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Get Involved in RSU’s "Wild Stories" Science Project!
Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) invites everyone to participate in the "Wild Stories" project by sharing unique experiences from Latvia's forests, specifically stories related to mushroom and berry picking. This initiative is dedicated to documenting and preserving Latvia's natural, cultural, and id…

Riga Stradiņš University

November 28, 2024

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The November issue of the newspaper Zinātnes Vēstnesis
The November issue of Zinātnes Vēstnesis, the newspaper of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS), the Latvian Council of Science, and the Latvian Union of Scientists, has been published. In this issue, you can read in Latvian the following articles: LAS: "Ivars Kalviņš Re-Elected as President…

Latvian Academy of Sciences

November 28, 2024

food safety

Ongoing Salmonella Outbreak in Europe Linked to Tomato Consumption
A Salmonella strathcona ST2559 outbreak is currently ongoing in the European Union/EEA and the United Kingdom (UK). From January 1, 2023, to November 5, 2024, 232 cases of Salmonella strathcona ST2559 have been identified in 16 EU/EEA countries: Austria (33), Croatia (3), Czech Republic (10), Denma…

BIOR

November 27, 2024

Latvia’s Peat Industry Moves Towards Sustainability and International Cooperation
On 26 November, the Cabinet of Ministers approved new regulations for the establishment of a scientific research platform and a center of excellence focusing on innovative solutions in peat extraction and processing. The project, with a total funding of 5.98 million euros, will provide significant …

Ministry of Education and Science

November 27, 2024

Grand Opening of the New Clinical Study Base at Stradiņš Hospital
On November 21, the University of Latvia (UL) ceremoniously opened its new clinical study base at Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital (PSCUH). This facility will provide modern study and research spaces for students and faculty members of UL's Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences (FMLS). O…

University of Latvia

November 26, 2024

Study: The Latvian Housing Credit Market Needs a Significant Development Breakthrough
The Latvian housing credit market needs a significant growth breakthrough to become more open, dynamic, diverse, and borrower-friendly – this is the conclusion of the Baltic Financial Centre (BFC) in its first study, a new independent think tank under the auspices of the Riga Business School at Rig…

Riga Technical University

November 22, 2024