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There is hardly a greater motivator for a scientist than to see the fruits of their labour – inventions, technologies, products – on the shelf in Latvia and abroad.

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Experience stories of Latvian researchers

Aging Processes and the Power of Cognitive Reserve: Scientific Journey of RSU Leading Researcher Kristīne Šneidere

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LOSI and BMC Announce a Grant Competition for Doctoral Students Pursuing an Academic Career

The Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LOSI) and the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre (BMC) are announcing a grant competition for doctoral students aiming to develop an academic career. Doctoral grants for academic careers are individual grants that provide funding for doctoral…

Latvijas Organiskā sintēzes institūts

December 10, 2024

bioeconomy

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies Launches Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy HUB

To foster innovation development and collaboration in bioeconomy on an international level, the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU) has established a Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy HUB. This is the first initiative of its kind in Latvia, aiming to significantly boost the col…

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

December 10, 2024

research collaboration

Luge Federation Explores How Scientists Can Support Sports

To learn more about the sports technologies developed by scientists at Riga Technical University (RTU) and how they could help representatives of Latvia’s luge sports achieve better results, a delegation from the Latvian Luge Federation visits RTU. RTU scientists and engineers, including those f…

Riga Technical University

December 9, 2024

collaboration

Develops Next-Generation Batteries and Enhances Hydrogen Technologies

The University of Latvia’s Institute of Solid State Physics (UL CFI), the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (EDI), and Riga Technical University (RTU), in collaboration with Swiss scientists, will research and develop solutions to enhance the stability of energy supply systems, advance …

UL Institute of Solid State Physics

December 9, 2024

financing achievements

Fermented Plant-Based Product Brand "Gutopia" Triumphs in the "Empowering Women in Agrifood" Program

In the international entrepreneurship support program "Empowering Women in Agrifood" (EWA), Kristīne Štikāne from Sigulda, the founder of the fermented plant-based product brand Gutopia, secured the top prize of €10,000. The second-place award of €5,000 was won by Elīna Zandere from Jūrmala, the fo…

Riga Technical University

December 6, 2024

doctoral studies

What Are Young Latvian Scientists Researching with European Funding?

The main goal is to develop the scientific careers of new doctoral graduates and encourage independent research. It also serves as a way to motivate and integrate young scientists into the scientific community, gain international experience, and lay the foundation for their scientific careers, says…

Ilze Kuzmina / Latvijas Avīze

December 6, 2024

research

Arnolds Klotiņš Releases Study “The Many Faces of Musical Modernism”

Published by the Institute of Literature, Folklore, and Art of the University of Latvia (UL), the study “The Many Faces of Musical Modernism: The Development of 20th-Century New Music and Avant-Garde in the Sound Art of Latvia and Its Baltic Neighbors” explores how musical expression and style evol…

UL Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art

December 5, 2024

collaboration

International Companies Join Latvia's Microchip Initiative

To strengthen Latvia's capacity to become a significant player in the global supply chains for vital microchip production, new partners have joined the national microchip initiative, including several large foreign companies or their Latvian subsidiaries. The memorandum of understanding has been…

Riga Technical University

December 5, 2024

financing

Rīga Stradiņš University to Launch Higher Education Funding System Pilot Project

On Tuesday, December 3, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the decision proposed by the Ministry of Education and Science, allowing Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) to transition to an institutional funding model. This new pilot project will provide significant benefits in the fields of higher educati…

Ministry of Education and Science

December 4, 2024

researcher financing achievements

Latvian Scientist Receives Europe’s Most Prestigious Research Grant

On December 3, the recipients of Europe’s most prestigious research grant—the European Research Council (ERC) grant—were announced. After a break of over a decade, a Latvian scientist has been awarded this honor. Sociologist and tenured professor at the University of Latvia (UL), Inta Mieriņa, will…

University of Latvia

December 4, 2024

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Researcher Spotlight: Sandra Muižniece-Brasava

Dr. sc. ing. Sandra Muižniece-Brasava, Professor and leading researcher, Faculty of Food Technology, Head of the Department of Technology and Knowledge Transfer, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Corresponding Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Sandra’s main research interests are sustainable food packaging technologies and optimisation of food packaging according to an eco-design strategy.

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Researcher Spotlight: Gints Kučinskis

Dr. phys. Gints Kučinskis, Leading researcher and Head of the Laboratory of Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage, Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia. Physicist Gints Kučinskis has used his more than five years of experience working in research institutes in Germany to establish what is probably the largest battery materials research group in Latvia at the ISSP UL, successfully collaborating with both local start-ups and Europe’s leading lithium-ion battery manufacturing companies.

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Researcher Spotlight: Jānis Veliks

Dr. chem. Jānis Veliks Leading researcher and Head of the Laboratory of Organic Synthesis, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis. The main research focus of Jānis Veliks is the development of new – efficient, easy to use and stable – fluoromethylene group reagents for the simultaneous introduction of fluorine and carbon atoms into organic compounds. These reagents allow new fluorinated molecules to be formed more easily and their most important potential application is in the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients, as on average one in four of them contains at least one fluorine atom.

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