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Researcher Spotlight

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Experience stories of Latvian researchers

Daina Eglīte-Antona is a young researcher whose work focuses on the creation of new food products.

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November 10 – World Science Day for Peace and Development

World Science Day for Peace and Development, celebrated annually on November 10, is an opportunity to highlight the significance of science in addressing global challenges and its contribution to sustainable development. Latvia proudly marks this day, emphasizing its notable achievements and contri…

researchLatvia

November 8, 2024

Supercomputers Widely Used in Precision Medicine

The Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre has been extensively using the resources of the RTU HPC Centre’s supercomputer in recent years. Projects such as the European "1+ Million Genomes" initiative and the establishment of the Latvian State Genome Bank would not be possible without the use…

Kintija Bulava, RTU HPC Centre

November 8, 2024

Veronika Puiša Represents Latvia on the European Space Agency’s Medical Board

Already during her studies at the University of Latvia, her classmates called Veronika Puiša ‘the girl who wants to work in space’—this was her answer to a professor’s question about the students’ future dreams. Now, it’s no longer just a dream: she is a member of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) …

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November 8, 2024

A New Material Developed Within the "BarkBuild" Project

Scientists of the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry in collaboration with the partners of the "BarkBuild" project have developed a dense, moisture-resistant board for use in construction. The material is produced from the solid residue left after extracting suberic acids from birch and poly…

Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

November 7, 2024

Media Literacy in Latvia: Insufficient Foundations While "Fighting the Fire" of Disinformation

In the last week of October, we marked the fourth UNESCO World Media and Information Literacy Week. Thanks to the active involvement of 11 countries, including Latvia, this week was established by the UN General Assembly in 2021 with the goal of improving people's skills in dealing with information…

PhD Agnese Dāvidsone, Rector of Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences

November 7, 2024

The research by Dace Bula "Literary Nature Culture: An Ecocritical Reading of Regīna Ezera's Zooprose" is being published

The study published by the University of Latvia Institute (UL) of Literature, Folklore and Art is the first monographic study in the field of ecocriticism. It explores how Regīna Ezera (1930–2002) in her short prose creates nature cultures - textual worlds in which nature is not merely a passive ba…

Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia

November 6, 2024

Latvian Scientists Drive Cooperation and Innovation in Quantum Technology in the Baltic Sea Region

The development of quantum technologies both in Latvia and across Europe is a significant driver of innovation, economic growth, and enhanced security. At the international forum "5G Techritory", a special co-creation event took place where Baltic Sea region countries presented their achievements a…

Research Latvia

November 6, 2024

RSU concludes data collection phase of the Piebalga anthropological expedition

Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) has successfully completed the data collection phase of the ambitious project "J. Prīmanis Latvian Population Anthropological Research Project: Piebalga", which involved nearly 700 residents of Piebalga. This expedition is one of the most significant activities in rec…

Riga Stradiņš University

November 6, 2024

Bridging Science and Business

On the evening of 31 October, the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) hosted an experience-sharing event at the Startup House Riga, aimed at exploring how chemists can translate their discoveries into viable business projects. The evening was inaugurated by Dr. chem. Stefano Donad…

Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis

November 5, 2024

Applications are now open to the ESA Student Internship Programme

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced its annual Student Internship Programme, and internship positions are also open to students from Latvia. Students can apply until the end of November in a wide range of fields, including engineering, science, IT, natural and social sciences, business, e…

European Space Agency

November 5, 2024

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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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Researcher Spotlight: Brigita Dejus

Ph. D. Brigita Dejus, Leading researcher, Water Research and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Riga Technical University (RTU). Brigita is a young RTU researcher whose research work is related to water, wastewater monitoring and treatment. She developed her PhD thesis while studying at RTU and the Royal Swedish Institute of Technology, studying the potential of using microscopic fungi in the treatment of wastewater from pharmaceutically active substances.

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