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humanities and arts digitalization citizen science researcher

Digital Heritage, Participatory Approach and Future Museums: Path of the Latvian Academy of Culture Researcher Elīna Vikmane in Science

Digital innovation in the museum sector and public engagement with cultural heritage through digital platforms are the core themes of the work of PhD Elīna Vikmane, Researcher at the Institute of Culture and Arts of the Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC) and Fulbright Scholar at the Smithsonian Insti…

Brigita Zutere, researchLatvia

December 16, 2025

achievements

RTU Receives High International Recognition for Quality Management

International experts have given a high evaluation to the quality management system of Riga Technical University (RTU), confirming its compliance with the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) model and awarding it a five-star rating, “Recognised by EFQM – Sustainable Performance.” This…

Riga Technical University

December 16, 2025

Webinar

How Hello Tomorrow can increase the impact of research

2026-01-12

3:00 pm

Online

Discussion

Who Should Be Entrusted with Academic Ethics in Latvia?

2025-12-18

5:30 pm

Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka

space achievements

For the First Time, a Latvian Startup Receives Support from the NATO DIANA Innovation Programme

For the first time since the launch of the NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (NATO DIANA) in 2022, a Latvian startup, "Deep Space Energy", has received programme support. The company competed in the category "Resilient Operations in Space." Deep Space Energy provides resili…

The Ministry of Defence

December 15, 2025

achievements

Andris Potrebko Becomes the First in Latvia to Earn a Doctoral Degree in Physics and Astronomy with a Specialisation in Particle Physics

Latvia now has its first newly qualified doctor, Andris Potrebko, who, while studying particle physics, carried out his doctoral research at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) and is the very first graduate of the joint doctoral programme Particle Physics and Accelerator Technolo…

Riga Technical University

December 15, 2025

science policy technologies digitalization

Latvian Council of Science Launches a New Interactive Dashboard – a Unified Tool for Data Exploration and Analysis

The Latvian Council of Science has developed and published a new interactive dashboard for the Fundamental and Applied Research Programme (FLPP). Available in the Power BI environment, the dashboard provides a comprehensive, transparent and user-friendly overview of FLPP calls and project data sinc…

Latvian Council of Science

December 12, 2025

international collaboration research

#ChooseEurope: Latvia as Part of the European Research Area

In 2025, the European Commission (EC) launched the international #ChooseEurope initiative, aimed at strengthening Europe’s visibility as an attractive research area and promoting the professional mobility of researchers. The initiative is also supported by the Ministry of Education and Science, hig…

researchLatvia | Latvian Council of Science

December 12, 2025

technologies innovation

New Technology for Nail Polish Curing Presented at Company Kinetics's Hackathon

New technologies for curing nail polish coatings, methods for testing the durability of polish materials, and testing the adhesion of new nail coatings using bovine hooves as an analog for human nails — these are the award-winning innovative ideas from students of Riga Technical University (RTU) an…

Riga Technical University

December 11, 2025

Lecture

Scientific Evening: A Pluralistic Perspective on the Concept of Creativity

2025-12-16

5:00 pm

Latvijas Universitātes Zinātņu māja

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