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Solar Physicists Discover New Way to Measure Entropy Changes in the Sun’s Atmosphere

A team of solar physicists has discovered a new way to detect and measure entropy variations in the Sun’s atmosphere – a breakthrough that could help researchers better understand how energy moves through the solar corona and why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is millions of degrees hotter than its sur…

Ventspils Augstskola

June 25, 2026

Conference

SHARE Baltic Sea Region Conference

2026-11-03

All day

public health social sciences international collaboration

Scientists on singing. The power of joint singing in times of threats and crises

The Latvian nation is often referred to as a “singing nation.” There is a great deal of historical and contemporary cultural evidence that confirms the importance of collective singing in the formation and strengthening of the Latvian nation and state – the phenomenon of folk songs, the splendid tr…

Latvian Academy of Culture in cooperation with Research Latvia

June 19, 2026

innovation science

Riga Technical University establishes a unique laboratory for entrepreneurial and societal hyper-performance

On 18 June at 14.00, the “HyperLab” high-performance laboratory will be opened at the Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management of Riga Technical University (RTU), 6 Kalnciema Street. Its research equipment will enable advanced studies of human behaviour, attention, emotions, cognitive load a…

Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte

June 19, 2026

Seminar

Seminar “The Role of Peatlands in Climate Change Mitigation and Protection”

2026-07-07

All day

LU Zinātņu māja, Jelgavas iela 3, Rīga

innovation achievements research

Riga Technical University Professor Kristaps Kļaviņš receives the prestigious “Deep Tech Pioneer” status at an international deep-tech summit

Kristaps Kļaviņš, Professor at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology of Riga Technical University (RTU), under whose leadership the non-invasive diagnostic platform “SwyCard” is being developed, has gained significant international recognition at the deep-tech summit “Hello Tomorrow Global…

Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte

June 18, 2026

innovation international collaboration

Latvia and Finland discuss cooperation in Brussels to strengthen innovation ecosystems in the eastern border regions

At the beginning of June this year, the event “Eastern Border Innovation Ecosystems: Finnish–Latvian Cooperation to Foster Resilience and Competitiveness” took place in Brussels, Belgium, bringing together 60 representatives of the Latvian and Finnish innovation ecosystems, as well as experts from …

Latvijas Zinātnes padome

June 18, 2026

Seminar

Rīga Stradiņš University seminar for coaches

2026-06-18

1:00 pm

Valmieras Kultūras centrs, Rīgas iela 10, Valmiera

natural sciences research

What is letonite, and how can it be used to turn pollution into a valuable resource?

What has until now been considered pollution could become a valuable resource in the future. A Latvian start-up is developing a technology that will help reduce phosphorus entering the environment while at the same time providing farmers with the nutrients needed by the soil. Several years ago…

Uldis Birziņš (Latvijas Televīzija)

June 17, 2026

research digitalization

A new national research programme will be launched for the development and preservation of the Latvian language and culture in the digital environment

On Tuesday, 16 June, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the national research programme “Digital Humanities and Social Sciences”, developed by the Ministry of Education and Science. The aim of the programme is to ensure the development and preservation of Latvian culture and the Latvian language in …

Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija

June 16, 2026

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