social sciences

European Social Scientists Convene in Athens to Establish New Standards in Public Opinion Research
From 21 to 23 April, Athens (Greece) hosted the 27th National Coordinators’ Forum of the European Social Survey (ESS ERIC). During the meeting, researchers from across Europe—including representatives from Latvia, Dr Jurijs Ņikišins, Senior Researcher at the University of Latvia’s Faculty of Econom…
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Jurijs Ņikišins | National Coordinator of the European Social Survey (ESS) in Latvia

April 29, 2026

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Face-to-face event

EDI Day 2026 – a glimpse into future technologies

20.05.2026

Plkst. 15:00

Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, Dzērbenes Street 14, Riga

science policy

Improving Research Project Selection Will Strengthen Public Trust in Science
On Tuesday, 28 April, the Cabinet of Ministers approved amendments prepared by the Ministry of Education and Science to the procedures for the evaluation and administration of funding for Fundamental and Applied Research Project (FLPP) projects. The amendments provide for the inclusion of public op…
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Ministry of Education and Science

April 28, 2026

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Face-to-face event

Deep Tech Atelier

14.05.2026

All day

"Fantadroms", Gustava Zemgala gatve 76, Riga, Latvia

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Webinar

Seminar within the framework of the European Long-Term Ecological Research Network

30.04.2026

Plkst. 10:00

Online

natural sciences

Intensive Forestry as a Climate Mitigation Measure: An Interview with Dr. silv. Aldis Butlers, Researcher at LSFRI “Silava”
From time to time, new or fashionable words and phrases appear in the public space. Are greenhouse gas emissions (hereafter – emissions) also “in fashion”, given how often they are mentioned? And can a scientist even answer such a question?A scientist’s work is, to some extent, tied to political pr…
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zemeunvalsts.lv (Latvian environmental and land-use policy platform)

April 28, 2026

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Face-to-face event

Riga Chip Summit 2026

13.05.2026

Plkst. 08:30

VEF Kamerzāle “Spīdola”, Ieriku iela 5A, Rīga, Latvija

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