Online event
Online Discussion by the University of Latvia: "And What Will You Do Next Year?"
2024-12-05
5:00 pm
researcher financing achievements
Latvian Scientist Receives Europe’s Most Prestigious Research Grant
On December 3, the recipients of Europe’s most prestigious research grant—the European Research Council (ERC) grant—were announced. After a break of over a decade, a Latvian scientist has been awarded this honor. Sociologist and tenured professor at the University of Latvia (UL), Inta Mieriņa, will…
University of Latvia
December 4, 2024
financing doctoral studies
Strengthening the Quality of Doctoral Studies in Latvia Through New Financing System Improvements
The Ministry of Education and Science has introduced significant amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers regulations to ensure more effective state-budget-funded financing for doctoral studies. These amendments establish clear principles for allocating funding while enhancing financial support for d…
Ministry of Education and Science
December 3, 2024
Face-to-face event
Science Theatre Show: "The Secrets of Santa Claus"
2024-12-10
All day
Autoru iela 4/6, Liepāja
researcher
Monta Brīvība: Decoding the Genome and Calculating Disease Risks
Monta Brīvība, head of the Genome Center at the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Center, is a genome researcher with a PhD in biology. She is actively involved in both Latvian and European scientific projects, making significant contributions to a field where the unknown still outweighs the kn…
Biomedical Research and Study Centre
December 3, 2024
Face-to-face event
"How to Live a Good Life" – Book Launch of Mārcis Auziņš' New Work
2024-12-11
4:00 pm
Raiņa bulvāris 19, Rīga
financing
EIB Supports the Final Phase of the Development of the New University Campus in Riga
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a contract with the University of Latvia (LU) for financing in the amount of 25 million euros to fund the third phase of the development program for the Academic Center in Riga. The goal of this project is to consolidate most of the university's activit…
University of Latvia
December 2, 2024
Researcher Spotlight: Sandra Muižniece-Brasava
Dr. sc. ing. Sandra Muižniece-Brasava, Professor and leading researcher, Faculty of Food Technology, Head of the Department of Technology and Knowledge Transfer, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Corresponding Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Sandra’s main research interests are sustainable food packaging technologies and optimisation of food packaging according to an eco-design strategy.
researcher
Researcher Spotlight: Sandra Muižniece-Brasava
Dr. sc. ing. Sandra Muižniece-Brasava, Professor and leading researcher, Faculty of Food Technology, Head of the Department of Technology and Knowledge Transfer, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Corresponding Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences.
There is hardly a…
research Latvia
December 1, 2024
science policy OECD
OECD Presents the Final Report on the Development of Evidence Informed Policymaking in Latvia
Today, November 29, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) presented the key findings of the project "Building capacity for evidence-informed policymaking in governance and public administration in a post-pandemic Europe" and introduced Latvia's final report. The recommen…
Ministry of Education and Science
November 29, 2024