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Five High School Students Selected to Shadow Latvian Scientists at CERN on Job Shadow Day

As part of Job Shadow Day, from April 2–4, five high school students will travel to Switzerland to gain firsthand insight into the work of Latvian scientists – physicists and engineers – at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The Ministry of Education and Science ensures Latvia’s…

Riga Technical University | researchLatvia

March 20, 2025

technologies

Riga Technical University has Launched a Training Program for Cybersecurity Specialists

Riga Technical University (RTU) has launched a training program for cybersecurity specialists, which has attracted a large number of applicants. The training will take place in four specializations over two months, and the knowledge gained will be applied by specialists to implement specific cybers…

Labs of Latvia

March 19, 2025

science communication

Daugavpils University Science Awards for the Year Presented

On March 18, the Hesperides Golden Apple, the symbol of knowledge and eternal youth of Daugavpils University, was presented during a ceremony at the Daugavpils University Concert Hall. The Daugavpils University Science Awards for the Year were granted to DU researchers for their outstanding ac…

Daugavpils University

March 19, 2025

natural sciences

Researchers from the Daugavpils University Discovered and described 111 New Beetle Species

In 2024, the beetle research group at Daugavpils University (DU) discovered and described 111 new beetle species for science, 7 new genera, and one subgenus. Two of the newly described genera and ten new species are fossilized and no longer found today, having been discovered in Baltic amber inclus…

Daugavpils University

March 18, 2025

experience stories of researchers

Researcher Agnese Brangule on the Challenges in Chemistry

Imagine a scientist who has an idea for a research project but needs other researchers from various countries around the world to help prepare the project application, submit it to a competition, and get the research approved and funded. To introduce and convince these researchers to participate in…

Rīga Stradiņš University

March 18, 2025

natural sciences

Will Weeds Be Eternal? What Did Researchers Discover?

The project 'Characterization and Dynamics of the Seed Microbiome in the Weed Soil Seed Bank,' managed by the Latvian Council of Science under the fundamental and applied research program, implemented by the Latvia University of Agriculture in collaboration with the Latvian Biomedical Research and …

March 17, 2025

March Research Spotlight: Renāte Ranka. A Personalized Approach to More Precise Treatment

Medicine and public health rely on scientific discoveries that help develop more precise diagnostic and treatment methods, thereby improving patient care and quality of life. Dr. biol. Renāte Ranka is a tenured professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU). Her scientific i…

researchLatvia

March 17, 2025

space

Agreement between LAIK and DAIF Latvia to Strengthen Latvia's Space Technologies

The agreement between the Latvian Space Industry Association (LAIK) and the Latvian Security and Defense Industry Federation "DAIF Latvia" aims to strengthen cooperation between Latvia's space and security industries, promoting innovation and development, and jointly enhancing the country's defense…

DAIF Latvia

March 14, 2025

experience stories of researchers medicine

The Story of Aging from a Scientific Perspective

"The number you have in your passport does not mean that you should stop at any point. You can, and you should, continue to work, move, learn, enjoy, and experience life because what we were taught about the aging process when we were children, or what we see around us, is only a part of reality. E…

LSM

March 13, 2025