Conference
The 63rd International Making Cities Livable Conference
2026-07-06
All day
Jelgavas pils, Lielā iela 2, Jelgava
public health
A salivary enzyme may help predict an increased risk of harmful fats
Overweight and related metabolic disorders are now one of the global public health challenges. Visceral fat is particularly dangerous – the fat that accumulates around internal organs and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, as well as cardiovascular disease. Until now, the assessment of ove…
Gita Erta, RSU
June 4, 2026
entrepreneurship science policy
Latvian Investment and Development Agency and the European Investment Bank (EIB): Latvia has strong start-up potential
The European Investment Bank (EIB), in cooperation with the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) and the international professional services company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has presented initial conclusions on the financing ecosystem for Latvian start-ups and scale-ups, while al…
LIAA
June 4, 2026
Workshop
Workshop on the potential of AI and social sciences in preserving Ukraine’s cultural heritage
2026-06-16
5:00 pm
Kalpaka bulvāris 4, Rīga
public health
Antibiotics in children in Latvia are used cautiously, but not always appropriately
Rapid diagnostics and targeted physician education can help to further reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics more effectively. The author of the doctoral research study “Prescribing Patterns of Antibacterial Therapy for Children with Acute Infections in Primary Care in Latvia and the Impact of Mu…
Zane Līkopa, RSU
June 3, 2026
technologies science
Agreement reached to develop unmanned systems and dual‑use technologies in Latvia
To create an environment where unmanned systems, autonomous technologies, and other innovative solutions can be tested under real conditions, while at the same time promoting cooperation between companies, research organisations, academia, and international partners, the “Baltic Forces Hub” will be…
Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte
June 3, 2026
technologies social sciences
First Open Model for Latvian Handwritten Text Recognition Created at the University of Latvia
The first open text recognition model for Latvian handwriting has been created on the Transkribus platform. Developed for the research and digitisation of Latvian handwritten manuscripts, the model will be useful to anyone working with 19th-century Latvian handwritten materials. The model was …
Latvijas Universitāte
June 2, 2026
Conference
Conference “Drug Discovery Conference” (2026)
2026-09-24
All day
Radisson Blu Latvia; Elizabetes iela 55, Rīga
research natural sciences
How to replicate on Earth a process that occurs in the Sun? Researchers are working on future nuclear fusion technologies
Nuclear fusion is a process in which a large amount of energy is released when light atomic nuclei merge. This process also takes place inside the Sun. Although nuclear fusion is not yet used for commercial energy production, scientists around the world are working on its development, as in the fut…
Matīss Sondars (LU Eksakto zinātņu un tehnoloģiju fakultātes Ķīmiskās fizikas institūta pētnieks)
June 2, 2026
research public health
The National Research and Innovation Institute (NIRI) has been established in Latvia – National Research and Innovation Institute
Today, June 1, at the Kokaru Hall of the Mežaparks Great Stage, with the participation of representatives from the state, universities, and the science sector, the National Research and Innovation Institute (NIRI) — a new European‑level centre for life and natural sciences — was ceremonially opened…
NIRI
June 1, 2026