Seminar
A seminar “Lost in Translation? Why Biomarker Discoveries Rarely Reach Patients”
07.10.2026
Plkst. 14:00
Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, Farmācijas studiju un pētniecības centrs, Konsula iela 21, 204. telpa
science policy
OECD-EU RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAREERS SURVEY 2026AS UN ATTĪSTĪBAS KARJERAS APTAUJA 2026
Take ten minutes to help shape the future of research and development careers.You are one of millions of R&D professionals around the world shaping science and innovation. Policymakers influence the decisions your work and career depend on, but good policy depends on good information. Contribut…
OECD
September 18, 2026
natural sciences science communication
A 300-year-old pigment against radioactive caesium – solutions by University of Latvia scientists
For more than 300 years, Prussian blue has been known as a vivid pigment in art, used by such world-famous painters as Vincent van Gogh, but today this compound has entered an entirely different field of research. University of Latvia (UL) research associate and doctoral student Uģis Eismonts is st…
Radio SWH TV in cooperation with "Rietumu Banka" and the University of Latvia Foundation
September 18, 2026
natural sciences zinātnes komunik
Why Are Wild Bees Important for Agriculture Too? A New Season of “Latvia in Science” Has Begun
Around 300 bee species are found in Latvia, but only one of them – the European honey bee – is widely known to people because it is associated with beehives and honey production. The remaining species are wild bees, and relatively little is still known about their distribution and ecological needs…
Radio SWH TV in cooperation with "Rietumu Bank" and the University of Latvia Foundation
September 17, 2026
natural sciences
“Plastic Pirates” Invite Young People to Get Involved in Researching Waste Pollution in Latvia’s Waters
This autumn, schools, extracurricular education institutions, and youth groups across Latvia are invited to take part in the international citizen science campaign “Plastic Pirates” (“Plastic Pirates – Go Europe!”). Participants aged 12 and over can follow a standardised research methodology to sur…
Latvijas Hidroekoloģijas institūts
September 17, 2026
Conference
International Conference «5th Teaming Club Conference 2026»
23.09.2026
All day
RTU auditoriju centrā «Domus Auditorialis», Zunda krastmalā 8
international collaboration bioeconomy research
Professor Ranked Among the World’s Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists Visits LSIWC to Research Sustainable Construction Materials from Food Waste
Professor Carol Sze Ki Lin from the City University of Hong Kong (CityU HK) is currently visiting the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LSIWC) for a two-month research stay. Professor Lin, who has been ranked among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in the fields of biotechnolo…
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
September 16, 2026
natural sciences collaboration innovation
Scientists and Entrepreneurs to Strengthen Cooperation and Explore Paths to Innovation Commercialisation
On 24 September, at the “Industry Day & Sensing the Future” event organised by the biomedical and photonics innovation platform “BioPhoT” and the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia (ISSP UL), scientists, technology developers, and industry representatives will explore how to…
BioPhoT
September 16, 2026
research research
RTU Announces Scholarship Competition for School Students and University Students, Encouraging Research into Future Construction and Road-Building Technologies
Riga Technical University (RTU) invites secondary school students, vocational education students, and bachelor’s students to participate in a scholarship competition by 30 September. School students will be eligible to receive scholarships for the development of scientific research, project, or mod…
Riga Technical University
September 15, 2026
science communication
September Research Spotlight Jānis Ārents: Robotic Systems That Navigate and Collaborate in Complex Environments
At the Robotics and Machine Perception Laboratory of the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (IECS), PhD Jānis Ārents leads research on how robots can navigate complex environments, interpret human instructions and apply learned skills to new tasks.His work seeks answers to a central…
ResearchLatvia
September 15, 2026