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Drones and Artificial Intelligence Will Help Forests Grow More Valuable
The forest sector is one of the most important cornerstones of the Latvian economy. To increase green wealth, more than 40 thousand ha of forest are restored every year, about half of which is planted or sown. Researchers from Riga Technical University (RTU) and partners are developing an automated…
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Riga Technical University

June 30, 2025

public health

Latvia Strengthens Its Participation in the European Research Infrastructure on Ageing and Health – SHARE ERIC
To promote data-driven research on public health, economic security and social participation in the context of ageing, Latvia is strengthening its involvement in the European-wide research initiative SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe). This interdisciplinary study provides a …
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Aija Bukova-Žideļūna, Rīga Stradiņš University

June 30, 2025

natural sciences

Latvian and Lithuanian Scientists to Research Climate-Resilient Urban Greenery and Develop Training Programmes
Latvia and Lithuania share common challenges related to the implementation of the European Union’s environmental policy, which places particular emphasis on the development of urban green infrastructure and the introduction of climate-adapted, resilient greenery. However, at the practical level, mu…
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Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

June 26, 2025

quantum technologies achievements

How Many Grains Make Up a Heap? Physicists Establish How Many Electrons are Needed for Them to Start Behaving Collectively
Physicists from the Institut Néel in Grenoble, France and the University of Latvia (UL), inspired by sorites paradox sometimes known as the paradox of the heap – how many grains make up a heap? – in a special experiment studied the behaviour of electrons, applying a new universal mathematical metho…
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University of Latvia

June 26, 2025

doctoral studies innovation entrepreneurship

MSCA Competition for Doctoral Networks Opens
The European Commission has opened calls for applications for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks (MSCA Doctoral Networks) call. Its aim is to promote international, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary cooperation through doctoral training in Europe, as well a…
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Latvian Science Council

June 20, 2025