Webinar
A webinar on using artificial intelligence to counteract the harm of disinformation will take place
2025-01-21
12:00 pm
Online
research entrepreneurship
"Latvijas Finieris Group" Begins Construction of a New Resin Factory
The concern "Latvijas Finieris Group", in collaboration with research institutions and scientists, is developing a new synthetic resin production process based on the natural wood component lignin. This approach will allow reducing the use of fossil raw materials in phenol formaldehyde resins, whic…
Latvijas Finieris Group
January 16, 2025
medicine research
Opening of the Baltic Biomaterials Center of Excellence
On January 20 the new building of the Baltic Biomaterials Center of Excellence (BBCE), where scientists will study and synthesize human reserves, will be inaugurated parts or biomaterials for bone and soft tissue regeneration, face, mouth and jaw surgery, orthopedics and other areas.
The new…
Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes (RTU)
January 16, 2025
higher education
RSU Signs Agreement with the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Health on Institutional Funding Allocation
Today, January 15, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), the Ministry of Education and Science, and the Ministry of Health signed an agreement to implement institutional funding. This initiative marks a significant step in modernizing Latvia's higher education system and achieving RSU's strategic goals b…
Riga Stradiņš University
January 15, 2025
science communication competition medicine
A Record Number of Projects has been Submitted in the "MikroTik" Project Competition
In the University of Latvia (UL) Foundation's competition for projects in the fields of natural, technological, and medical sciences, supported by “MikroTik,” a record number of applications has been received – 55 projects. The “MikroTik” project competition, announced at the end of 2024, offers on…
Labs of Latvia
January 15, 2025
space
OPPORTUNITY: Shape ESA's Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation 2025 Course in Riga – Take the Survey Now!
ESA's Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation 2025 course, taking place in Riga from 22-26 September 2025, will be a dedicated precursor to the Big Data from Space (BiDS) 2025 Conference (29 September - 3 October). Please take a survey so that organizers c…
research Latvia
January 15, 2025
higher education
Plans to Implement a Modern Accreditation Model to Improve Higher Education Quality
On Tuesday, January 14, the government approved the conceptual report developed by the Ministry of Education and Science on the transition to cyclical accreditation for universities and colleges – a new model for cyclical accreditation. This model will be gradually introduced from 2025 to 2027. The…
Ministry of Education and Science
January 14, 2025
Conference
83rd International Scientific Conference of the UL
2025-01-29
1:00 pm
Raiņa bulvāris 19, Rīga
Exhibition
On-site exhibition "The Third Awakening and the Folklore Movement: Forces and Events"
2024-10-30
All day
Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka
medicine research
Researchers at the University of Latvia develop a unique device that will determine how for improve treatment of adenocarcinoma patients
Each year, the Latvian Academy of Sciences highlights the most outstanding work by researchers in both theoretical and practical science. This year, awards will be presented to 12 groups of scientists. Some of these studies have been ongoing and developing for years. One of last year's achievements…
Ilze Kuzmina (Latvijas Radio Ziņu dienesta korespondente)
January 13, 2025