Hybrid event

Project Closing Event: "Academic Career Reform in Latvia – Achievements and Next Steps"

2026-02-20

9:00 am

LU Doktorantūras skolas zālē “Sapere aude”, Kalpaka bulvārī 4, Rīgā.

Lecture

Atte Jääskeläinen’s Lecture at the University of Latvia

2026-02-27

4:00 pm

University of Latvia, Mazā aula Raiņa bulvārī 19

research

Growth in Latvia’s Attracted Funding in EIT Programs

Grant funding from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) in Latvia has increased from EUR 915 thousand in 2021 to EUR 1.15 million in 2025.To ensure that EIT support delivers maximum long-term added value to Latvia’s economy and society in the future, particular attention in the…

Labs of Latvia

February 18, 2026

Conference

Plenary session “Building the Innovation Ecosystem” – a strategic insight into the development of the innovation environment

2026-02-15

9:30 am

UL House of Science, Jelgavas Street 3, Riga

research research public health

The Body Trapped in a State of Chronic Infection: RSU Studies a Long-Misunderstood Disease

For decades, people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), have found themselves in a strange and painful grey zone between illness and disbelief. They feel profoundly unwell, yet are repeatedly told that nothing is wrong. Many have lost careers, rel…

Bhupesh Kumar Prusty, RSU Tenure Professor | Paul Watton

February 17, 2026

Lecture

Why a summary alone is not enough. A critical approach to scientific literature.

2026-02-25

3:00 pm

RSU Studiju un zinātnes centrs

research

Borrelia Proteins Studied in Latvia to Improve a Lyme Disease Vaccine

In the coming years, a vaccine against tick-borne Lyme disease developed by Pfizer may enter the pharmaceutical market. Meanwhile, research continues at the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre that could lead to even more effective vaccines against this disease. Lyme disease, caused…

Ilze Kuzmina, Latvian News Service

February 16, 2026

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