research collaboration entrepreneurship
Latvian Microchip Competence Centre begins consulting companies
The Latvian Microchip Competence Centre (LCCC) invites micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including startups, to submit their technological needs, questions, and ideas for expert consultations in the field of microchips and related high technologies. The aim of the consultations is to …
kursors.lv
September 1, 2026
science communication
The Travelling Exhibition “Research Latvia 2026” on Display at The Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (EDI) and the University of Latvia Riga 1st Medical College
The travelling exhibition “Research Latvia 2026”, created by the Ministry of Education and Science, offers a unique opportunity to discover 12 outstanding Latvian scientists and their contributions to the development of society and research. In May, the travelling exhibition and the science calenda…
researchLatvia
September 1, 2026
citizen science
Riga Through a Smartphone Lens – What Do Young People’s Photographs Reveal About the Urban Environment
Imagine this — you are asked to name the places in your city that you would like to improve and to capture them in photographs with your phone. What would you photograph first? Why are these particular places important to you? In recent times, increasing attention has been devoted to urban env…
Laura Brutāne (LAC researcher), Andis Daugavvanags (LAC researcher)
August 31, 2026
humanities and arts
International academic conference “What Makes Literature? Redefining Realism, Poetics, and Belonging.”
From 16 to 18 September, the Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia (UL) will host in Riga an international academic conference “What Makes Literature? Redefining Realism, Poetics, and Belonging.” The conference is one of the central events marking the 80th anniversar…
The Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia
August 31, 2026
Face-to-face event
Academic conference “What Makes Literature? Redefining Realism, Poetics, and Belonging.”
16.09.2026
All day
Raiņa bulvārī 19, Rīga
sports science
Riga Stradiņš University Researchers Develop Adapted Physical Fitness Tests for Children and Young People with Functional Limitations
Researchers from Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) working within the framework of the national research programme Sports project #IMRSportsLV have developed and compiled adapted physical fitness tests for children and young people with functional limitations into a practical video resource. This is t…
Riga Stradiņš University
August 28, 2026
natural sciences
Research Conducted on the Impact of Forest Drainage on Carbon Stocks in Forests on Organic Soils
On 26 August, at the library of the Latvian State Forest Research Institute “Silava”, Valters Samariks (ORCID: 0000-0001-9953-0455) successfully defended his doctoral thesis, a thematically unified collection of scientific publications entitled “Carbon Stock Changes after Long-Term Drainage in Fore…
The Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
August 28, 2026
Face-to-face event
Presentation Event for the Scientific Monograph The Age of Social Media
15.09.2026
Plkst. 16:00
Valmieras Integrētajā bibliotēka
projekts
Digital Humanities and Social Sciences | 2026–2029
The Latvian Council of Science, in accordance with Paragraph 17 of Cabinet Regulation No. 560 of 4 September 2018, “Procedures for the Implementation of National Research Programme Projects,” announces an open competition for project applications within the National Research Programme “Digital Huma…
The Latvian Council of Science
August 27, 2026