In the laboratory of the State Scientific Institute "BIOR", the first case in Latvia, when a chicken hawk died of West Nile virus infection, was discovered. The West Nile virus was detected in a sample of the bird's carcass, which was sent to determine the cause of death. West Nile fever is tran…

Currently, 18 Latvian researchers and doctoral students work at CERN, of which 14 are researchers from Riga Technical University (RTU). Research for CERN Latvian scientists is possible because in 2021 Latvia became an associate member state of CERN. A community of particle physicists and acceler…

By the end of the year, 24 students from different universities, study programs and levels, including several doctoral students, using big data and other resources, will develop concepts and prototypes of solutions for challenges important to society and companies, such as an algorithm that real es…

The Latvian Science Council (LSC) has launched the informative campaign "Science and Your Life. The beginning of everything is to understand.", which will take place from October to December this year. During it, Latvian citizens are invited to take a look and understand the role of science in ever…

The September edition of the newspaper "Zinātnes Vēstnesis" of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, the Latvian Science Council and the Latvian Union of Scientists has been published, in which you can read the following articles in Latvian: Opinion piece of Academician Roberts Eglītis "…

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). As part of this significant event, the Latvian delegation, including high-ranking officials, scientific experts, and representatives from the Ministry of Education and Science, went to Switzerland to part…

The University of Latvia’s (UL) Institute of Astronomy has been recognized as a partner of the United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence (UN-GGCE), highlighting the institute’s contributing role in supporting highly accurate observations and measurements.  For over two decades the…