natural sciences

Latvia’s Relief – a Vast Ice Age Archive. What Are University of Latvia Scientists Studying in It?
Although glaciers are now retreating mainly in mountainous and polar regions, the most rapid disappearance of glaciers in the territory of Latvia occurred at the end of the last Ice Age. Latvia’s present-day relief is like a vast Ice Age archive, preserving evidence of how the Scandinavian Ice Shee…
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Kristaps Lamsters (Latvijas Universitātes Eksakto zinātņu un tehnoloģiju fakultātes Ģeoloģijas nodaļas asociētais profesors un vadošais pētnieks)

July 28, 2026

science communication

The Traveling Exhibition “Research Latvia 2026” on display at The Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics and at The Ogre Central Library
The travelling exhibition “Research Latvia 2026”, created by the Ministry of Education and Science, offers a unique opportunity to discover 12 outstanding Latvian scientists and their contributions to the development of society and research. In May, the travelling exhibition and the science calenda…
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researchLatvia

July 27, 2026

social sciences researcher science communication

RSU researcher Anna Žabicka defends her dissertation at the University of Vienna following several years of research and eight months of living in a residential care home
What really happens in a residential care home? What is everyday life like for people in a place that society often views only through stereotypes? To find answers to these questions, social anthropologist and researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Anna Žabic…
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Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte

July 27, 2026

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Face-to-face event

Riga Technical University invites visitors to explore science and technology during the Riga City Festival

01.08.2026

Plkst. 12:00

Uzvaras parks, Aleksandra Grīna bulvāris 15, Zemgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga

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Lecture

Lecture on ethnic and freak shows in the territory of Latvia at the turn of the 20th century

27.07.2026

Plkst. 14:00

Ainažu iela 74, Saulkrasti

research entrepreneurship

RTU, together with the company “Kinetics Nail Systems”, is launching a new initiative – industrial scholarships for bachelor’s and master’s students
Riga Technical University (RTU) and the company “Kinetics Nail Systems” are launching a new initiative – a scholarship programme for bachelor’s and master’s students in the “Materials Engineering” and “Materials Science and Nanotechnology” study programmes at RTU’s Faculty of Natural Sciences and T…
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Riga Technical University

July 24, 2026

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Face-to-face event

Youth Opportunities Festival “KOPUMS”

12.08.2026

All day

Olimpiskais centrs, Stacijas iela 30, Rēzekne

space

From Ventspils University of Applied Sciences to the European Space Agency
The opportunity to work at the European Space Agency (ESA) seems like a dream come true to many. For Ventspils University of Applied Sciences student Mārtiņš Leimants, this opportunity became a reality when, a year ago, he began a one-year internship at the European Space Agency’s ESTEC technology …
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Ventspils Augstskola

July 23, 2026

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