Webinar
EFSA is seeking feedback on its draft assessment of the health risks of dioxins and related polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in food.
2025-12-11
10:00 am
Online
research research public health
Spider Silk and Alzheimer’s Disease Through a Chemist’s Eyes
Chemist Kristaps Jaudzems draws his inspiration from images and test tubes. Creating a “portrait” of a molecule, figuring out how to “persuade” it to behave differently, and then testing whether it works in the real world, this is how the leading researcher at the Institute of Organic Synthesis des…
Ieva Siliņa, host of the Radio Naba program "In the Name of Science" | Ivars Austers, professor of social psychology at the University of Latvia
November 28, 2025
Online event
Online Seminar "Roadmap for Cooperation and Support Opportunities in the Defense Industry"
2025-12-05
10:00 am
Online
research innovation technologies
Latvian Scientists’ Technology Enters the Product Catalogue of the World’s Leading Photonics Company Thorlabs
An innovation created by Latvian scientists has reached the global technology market – the high-speed laser pulse power sensor technology TESS (Thermoelectric Energy Sensing System), developed at the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia (ISSP UL), has been included in the product …
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
November 27, 2025
achievements
Nine Baltic Women Researchers Receive the Prestigious Baltic Fellowship for Women in Science 2025
Today, on 27 November, the award ceremony for the “Baltic Fellowship for Women in Science 2025” laureates will take place at the Latvian Academy of Sciences. For the second year in a row, the academies of sciences of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, in cooperation with the UNESCO National Commission…
Latvian Academy of Sciences
November 27, 2025
research social sciences
RSU Studies the Modern Office and its Impact on Employees
Today, employers are compelled to design office spaces creatively to attract, retain, and motivate employees. The information and communication technology (ICT) sector is particularly notable in this regard. In addition to sleek, modern interiors, many offices offer café-level hot drink selections …
Rihards Ginters, RSU Master of Social Sciences in Anthropology
November 26, 2025
diaspora international collaboration
Latvia's Diaspora Scientist Database – A Resource That Unites Researchers Around the World
Many Latvian researchers living abroad maintain professional contacts with Latvia's research environment and collaborate with colleagues in related scientific fields. For this purpose, a diaspora scientist database has been created on Latvia's science communication portal researchLatvia, which brin…
researchLatvia
November 26, 2025
higher education
Latvia to Introduce New Academic Career Framework – A Step Towards Long-Term Sustainable and Competitive Science and Higher Education
On Tuesday, November 25, the government supported the conceptual report prepared by the Ministry of Education and Science on implementing a new academic career framework, which provides for four stages of academic career, regular evaluation of academic staff performance at least once every six year…
Ministry of Education and Science | researchLatvia
November 25, 2025