space innovation

Operation of the Large Hadron Collider, which is important for exploring the Universe, is halted for upgrades – Latvian scientists will also take part in the maintenance
Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, have completed the final work required to suspend for four years all experiments that rely on the 27-kilometre-long Large Hadron Collider (LHC). This is related to the maintenance required by the accelerator, during which it wil…
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Kārlis Miksons, LTV News Service

June 30, 2026

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Discussion

Science Café “Shall We Talk About Biobanks?!”

2026-07-10

5:00 pm

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

natural sciences

Mārtiņš Briedis: The latest technologies in ornithology are almost a revolution
Ornithologist Mārtiņš Briedis is a leading researcher at the Institute of Biology of the University of Latvia (UL) and has also been working at the Swiss Ornithological Institute for almost nine years, studying bird migration. M. Briedis says of himself: I still have one foot in Latvia, but my main…
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Ilze Kuzmina, Zinātnes Vēstnesis

June 30, 2026

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Online event

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks Call Brokerage Event

2026-07-15

All day

Online

innovation

How modern technologies are transforming football and how Latvia is contributing to the development of global sports innovation
Football is currently undergoing the fastest technological transformation in its history. Sensors in the ball, microchips, semi-automated offside detection, artificial intelligence, high-precision camera systems and video refereeing technologies are significantly changing the fairness and dynamics …
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Raidījums "Digitālās brokastis", jauns.lv

June 29, 2026

public health citizen science

This summer, the Rīga Stradiņš University anthropological expedition will visit Bauska, Dobele, Saulkrasti, Limbaži and Valmiera
This summer, researchers from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) will continue the anthropological research project on the population of Latvia initiated nearly a hundred years ago by Professor Jēkabs Prīmanis. The expeditions will take place in Zemgale and Vidzeme from late June to August, and approxi…
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Rīgas Stradiņa Universitāte

June 27, 2026

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Conference

Conference “Fluorides and Antibiotics. Balance in Prevention and Treatment”

2026-06-29

2:00 pm

Stomatoloģijas Institūts, Dzirciema iela 20, Rīga

natural sciences innovation

Food or waste? Researchers develop a sensor for determining seafood freshness
Does the expiry date indicated on the packaging really tell us everything about the freshness of the product? In the programme “Latvia in Science”, Artis Kinēns, a leading researcher at the University of Latvia, introduces the “FreshWave” project, which aims to develop a sensor for detecting fresh …
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Latvian Council of Science

June 27, 2026

humanities and arts social sciences

Call for papers for the conference "Struggle for human minds"
The Latvian War Museum, in cooperation with the National Library of Latvia, announces the call for papers for the international scientific conference “Struggle for human minds. Information, intelligence and propaganda in 20th century military conflicts and today”. The conference will take place on …
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The Latvian War Museum

June 27, 2026

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