innovation

Latvia Becomes the Leading Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Centre in the Baltics

Today, September 16, marks one year since the first meeting of Latvian, French, and Italian partners in Riga, which launched the ambitious “MR LATVIA” project to establish the Latvian Centre for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy centre in Latvia. Over the next two years, the Latvian Ins…

The Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis

September 16, 2025

Lecture

Sensory Bindings in Time and Space: Important for Science, Art, and Design

02.10.2025

Plkst. 18:00

Latvijas Universitāte, Mazā aula

research innovation

Researchers develop innovative biobased façade panels

Imagine a city where façades breathe in harmony with nature – buildings not only protect and adorn the environment but also reduce the carbon footprint, use local resources, and support the circular economy. Such an urban environment would not only be aesthetically appealing but also ecologically b…

Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

September 15, 2025

Forum

Forum "Grid Innovation and New Markets"

17.09.2025

Plkst. 12:00

Zaļais teātris, Ostas prospekts 11 k-8

entrepreneurship technologies

Amodera Lab to Further Develop Technology Created by RTU Scientist

Riga Technical University (RTU) has signed a licensing agreement with Amodera Lab Ltd. for the rights to use the electrospinning method for propolis nano- and microfiber membranes, developed by Zane Zelča, lead researcher at the RTU Institute of Architecture and Design. The use of propolis i…

Labs of Latvia

September 12, 2025

biomedicīna medicine

RTU Scientists Commercialise Unique Metabolic Research Expertise in the Baltics

Having gained extensive experience in metabolism research in Austria and at Riga Technical University (RTU), Kristaps Kļaviņš, lead researcher at the RTU Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technologies, together with Professor Jānis Ločs, has founded a medical technology startup called Metabonet. The …

Riga Technical University

September 11, 2025

Online event

Introducing the Study: Health Economics Barometer 2025

23.09.2025

Plkst. 09:00

Online

September Researcher Spotlight: Raivis Bičevskis

Dr.  phil. Raivis Bičevskis is a tenured professor at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Latvia, specializing in social philosophy within the field of philosophy, ethics, and religion. He also serves as the Head of the Department of Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Latvia and is a widely recognized philosopher both in Latvia and internationally.

His research interests are focused on social and political philosophy, continental philosophy, phenomenology, hermeneutics, and the influence of Heidegger’s philosophy on contemporary thought. R. Bičevskis also examines the interaction between philosophy and society, as well as ethical issues and the development of cultural philosophy.

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