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Saeima approves modern accreditation model to improve quality in higher education

On Thursday, 12 March, the Saeima approved amendments to the Law on Higher Education Institutions and the Law on Education, proposed by the Ministry of Education and Science. The changes envisage a transition from accreditation of study fields to cyclical accreditation of higher education instituti…

Ministry of Education and Science

March 13, 2026

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Science for Life: New Infrastructure for Bioeconomy Research

What do cosmetic cream, home insulation foam and plywood have in common? All of these products can use compounds derived from birch bark. Researchers at the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, working together with industrial partners, are investigating how these natural compounds can be tra…

Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LSIWC)

March 12, 2026

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Researchers of the Latvian Academy of Culture have developed a report on the legal and policy framework for crafts in Europe.

A research team from the Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC) has prepared the report “Report on Legal and Policy Frameworks of Crafts in Europe: Approaches at the National Level” within the international research project “Transforming Craft Knowledge into Sustainable, Inclusive and Economically Viable…

Latvian Academy of Culture

March 12, 2026

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Latvian Researchers in the Fight Against Cancer

At the end of 2025, Latvian researchers conducted a unique experiment demonstrating the development of a new radiopharmaceutical agent for early cancer diagnosis and therapy, which will help patients receive more precise treatment and reduce side effects.In the spring 2026 issue of the University o…

Ieva Lazdiņa | Editor, University of Latvia Magazine "Alma Mater"

March 11, 2026

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RSU Institute of Public Health Joins an International Project to Reduce the Burden of Infection-Related Cancer

Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) Institute of Public Health (IPH) is one of the partners in the international EU4Health project European Joint Action on Strategy for Health Interventions to Eliminate Infection-related Cancer (SHIELD). The project aims to reduce morbidity and premature mortality cause…

Rīga Stradiņš University

March 11, 2026

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Meet the Young Scientist! – A Conversation with Rihards Ruska

Rihards Ruska is a doctoral student at the University of Latvia (UL) and is developing his PhD thesis at the UL Institute of Solid State Physics on the applications of luminescent nanomaterials in biosensors. Recently, Rihards received the Artūrs Balklavs Prize of the Latvian Academy of Sciences fo…

Latvian Association of Young Researchers

March 10, 2026

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RSU launches Baltic-German cooperation project to strengthen dementia research methodology

A new Baltic-German cooperation project is being launched at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), involving the development of a training programme focused on learning and applying a unified research methodology for studies on cognitive disorders. The project ‘From Community Screening to Imaging: T…

Rīga Stradiņš University

March 10, 2026

medicine

Latvian Scientists Search for Methods for Early Detection of Stomach Cancer

The longest study in the history of Latvian medicine has been completed, aiming to develop screening methods for the early detection and prevention of stomach and intestinal cancers. Stomach cancer is one of the deadliest oncological diseases in Europe, and Latvia has one of the highest incidence r…

Judīte Čunka | Latvian Television

March 9, 2026

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Tilde to develop an AI Assistant for Earth Observation platform

Tilde has been selected to develop the project “AI Assistant for Data Discovery on the EO Baltic Platform.” The activity is financed by the European Space Agency and will be implemented by Tilde as Prime Contractor in close cooperation with Baltic Satellite Service (BSS) as Sub-contractor. …

Tilde

March 9, 2026