Face-to-face event
University of Latvia to Invite Young People to Experiment and Meet Researchers at the “KOPUMS 2026” Youth Opportunities Festival
2026-08-12
1:00 pm
Olimpiskais centrs, Stacijas iela 30, Rēzekne
public health
RSU and RTU to Reveal What Happens in the Human Body During Extreme Physical Exertion in a World-Class Study
On 1 and 2 August, Latvia will host a stage of the UTMB World Series, Gauja Trail by UTMB, for the first time, bringing together Latvian and international ultra-endurance runners. At the same time, participants in the 50 km and 100 km races will become part of a scientific study that is unique worl…
Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte
July 30, 2026
social sciences
Little Order, Plenty of Directness. What Do Inscriptions, Symbols and Scratches in the City Tell Us About Society?
The city is in constant conversation. It communicates not only through official signs, advertisements, architecture and informational notices, but also through spontaneous inscriptions, scratches, symbols and notes that appear on walls, bus stops, fences and other surfaces in the urban environment…
Anete Liepiņa, Valts Valters Kronbergs, lsm.lv
July 30, 2026
achievements research
Horizon Europe Twinning Call Results Announced – Seven Latvian Projects Selected for Funding
Of the 1,905 applications submitted, the 179 highest-rated were selected for funding, resulting in a success rate of 9.4% at the application level. The number of projects initially expected to receive support from the European Commission (approximately 210) differs from the number actually funded b…
Latvian Council of Science
July 29, 2026
Lecture
Professor Paul Craig to Deliver a Guest Lecture at the Academy of Justice
2026-10-16
11:00 am
Tieslietu akadēmija, 11. novembra krastmala 31, Centra rajons, Rīga
social sciences
Study: People Are Willing to Pay More for In-Person Cultural Experiences Than for Digital Content
Since the pandemic, digital culture has become an integral part of the cultural ecosystem, yet it has not replaced the in-person experience. A new study by the Latvian Academy of Culture shows that people are willing to pay much more for in-person culture than for the same content in digital form.&…
Anete Ašmane-Vilsone (LSM cultural journalist and programme presenter)
July 29, 2026
Lecture
Summer School 2026: Open Lecture Programme
2026-08-06
All day
Madonas novadpētniecības un mākslas muzejs; Skolas iela 12, Madona, Madonas novads
research experience stories of researchers
The OECD invites scientists and early-career researchers to participate in the OECD–EU Research and Development Careers Survey!
The OECD invites scientists and early-career researchers to participate in the OECD–EU Research and Development Careers Survey!Take ten minutes to help shape the future of research and development careers. You are one of millions of R&D professionals around the world shaping science and in…
OECD
July 28, 2026
natural sciences
Latvia’s Relief – a Vast Ice Age Archive. What Are University of Latvia Scientists Studying in It?
Although glaciers are now retreating mainly in mountainous and polar regions, the most rapid disappearance of glaciers in the territory of Latvia occurred at the end of the last Ice Age. Latvia’s present-day relief is like a vast Ice Age archive, preserving evidence of how the Scandinavian Ice Shee…
Kristaps Lamsters (Latvijas Universitātes Eksakto zinātņu un tehnoloģiju fakultātes Ģeoloģijas nodaļas asociētais profesors un vadošais pētnieks)
July 28, 2026
science communication
The Traveling Exhibition “Research Latvia 2026” on display at The Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics and at The Ogre Central Library
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
July 27, 2026