space

Apply now to ESA's Junior Professional Programme
Are you passionate about space and looking to build a long-term career in the European space sector? Do you have less than three years of professional experience and a Master’s degree? The European Space Agency is offering a unique opportunity through its Junior Professional Programme (JPP), design…
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The European Space Agency

July 9, 2026

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Discussion

Science Café “Voluntary Mass Surveillance. What Is the Price of Modern Convenience?”

2026-07-10

7:00 pm

AURORA NEXUS FM / Radio NABA studija, Maija parks, Cēsis

social sciences

Packing suitcases is easy — the hardest part is feeling at home again. UL studies the feelings of return migrants
Returning to one’s homeland after many years abroad often seems simple – pack a suitcase and go home. In practice, however, for many people it is an emotionally complex process. Researchers at the University of Latvia (UL) have developed the first conceptual model that explains not only the stress …
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Iveta Ozola-Cīrule (Mg. psych., candidate for a scientific degree, Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Latvia), Baiba Martinsone (Dr. psych., Professor, Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Latvia)

July 8, 2026

international collaboration

UL BA School of Business and Finance students develop an innovative prototype for the circulation of construction materials
Students of the University of Latvia BA School of Business and Finance have developed an innovative prototype of a self-service point for the exchange of construction materials as part of an international research project, which, with the help of artificial intelligence, would be able to assess the…
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University of Latvia BA School of Business and Finance

July 8, 2026

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Seminar

RSU Library webinar “The Library as a Knowledge Navigator. The New Role of the Academic Library in Research and Studies”

2026-08-28

11:00 am

Online

science communication achievements natural sciences

From a bold idea to an ERC interview: a conversation with Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry researcher Laura Andžāne
A few years ago, the idea of a new-generation load-bearing biomaterial made from wood seemed almost unbelievable. Yet it was precisely this idea that took Laura Andži, Leading Researcher at the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LVKĶI), to the final selection round of the European Research …
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Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

July 7, 2026

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Discussion

Science Café “Artificial Intelligence: The Gravedigger or Saviour of Science?”

2026-07-11

11:00 am

AURORA NEXUS FM / Radio NABA studija, Maija parks, Cēsis

innovation social sciences

Measuring what a person cannot say. New RTU laboratory studies human behaviour, emotions and choices
A new laboratory has started work at Riga Technical University (RTU), which will study human behaviour, decision-making and the impact of technologies, namely our attitudes, emotions and reactions to various external stimuli, such as advertisements or disinformation, RTU Faculty of Engineering Econ…
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LSM.lv Dzīvesstila redakcija, "Zināmais nezināmajā"

July 6, 2026

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