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Latvian Researchers in the Fight Against Cancer

At the end of 2025, Latvian researchers conducted a unique experiment demonstrating the development of a new radiopharmaceutical agent for early cancer diagnosis and therapy, which will help patients receive more precise treatment and reduce side effects.In the spring 2026 issue of the University o…

Ieva Lazdiņa | Editor, University of Latvia Magazine "Alma Mater"

March 11, 2026

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RSU Institute of Public Health Joins an International Project to Reduce the Burden of Infection-Related Cancer

Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) Institute of Public Health (IPH) is one of the partners in the international EU4Health project European Joint Action on Strategy for Health Interventions to Eliminate Infection-related Cancer (SHIELD). The project aims to reduce morbidity and premature mortality cause…

Rīga Stradiņš University

March 11, 2026

Jūlija Šipicina-Buhgolca

Position:

Doctoral student

Country:

Latvia
Field of Science:

Social sciences
Subfield of Science:

Management Science
Scientific institution:

BA School of Business and Finance of the University of Latvia
Types of collaboration:

Research projects, Development of joint academic publications, Teaching, Organizing experience exchange and academic cooperation, Contribution to knowledge transfer

Includes:

Pētījumu projekti (pētījumu pieteikumu sagatavošana, īstenošana, vadīšana, recenzēšana u.c.);Kopīgu akadēmisku publikāciju izstrādē;Pasniegšana (lekcijas, apmācības, profesionālās kvalifikācijas celšanas kursi, studentu darbu vadīšana, recenzēšana, u.c.);Pieredzes apmaiņas un akadēmiskās sadarbības organizēšana (konferenču, īsu vizīšu, u.c. akadēmiskās sadarbības veidā);Ieguldījums zināšanu pārnesē (mentorings vai sadarbība ar R&D nodaļām uzņēmumos, jaunuzņēmumiem (start-up), NVO, u.c.);
Email:

julija.sipicina@gmail.com
Web page:

https://lv.linkedin.com/in/julijasipicina

Signe Rirdance

Position:

Doctoral student

Country:

Sweden
Field of Science:

Humanities
Subfield of Science:

Linguistics
Scientific institution:

Stockholm University
Types of collaboration:

Research projects, Teaching, Development of joint academic publications

Includes:

Pētījumu projekti (pētījumu pieteikumu sagatavošana, īstenošana, vadīšana, recenzēšana u.c.);Pasniegšana (lekcijas, apmācības, profesionālās kvalifikācijas celšanas kursi, studentu darbu vadīšana, recenzēšana, u.c.);Kopīgu akadēmisku publikāciju izstrādē;
Email:

signe.rirdance@balt.su.se

James Baxenfield

Position:

Doctoral student

Country:

Estonia
Field of Science:

Humanities
Subfield of Science:

History
Scientific institution:

Tallinn University
Types of collaboration:

Research projects, Development of joint academic publications, Teaching, Organizing experience exchange and academic cooperation

Includes:

Pētījumu projekti (pētījumu pieteikumu sagatavošana, īstenošana, vadīšana, recenzēšana u.c.);Kopīgu akadēmisku publikāciju izstrādē;Pasniegšana (lekcijas, apmācības, profesionālās kvalifikācijas celšanas kursi, studentu darbu vadīšana, recenzēšana, u.c.);Pieredzes apmaiņas un akadēmiskās sadarbības organizēšana (konferenču, īsu vizīšu, u.c. akadēmiskās sadarbības veidā);
Email:

bxnfield@tlu.ee

Diāna Stamberga

Position:

Researcher

Country:

USA
Field of Science:

Nature sciences
Subfield of Science:

Chemistry
Scientific institution:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Web page:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-stamberga

Seminar

Seminar "Data Visualization for Humanities Researchers"

2026-04-08

3:00 pm

experience stories of researchers science communication

Meet the Young Scientist! – A Conversation with Rihards Ruska

Rihards Ruska is a doctoral student at the University of Latvia (UL) and is developing his PhD thesis at the UL Institute of Solid State Physics on the applications of luminescent nanomaterials in biosensors. Recently, Rihards received the Artūrs Balklavs Prize of the Latvian Academy of Sciences fo…

Latvian Association of Young Researchers

March 10, 2026

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RSU launches Baltic-German cooperation project to strengthen dementia research methodology

A new Baltic-German cooperation project is being launched at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), involving the development of a training programme focused on learning and applying a unified research methodology for studies on cognitive disorders. The project ‘From Community Screening to Imaging: T…

Rīga Stradiņš University

March 10, 2026

Online event

The Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) Latvia–Estonia Information Day 2026

2026-03-16

10:30 am

Online

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