Lecture
Lecture on ethnic and freak shows in the territory of Latvia at the turn of the 20th century
2026-07-27
2:00 pm
Ainažu iela 74, Saulkrasti
research entrepreneurship
RTU, together with the company “Kinetics Nail Systems”, is launching a new initiative – industrial scholarships for bachelor’s and master’s students
Riga Technical University (RTU) and the company “Kinetics Nail Systems” are launching a new initiative – a scholarship programme for bachelor’s and master’s students in the “Materials Engineering” and “Materials Science and Nanotechnology” study programmes at RTU’s Faculty of Natural Sciences and T…
Riga Technical University
July 24, 2026
research
A new climate education project will help Latvian schools, municipalities, and society better understand the risks of climate change
The University of Latvia (UL), in cooperation with the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LEGMC), has begun implementing the European Commission-funded climate education project “H-Extremes-LV: From Classroom to Community, Adapting to Hydrometeorological Extremes in Latvia”. Its a…
Latvijas Universitāte
July 24, 2026
Face-to-face event
Youth Opportunities Festival “KOPUMS”
2026-08-12
All day
Olimpiskais centrs, Stacijas iela 30, Rēzekne
space
From Ventspils University of Applied Sciences to the European Space Agency
The opportunity to work at the European Space Agency (ESA) seems like a dream come true to many. For Ventspils University of Applied Sciences student Mārtiņš Leimants, this opportunity became a reality when, a year ago, he began a one-year internship at the European Space Agency’s ESTEC technology …
Ventspils Augstskola
July 23, 2026
natural sciences
Professor: At least 10% of our waste currently consists of items that have never been used
A large share of waste consists of items that have never been used — mostly from “Shein” and other fast-shopping retailers. Among them, the amount of textile waste is an enormous problem, and it continues to grow every year as fast fashion consumption increases, said Inga Dāboliņa, Head of the Pers…
LSM.lv Dzīvesstila redakcija, "Zināmais nezināmajā"
July 23, 2026
Workshop
Seminar “Metagenomics and Metabolic Modelling in Clinical Microbiome Studies”
2026-09-17
All day
Nacionālais pētniecības un inovāciju institūts, Rātsupītes 1, k-1, Rīga
science
In memoriam. Zigrīda Apala (02.10.1936.–19.07.2026.)
Zigrīda Apala belongs to the now legendary generation of archaeologists of the 1960s–1980s, who were destined to carry out extensive and significant archaeological excavations. Zigrīda Mieriņa entered Latvian archaeology in 1958, when she was employed as a laboratory assistant in the Archaeolo…
Latvian Academy of Sciences
July 22, 2026
science communication
Institute of Horticulture: from Plant Biology Research to New Cultivars
ResearchThe Institute of Horticulture is one of the leading research centres for fruit and vegetable science in the Nordic-Baltic region. For over 80 years, Latvian scientists in Dobele and Pūre have been developing new horticultural cultivars adapted to Baltic climatic conditions, investigating en…
Institute of Horticulture
July 22, 2026
international collaboration
Latvia advocates targeted support for reducing the innovation gap at the meeting of EU research ministers
On 20 and 21 July this year, an informal meeting of European Union research ministers took place in Dublin, Ireland, where Latvia was represented by Ieva Siliņa, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Science (MES). The main aim of the meeting was to agree on the political gu…
Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija/ Research Latvia
July 21, 2026