innovation

Vinegar with Added Value: How Fruit Pomace Is Transformed into Health-Promoting Products
Every year, the food industry generates a significant amount of by-products. Modern food science increasingly views these not as waste, but as untapped resources with high added value. The sustainable utilization of such resources, including the production of vinegar from apples, Japanese quince, a…

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

January 17, 2026

space

European Space Agency Delegates Strengthen Their Expertise
On Wednesday, 14 January, the European Space Agency (ESA) delegate training took place at the Ministry of Education and Science. This was the first time such training was held in Latvia and represents a significant contribution to ensuring effective representation of Latvia within ESA. The…

Ministry of Education and Science

January 16, 2026

natural sciences

Researchers in Daugavpils Are Saving a Specially Protected Beetle Species
Researchers at Daugavpils University are working to conserve one of Europe’s specially protected beetle species—the hermit beetle. Within the framework of an international project, this rare insect is bred under laboratory conditions so that it can later be reintroduced into the wild, while at …

Ilze Daukante-Sterģe, Igors Štolcs

January 16, 2026

innovation

A Second Life for Fish Processing By-products
Fish processing generates a large amount of biological by-products which, depending on the species and processing method, can account for 30–70% of the total fish mass, and the efficient utilisation of these streams remains a significant challenge for the industry (EUMOFA, 2025*). At the same time,…

Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

January 16, 2026

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Seminar

Seminar: "How to Responsibly Manage Data in Research and What Do Ethical Open Data Mean?"

2026-01-28

10:00 am

Kuldīgas ielā 9C, Rīga

medicine biomedicīna

Scientists Work on Increasing the Yield of Extracellular Vesicles
At the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, a project titled EVBoost is being implemented under the leadership of researcher Karīna Narbute, addressing one of the key challenges in regenerative medicine: the safe and cost-effective production of extracellular vesicles. By improving these p…

Labs of Latvia

January 15, 2026

CERN

Minister of Education and Science Dace Melbārde to Meet with the President of the CERN

On Thursday, 15 January, Minister of Education and Science Dace Melbārde will meet with the President of the Council of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Professor Kostas Fountas, to discuss the long-term strengthening of cooperation between Latvia and CERN. Kostas Fount…

Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija

January 15, 2026

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Online event

The Lump Sum funding model in Horizon Europe projects

2026-02-11

10:00 am

science communication

The Traveling Exhibition “Research Latvia 2026” on Display at Daugavpils University and LAC, Gara māja
The travelling exhibition “Research Latvia 2026”, created by the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia, offers a unique opportunity to become acquainted with 12 outstanding Latvian scientists and their contributions to the development of society and research. In January, the traveling exhibit…

research Latvia / Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmija

January 14, 2026

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