in brief
We are building a stable and strong national research environment, enabling international and public-private partnerships to emerge.
mission
We believe that a culture of knowledge offers the best opportunities for creating and sustaining a strong civil society in a world that is constantly changing.
The small-sized vessel for nature cognition research “AkvaLab Liepāja” is opened to the public
The Liepaja Municipal Education Department Science and Education Innovation Center (ZIIC) has unveiled the most time-consuming and engineering-technically complex result of the European Economic Area and Norway (EEA/N) project “Development of the Innovation Center in the Liepaja city” in Lake Liepa…
Science and Education Innovation Center
June 25, 2024
A long-term national research program model will be implemented
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the long-term national research program which goal is to develop academic research and applied science competencies for the development of innovative and commercializable products and technologies in close cooperation with the Latvian biomedicine, medical techn…
The Ministry of Economy
June 19, 2024
Citizens are invited to participate in a study on food waste
58 million tons of food waste is generated in the European Union, which is approximately 131 kg per inhabitant during a year. In addition, more than half of food is wasted in households. In order to realize the extent of this problem in Latvia and to look for appropriate solutions, a group of resea…
The Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
June 13, 2024
European Recognition for the Citizen Science Platform
On June 12, the recipients of the 2024 European Union Citizen Science Award were announced. For the first time, an Honorary Mention was given to a project from the Baltic States – the citizen science digital platform iesaisties.lv, developed by the Institute of Literature, Folklore, and Art of the …
Institute of Literature, Folklore, and Art of the University of Latvia
June 13, 2024
Face-to-face event
miniLampa in cooperation with the Space Discovery Center
2024-07-05
All day
Cēsu pils parks
Researcher Spotlight: Linda Gailīte
Dr. med. Linda Gailīte, Leading researcher and Head of the Scientific Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University. Linda has been working in the RSU Scientific Laboratory of Molecular Genetics since 2002. The main activity of the laboratory is genetic analysis, studying acquired or inherited DNA changes in various diseases and signs. Linda has developed a genetic test, GENTERF, for the simultaneous detection of genetic variations important for reproduction, which helps to diagnose known genetic causes of infertility more quickly.
Exhibition
The exhibition "Research Latvia 2024" at RSU
2024-06-03
All day
Dzirciema iela 16, Kurzemes rajons, Rīga, LV-1007