Online event
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks Call Brokerage Event
2026-07-15
All day
Online
natural sciences
El Niño, Omega, climate change – why are we experiencing increasingly frequent and devastating heatwaves?
In recent days, Latvia has been experiencing very intense heat, but it is most severe in France, Spain and Italy, as well as in parts of the United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland. Why are such heatwaves occurring increasingly often? And will they become increasingly intense in the future? Science…
Delfi.lv, The Guardian, dw.com
June 29, 2026
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 …
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…
Rīgas Stradiņa Universitāte
June 27, 2026
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 …
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 …
The Latvian War Museum
June 27, 2026
natural sciences research
Call for project proposals announced for the National Research Programme ‘Development of studies defined in the Priority Action Programme for Biodiversity, Part 2’ for 2026–2028
The Latvian Council of Science, based on Paragraph 17 of the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 560 of September 4, 2018, “Procedure for the Implementation of National Research Programme Projects”, announces an open call for project proposals for the National Research Programme “Development of St…
Latvijas Zinātnes padome
June 26, 2026
public health
Science for a Healthier Latvia: Government approves national research programme for the development of the health sector and state policy needs
On June 16, 2026, the government approved the National Research Programme in the health sector, which is a state‑commissioned initiative for scientists aimed at promoting the development of science‑based solutions for shaping health policy, advancing innovation, and achieving national development g…
Veselības ministrija
June 26, 2026