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space research

Optical and Radio Variability of Active Galactic Nuclei — From Intraday Fluctuations to Long-Term Cycles

On 7 July, at an international astrophysics seminar, Ventspils University of Applied Sciences Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre (VIRAC) researcher and University of Latvia doctoral student Vladislavs Bezrukovs presented the results of his research on the optical and radio variability o…

Ventspils Augstskola

July 15, 2026

Seminar

Online seminar “How Deep Tech Companies Break into CERN, ESA and EU Funding Systems”

2026-08-26

10:00 am

Online

Latvian physician Veronika Puiša will go to Antarctica — she will live in isolation for 9 months and study the effects of such an environment on humans

Although Latvia does not have astronauts of its own, we have strong candidates. One of them is Veronika Puiša — a physician who began her career as a general practitioner in Scotland and is currently a member of the European Space Agency’s Medical Board, an aeronautical and space medicine physician…

LSM.lv Dzīvesstila redakcija, "Zināmais nezināmajā"

July 15, 2026

science science policy

A new regulation has been approved for the commercialisation of innovations created by state scientific institutions

On Tuesday, 14 July, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a new regulation that will create a clear and modern legal framework for the transfer of scientific results to the national economy, promoting the development of innovation, cooperation with companies and more effective use of the value created…

Ministru of Education and Science/ Research Latvia

July 14, 2026

Face-to-face event

Science Festival “The Mērsrags Apple”

2026-08-15

All day

Jēgerlejas brīvdabas estrāde, Lielā iela 126, Mērsrags, Mērsraga pagasts

natural sciences public health science

Meet the young scientist — Dagnija Tupiņa

Dagnija Tupiņa is a microbiologist and researcher at the National Research and Innovation Centre (NIRI)*, where she is carrying out the postdoctoral project “Structural Characterisation of the B. burgdorferi Flagellar Collar and Motor Proteins”. Dagnija’s work is related to the development of vacci…

Latvijas Jauno zinātnieku apvienība

July 14, 2026

Seminar

Online Seminar Introducing EMBL and EMBO

2026-07-22

12:00 pm

Online

social sciences

How the digital environment changes our reading abilities: a UL study on reading processes on screens

Researchers from the Faculty of Exact Sciences and Technology (FEST) and the Faculty of Humanities (FH) of the University of Latvia (UL) have launched a fundamental interdisciplinary study to find out how digital devices affect reading habits, attention and text comprehension. Nowadays, texts …

Ilze Ceple, UL FEST Department of Optometry and Vision Science

July 13, 2026

science communication

July Research Spotlight Līga Lepse: Sustainable Vegetable Cultivation Begins with Smart Soil and Resource Use

As a Head of Scientific Board, Leading Researcher at the Agrotechnical Research and Variety Evaluation Department at the Institute of Horticulture (IH) Dr. agr. Līga Lepse, where she has dedicated several decades to researching vegetable cultivation technologies and plant breeding. Her work ad…

researchLatvia

July 13, 2026

research research international collaboration

BioPhoT teams strengthen ties with investors and accelerate the advancement of innovation

In mid-June, more than 20 innovation teams from the BioPhoT platform took part for the first time as a unified Latvian delegation in one of the world’s most important deep technology events — the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit in Amsterdam. Participation in the forum enabled Latvian researchers to st…

BioPhoT

July 10, 2026

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