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Researchers’ Night 2026 Activities

Visitors will be welcomed at six educational stations where they can explore the interaction between nutrition, health, the human body, and technology through practical activities.

Fruit and Vegetable Bingo – an engaging game that will help visitors learn more about the importance of fruit and vegetables in the everyday diet.

Sugar Challenge – an opportunity to test your knowledge of the amount of sugar in different products and find out through experiments how sugar affects our everyday lives.

Calorie Bicycle – a practical experiment where visitors can find out how much energy we use while cycling and compare it with the energy consumed through food.

Secrets of the Lamp – an opportunity to explore methods used to assess the condition of the skin and scalp. Using a Wood’s lamp, visitors will be able to observe skin structures and pigmentation characteristics and learn more about diagnostic methods in dermatology.

D’Arsonval – demonstrations will introduce visitors to technologies used in skin and scalp care, as well as skeletal and skin models, providing a closer look at the structure of the human body.

Aromatherapy – an opportunity to explore essential oils and their aromatic properties, and learn what science says about how scents interact with the olfactory system and their potential effects on human well-being.

The activities will take place from 18:00 to 21:00.

  • Event time and duration: 18:00–21:00
  • Event language: Latvian. If necessary, activities/information will also be provided in English and Russian.
  • Location: Graudu iela 68, Zemgale Suburb, Riga, LV-1058

  • How to get there:

    Train “Riga–Jelgava–Riga”, stop “Biznesa augstskola Turība”
    From the railway stop to the university – a 2-minute walk

    Trolleybus No. 27, stop “Graudu iela”
    From the trolleybus stop to the university – a 5-minute walk

    Trolleybus No. 4, stop “Līvciema iela”
    From the trolleybus stop to the university – a 12-minute walk

    Bus No. 56, stop “Graudu iela”
    From the bus stop to the university – a 2-minute walk

Date of event:

September 25, 2026

Time:

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Turība University

Turība University is the largest private university in the Baltics. At us, knowledge goes hand in hand with practical skills - this is a combination that is also highly valued by employers. We inspire young people to be enterprising and implement their ideas, as well as encourage them to act not only at the Latvian, but also international level. There are no limits for motivated and idea-rich people! The university implements 29 study programs, 13 of which are also available in English. Young people from more than 40 countries of the world study with us. We implement national and internationally accredited educational programs and carry out scientific and practical research in order to develop the business competences of society and promote the development of the region. The university has been granted permanent accreditation.