implementation of State Research Programme Projects”, the Latvian Council of Science announces an open call for project applications under the State Research Programme “Defence Innovation Research Programme…

Latvian Council of Science

October 28, 2026

medicine public health

RSU Innovation Day to Showcase Solutions for Healthcare and Sport

On 5 November this year, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) will host Innovation Day, bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs, students and cooperation partners. At the event, university researchers will present emerging solutions in diagnostics, drug development and sport, while entrepreneurs and…

Rīga Stradiņš University

October 28, 2026

humanities and arts

Eleven Policy Reports on Latvia’s Cultural Ecosystem and Its Development, Developed by Researchers at the Latvian Academy of Culture, Are Now Available

Following the completion of the Ministry of Culture’s national research programme project “Latvia’s Cultural Ecosystem as a Resource for National Resilience and Sustainability” / CERS, 11 policy reports developed by researchers at the Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC) have been published, bringing t…

Latvian Academy of Culture

October 27, 2026

space

How Does a Solar Eclipse Occur and Why Is It So Rarely Observed

A total solar eclipse is one of the rarest and most spectacular astronomical phenomena observable from Earth. Although a total solar eclipse occurs somewhere on the planet approximately once every 18 months, it may not be seen again at a particular location for several generations. The last total s…

Ventspils University of Applied Sciences

October 27, 2026

medicine biomedicīna pētniecība

National Institute of Research and Innovation: Synergy Between Chemistry and Biomedicine

The National Institute of Research and Innovation (NIRI) is a European-level life and natural sciences research centre in Latvia, established in the summer of 2026 through the merger of the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (OSI) and the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre (BMC). The …

National Institute of Research and Innovation

October 26, 2026

natural sciences humanities and arts medicine

AMBER HORIZONS — Upcoming Research and Academic Career Opportunities at the University of Latvia

The University of Latvia invites outstanding researchers with significant scientific achievements to explore upcoming Associate Professor opportunities within the AMBER HORIZONS programme, which is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions initiative “Choose Europe for Science”. The Universit…

University of Latvia