science communication experience stories of researchers
From Gene Researcher in Cambridge to Latvian Marathon Champion: Anna Kļučņika
There are people whose professional and everyday lives seem to unfold in two completely different worlds. For Anna Kļučņika, one of them is a laboratory in Cambridge, where she works with cell and gene-editing technologies, while the other is the marathon course. Both are united by patie…
Annija Beire "latviesi.com"
October 8, 2026
Hybrid event
International Open Access Week
19.10.2026
All day
UL House of Science, Jelgavas Street 3, Riga
science communication
How Innovation Emerges at a University: An Environment Where Students Are Allowed to Try and Grow
How can we encourage students not only to acquire knowledge in the lecture hall, but also to start thinking like researchers, innovators, or future entrepreneurs? How can we create an environment where a young person is not afraid to experiment, make mistakes, and develop their ideas? These are the…
Ministry of Education and Science
October 8, 2026
international collaboration research
Latvia Begins Collaboration with the Sherbrooke Quantum Technology Ecosystem in Canada
The Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) and the Economic Development Department of the City of Sherbrooke have signed a three-year cooperation agreement. This agreement will connect Latvian companies and research organizations with one of Canada’s most significant quantum technology ec…
The Latvian Investment and Development Agency
October 7, 2026
Conference
Conference “Historical and Memory Challenges in the Baltic Region during the 20th and 21st Centuries: Transformations, Structures, and Agency”
15.10.2026
All day
UL Doctoral School
achievements natural sciences
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for neutrino research and the establishment of an observatory at the South Pole
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Belgian-born American scientist Francis Halzen for his contribution to neutrino research and the establishment of the “IceCube” observatory at the South Pole. Thanks to Halzen’s ideas, scientists succeeded in discovering a new type of neutrino …
lsm.lv
October 7, 2026
space
European Space Agency education office ESERO Latvia to open in Latvia
The University of Latvia (UL), together with its partners Ventspils University of Applied Sciences and the Cēsis Space Education Centre, has concluded an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) on the establishment and implementation of the European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO) in…
University of Latvia ESERO Latvia team
October 6, 2026
medicine public health research
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for discoveries in optogenetics
This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to German and American scientists who made significant discoveries in the field of optogenetics and laid the foundations for new advances in neuroscience. Their discoveries helped explain how nerve cells in the brain influence human sensations, b…
lsm.lv
October 6, 2026
sports science
Too much or still too little? Specialists explain how to find the right level of physical activity for you
Starting to move is a good thing, but going straight from a sedentary daily routine to a ten-kilometre run may not be the best idea. On the “Radio SWH TV” programme “Latvia in Science”, produced in cooperation with “Rietumu Banka” and the University of Latvia (UL) Foundation, UL researcher Zane Ruž…
The Radio SWH TV programme “Latvia in Science”
October 6, 2026