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The European Commission has launched a call for nominations of outstanding researchers to be shortlisted for the European Commission's Group of Chief Scientific Advisors

The European Commission has announced a call for nominations of outstanding researchers to be included in the list of candidates for future participation in the European Commission's Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (GCSA). The aim is to select and nominate outstanding researchers who could be…

Latvian Science Council

September 4, 2024

EU funds will support research projects

The Central Finance and Contracts Agency (CFLA) has announced an open selection of projects, inviting scientific institutions and the Latvian Science Council to apply for funding from European Union (EU) funds to support already developed research projects. This program, prepared by the Ministry…

The Central Finance and Contracts Agency

September 3, 2024

Three young Latvian researchers receive Baltic scholarships for women in research

Three young female researchers - dr. chem. Daniela Godiņa, Dr. Phil. Anne Sauka and Mg. League Ignatāne - form Latvia have become laureates of the "Baltic scholarship for women in research 2024" competition announced this year by the Latvian Academy of Sciences and the Latvian National Commission f…

Latvian Academy of Sciences

September 3, 2024

Researcher Spotlight: Jānis Veliks

Dr. chem. Jānis Veliks Leading researcher and Head of the Laboratory of Organic Synthesis, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis. Creativity has and should have no limits – the more creative a scientist is, the more likely they are to create something new, unique, unprecedented and more usefu…

research Latvia

September 1, 2024

The asteroid, discovered in 2017, is named in honor of the Latvian astronomer

Asteroid "(658787) Alksnis = 2017 UM95" - the asteroid discovered on the night of October 19, 2017 at the Baldone Astrophysics Observatory was confirmed with that name in June of this year. The name was given in honor of Andrejs Alksnis, a researcher at the Baldone Astrophysics Observatory. The obs…

Ilgmārs Eglītis, University of Latvia

August 30, 2024

Research opportunities to reduce mortality from cardiovascular disease

The Scientific Institute of the Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital in cooperation with the University of Latvia, the Riga Eastern University Clinical Hospital and the Health Inspectorate has launched a research "Possibilities of reducing medically preventable mortality in patients with car…

Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital Scientific Institute

August 29, 2024

A conversation with young researchers about the concept of "Think slowly"

A study on the consumption of research and public participation in Latvia concluded that only 21% of the population are informed about specific Latvian researchers, and 20% about Latvian scientific achievements [1]. Therefore, the purpose of the social campaign of The Latvian Association of Young R…

Latvian Association of Young Researchers

August 29, 2024