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…
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Annija Beire "latviesi.com"

October 8, 2026

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Hybrid event

International Open Access Week

19.10.2026

All day

UL House of Science, Jelgavas Street 3, Riga

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…
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The Latvian Investment and Development Agency

October 7, 2026

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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

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…
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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…
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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…
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The Radio SWH TV programme “Latvia in Science”

October 6, 2026

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Workshop

Workshops “AI in Research and Studies: Opportunities and Limitations”

06.10.2026

Plkst. 11:00

Kalpaka bulvāris 4, Rīga

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