European defence technology company “NestAI” has announced the opening of a new research and development (R&D) centre in Latvia. As part of the project, the company plans to invest 10 million euros over the coming years and build a team of up to 30 scientists and engineers to develop artificial…

The University of Latvia (UL), together with the National Research and Innovation Institute, Rīga Stradiņš University, Riga East University Hospital, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital and the Children’s Clinical University Hospital, signed a memorandum of understanding with global genomic…

Research on ceramics in archaeology, agricultural soil research in the context of climate change, and research on composite materials and biopolymers in chemistry – these are the fields represented by young Latvian female scientists that have received recognition in the annual “Baltic Fellowship fo…

Laima Vēvere entered science while looking for a profession that would not involve routine. For 15 years, she has worked at the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LSIWC), researching polyurethane materials derived from renewable raw materials, including their use in cryogenic insulation. Th…

Opposite Akmeņrags Lighthouse, moraine elevations form the European Union protected habitat “Stony Reefs in the Sea”, which is one of the most significant protected habitats in the Baltic Sea. The unique underwater relief was formed as a result of glacial activity. In everyday life, it is hidden be…

This summer, from 5 to 10 July, the 17th International Conference on Magnetic Fluids (ICMF17) took place in Vienna. During the conference, Professor Andrejs Cēbers of the Department of Physics at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Latvia (UL) received the highest award of th…

In recent years, knowledge transfer competence has become increasingly important – scientists must be able to popularise and explain what they do. Nowadays, this is expected of all academic staff, said Zanda Rubene, Professor at the Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology of the University of …

On 16 and 17 September, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Industry Space Days (Industry Space Days 2026, ISD2026) took place at ESA’s ESTEC technology centre in the Netherlands. It is one of the most important events in the European space sector, where companies, research organisations and agencies…