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…
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Anete Liepiņa, Valts Valters Kronbergs, lsm.lv

July 30, 2026

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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.&…
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Anete Ašmane-Vilsone (LSM cultural journalist and programme presenter)

July 29, 2026

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Lecture

Summer School 2026: Open Lecture Programme

2026-08-06

All day

Madonas novadpētniecības un mākslas muzejs; Skolas iela 12, Madona, Madonas novads

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…
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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…
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researchLatvia

July 27, 2026

social sciences researcher science communication

RSU researcher Anna Žabicka defends her dissertation at the University of Vienna following several years of research and eight months of living in a residential care home
What really happens in a residential care home? What is everyday life like for people in a place that society often views only through stereotypes? To find answers to these questions, social anthropologist and researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Anna Žabic…
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Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte

July 27, 2026

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Face-to-face event

Riga Technical University invites visitors to explore science and technology during the Riga City Festival

2026-08-01

12:00 pm

Uzvaras parks, Aleksandra Grīna bulvāris 15, Zemgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga

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