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Space Technology Start-Ups are Invited to Apply for The Incubation Programme
Latvian space technology start-ups can apply for the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre "ESA BIC Latvia" incubation programme. The programme will support 12 start-ups over the next five years with €60,000 each in funding, mentoring, advice and other support. …

Labs of Latvia | ESA BIC Latvia

March 21, 2025

security technologies research

Minister of Defence Explores the Scientific Potential for Strengthening National Security
To foster collaboration between science and the defence sector, on March 20, Minister of Defence Andris Sprūds visited the University of Latvia (UL). During the visit, the minister familiarized himself with UL’s scientific potential, which could significantly contribute to national security, and di…

University of Latvia

March 20, 2025

CERN

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

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

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