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Outstanding Education and Science Professionals Receive the Cabinet of Ministers Award and Certificates of Recognition

Ahead of Latvia’s Proclamation Day on 18 November, 20 outstanding professionals in the fields of research, education and sport will receive government awards, including four who will receive the Cabinet of Ministers Award and 16 who will receive Certificates of Recognition from the Cabinet of Minis…

Ministry of Education and Science

October 21, 2026

achievements

International EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026 Held at the University of Latvia

From 15 to 17 October, EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026 Latvia took place at the University of Latvia, bringing together technology developers, engineers, entrepreneurs and other participants interested in the development of defence technologies. Over three days, 22 teams worked on solutions in the fie…

University of Latvia

October 21, 2026

natural sciences technologies

RTU and Australian Scientists Prove That Static Electricity Can Be Controlled

Scientists from Riga Technical University (RTU) and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia have demonstrated that static electricity generated when two materials come into contact can be controlled. This discovery changes the previously prevailing view that electrostatic di…

Riga Technical University

October 20, 2026

humanities and arts

Immersion in Reality: The Affective Dimension of Realism in Inga Ābele’s Short Stories

We invite you to read literary scholar Zita Kārkla’s analysis of writer Inga Ābele’s short stories, published on the literature and philosophy portal punctummagazine.lv. “By giving preference to atmosphere, gestures and the subtle intensity of lived experience, the world of Ābele’s stori…

Zita Kārkla, literary scholar

October 20, 2026

quantum technologies

Scientist “in a Quantum State” Andris Ambainis

Artificial intelligence has recently solved hundreds of highly complex mathematical problems. One of them – within a few hours, although scientists from around the world had worked on it for almost 30 years. Quantum computers promise to transform science. Meanwhile, autonomous weapons systems are a…

TVNET.lv

October 19, 2026

experience stories of researchers

RSU Researcher Anna Žabicka Receives International Recognition for Her PhD Dissertation

Anna Žabicka, a researcher at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Social Sciences, has received the 2026 Frobenius Research Promotion Prize for her PhD dissertation, All Roads Lead to the Pansionāts: State Care as a Socio-Spatial Fix in an Emptying Rural Latvia. The Frobenius Research Pr…

Riga Stradiņš University

October 19, 2026

competition

National Research Programme Project Call Launched for New Solutions to Improve Public Health

The Latvian Council of Science has announced an open call for project proposals under the National Research Programme “Public Health”. The total funding available in the call amounts to EUR 3,487,500, and 12 research projects are planned to be funded. Project proposals must be submitted by 9 N…

Latvian Council of Science

October 16, 2026

innovation artificial intelligence

RTU to Open theaiLAB – a Stanford University-Inspired Laboratory for Working with Artificial Intelligence

On 19 October at 6:00 p.m., a new laboratory, theaiLAB, will be inaugurated at the Riga Technical University (RTU) Scientific Library, located at 5 Paula Valdena Street. The laboratory will provide students and anyone interested with an opportunity to create, explore, and refine ideas using artific…