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Latvian Scientist Receives Europe’s Most Prestigious Research Grant

On December 3, the recipients of Europe’s most prestigious research grant—the European Research Council (ERC) grant—were announced. After a break of over a decade, a Latvian scientist has been awarded this honor. Sociologist and tenured professor at the University of Latvia (UL), Inta Mieriņa, will…

University of Latvia

December 4, 2024

financing doctoral studies

Strengthening the Quality of Doctoral Studies in Latvia Through New Financing System Improvements

The Ministry of Education and Science has introduced significant amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers regulations to ensure more effective state-budget-funded financing for doctoral studies. These amendments establish clear principles for allocating funding while enhancing financial support for d…

Ministry of Education and Science

December 3, 2024

researcher

Monta Brīvība: Decoding the Genome and Calculating Disease Risks

Monta Brīvība, head of the Genome Center at the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Center, is a genome researcher with a PhD in biology. She is actively involved in both Latvian and European scientific projects, making significant contributions to a field where the unknown still outweighs the kn…

Biomedical Research and Study Centre

December 3, 2024

financing

EIB Supports the Final Phase of the Development of the New University Campus in Riga

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a contract with the University of Latvia (LU) for financing in the amount of 25 million euros to fund the third phase of the development program for the Academic Center in Riga. The goal of this project is to consolidate most of the university's activit…

University of Latvia

December 2, 2024

researcher

Researcher Spotlight: Sandra Muižniece-Brasava

Dr. sc. ing. Sandra Muižniece-Brasava, Professor and leading researcher, Faculty of Food Technology, Head of the Department of Technology and Knowledge Transfer, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Corresponding Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. There is hardly a…

research Latvia

December 1, 2024

science policy OECD

OECD Presents the Final Report on the Development of Evidence Informed Policymaking in Latvia

Today, November 29, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) presented the key findings of the project "Building capacity for evidence-informed policymaking in governance and public administration in a post-pandemic Europe" and introduced Latvia's final report. The recommen…

Ministry of Education and Science

November 29, 2024

space

Space Technologies – An Integral Part of Our Everyday Life

Space technologies are often associated with complex scientific discoveries or distant space exploration missions, but these activities comprise only a small part of the extensive space sector. From using online navigation apps to move around cities or rural areas to assessing and mitigating the af…

Ilze Stikāne, research Latvia

November 29, 2024

medicine

A study on strengthening the vitality of family doctors has been launched at Rīga Stradiņš University

In order to address the shortage of family doctors and the desire of young doctors to become family physicians in Latvia, researchers from Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) have initiated a new project under the State Research Program (SRP) "Public Health" titled "Promoting the Vitality of Family Doct…

Riga Stradiņš University

November 29, 2024

research

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