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International cooperation and funding for research will be promoted

For the development of Latvian research international cooperation, full participation in the "Horizon Europe" program and attracting funding for the implementation of research, Latvian scientific institutions will have access to European Union (EU) fund support in the amount of more than 15.7 milli…

Ministry of Education and Science

July 24, 2024

Pāvels Pestovs: Creative thinking is important not only in the arts, but also in STEM

Pāvels Pestovs director of Riga 72nd Secondary School There is a difference of opinion in society as to whether we should assess art and music subjects in schools, forgetting that assessment is about giving feedback to help students learn more, not just about giving a grade. At the same time, th…

Ministry of Education and Science

July 24, 2024

Turiba University has patented the first IT control system approach to a unique device in Latvia

Turiba University has patented the first IT control system approach to a unique device in Latvia in June. It reads the brain's low-frequency radio waves and is able to use it to control the device, making it move in different directions, thus connecting technology with the human mind. This user …

Turiba University

July 23, 2024

63 applications from Latvian women researchers have been received for the Baltic States scholarship for women in research

63 applicants from Latvia have applied for the competition "Baltic scholarship for women in science 2024" announced by the Latvian Academy of Sciences and the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO. 50 applications were received in the field of natural sciences, engineering and technology, medicine…

Latvian Academy of Sciences

July 23, 2024

Electromagnetic methods for 3D printing of metals will be researched

The Institute of Physics of the University of Latvia (LU FI) in cooperation with the Dresden-based research laboratory "Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf" will research the topic of metal 3D printing and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) methods of processing metal materials. Metal additive manufactu…

The Institute of Physics of the University of Latvia

July 22, 2024

Artificial intelligence solution "Synapse" helps to recognize stroke

Latvian artificial intelligence solution developer "Apply" in cooperation with radiologists - assoc. Prof. Kārlis Kupčs and Dr. Andris Veiss - have created the solution "Synapse", which with the help of computer vision will help health care specialists in hospitals to diagnose strokes faster. Since…

Latvian artificial intelligence solutions developer "Apply"

July 22, 2024

Research and Art Project "Laboratory of Infinite Discovery"

The research and art project "Laboratory of Infinite Discovery" has been opened in the art center NOASS. NOASS in cooperation with Riga Technical Univeristy's (RTU) Institute of Water Systems and Biotechnology (USBI) has created an interdisciplinary and innovative project that reflects the current …

RTU Institute of Water Systems and Biotechnology

July 19, 2024

The competition for young scientists of the European Union will be held in Latvia in 2025

The competition is Europe's most important exhibition of student scientific research works, which showcases the best student research works in the European Union and beyond. The competition traditionally gathers the most talented students between the age of 14 and 20, giving them the opportunity to…

Ministry of Education and Science

July 19, 2024

Provides co-financing for an international cancer screening project, led by Latvia

The European Commission program "EU-health" for the project "Joint action on the implementation of the new EU cancer screening scheme" (EUCanScreen), led by the Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine (KPMI) of the University of Latvia (LU), will receive the necessary co-financing from the st…

Anda Asere, Labs of Latvia

July 18, 2024