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Jana Kukaine's monograph on feminist art in post-socialism is published

Jana Kukaine's book "Visceral Aesthetics: Affects and Feminist Art in Postsocialism" is an innovative and at the same time exhaustive research in feminist aesthetics. The author provides an answer to the question of how to think about feminist art in a post-socialist situation, thus also in the con…

The Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the LU

August 21, 2024

Institute of Electronics and Computer Science – Quantum research

Since The Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (EDI) and the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding on “Developing Quantum Technologies in Latvia”, EDI is already conducting research in the field of quantum technologies. The Horizon Europe project A-IQ Rea…

The Institute of Electronics and Computer Science

August 20, 2024

The first international professional doctorate summer school is taking place in Stāmeriena

This week, from August 19 to 22, the first international professional doctorate summer school jointly organized by the Latvian Academy of Culture (LKA) and the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater (LMTA) is taking place in Stāmeriena. Latvian and Lithuanian doctoral students will meet internatio…

Latvian Academy of Culture

August 19, 2024

Unexpectedly high participation in RSU, Cēsu County Council and "Roche Latvija" survey of the people in Piebalga

In order to find out the development and changes in the physical structure of people, the first anthropological research project of the inhabitants of Piebalga took place 87 years ago under the leadership of Professor Jēkabs Prīmanis. At that time, more than 4,000 residents of Vecpiebalga and Jaunp…

Rīga Stradiņš University

August 19, 2024

BAFF broadcast: Paula Elksne, educational innovation researcher in the USA

"Beyond BAFF" is a series of broadcasts exploring the journeys of Baltic-American Freedom Foundation (BAFF) alumni. In this episode, you can listen to a conversation with Paula Elksne, an educational researcher who wants to promote fairness, equality and happiness in her work, as well as strives fo…

Baltic-American Freedom Foundation (BAFF)

August 16, 2024

The long-term research program will develop at least 45 technologies until 2032

In the fall of 2024, the Ministry of Economy will start the implementation of the first long-term national research program "Innovation Fund - long-term research program" in Latvia. 22 million euros are available for the first stage of the program from 2024 to 2026. The program is intended to su…

Anda Asere, Labs of Latvia

August 16, 2024

The 2024 open project selection of the research cooperation initiative of the countries of the Baltic Sea Region, Ukraine and the United States of America has ended

In order to support excellence in research, education and innovation, as well as to promote the integration of Ukrainian researchers into the global research community, the selection of project applications for the cooperation initiative of the Baltic Sea Region, Ukraine and the United States of Am…

Latvian Council of Science

August 15, 2024

A computer model created by Latvian researchers reproduces the creation of matter in deep space

The model created by astronomers of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences has already made it possible to understand that the composition of interstellar ice is similar in different cosmic nebulae, since the composition of ice is regulated simultaneously by several mechanisms. Further applicatio…

Ventspils University of Applied Sciences

August 15, 2024

Inspiration and networking - Rihards Ruska represents Latvia at a prestigious event for Nobel laureates

This summer, from June 30 to July 5, Lindau, Germany hosted the 73rd meeting of Nobel laureates, which this year was dedicated to physics. Latvia was represented at this event for the first time in history, as among the invited 650 young researchers was Rihards Ruska, scientific assistant of the Sp…

Institute of Solid State Physics of the University of Latvia

August 14, 2024