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RSU Researcher Anna Žabicka Receives International Recognition for Her PhD Dissertation

Anna Žabicka, a researcher at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Social Sciences, has received the 2026 Frobenius Research Promotion Prize for her PhD dissertation, All Roads Lead to the Pansionāts: State Care as a Socio-Spatial Fix in an Emptying Rural Latvia. The Frobenius Research Pr…

Riga Stradiņš University

October 19, 2026

competition

National Research Programme Project Call Launched for New Solutions to Improve Public Health

The Latvian Council of Science has announced an open call for project proposals under the National Research Programme “Public Health”. The total funding available in the call amounts to EUR 3,487,500, and 12 research projects are planned to be funded. Project proposals must be submitted by 9 N…

Latvian Council of Science

October 16, 2026

innovation artificial intelligence

RTU to Open theaiLAB – a Stanford University-Inspired Laboratory for Working with Artificial Intelligence

On 19 October at 6:00 p.m., a new laboratory, theaiLAB, will be inaugurated at the Riga Technical University (RTU) Scientific Library, located at 5 Paula Valdena Street. The laboratory will provide students and anyone interested with an opportunity to create, explore, and refine ideas using artific…

Riga Technical University

October 16, 2026

science policy

Latvian Research & Innovation Partner Catalogue Created

The Latvian Council of Science (LCS) National Contact Point for Horizon Europe has prepared the Latvian Research & Innovation Partner Catalogue, which brings together information on 120 Latvian research and innovation teams, their areas of expertise, research infrastructure, and experience in i…

Latvian Council of Science

October 15, 2026

science communication

“Round Seems Sweet, Angular Seems Sour”: How Perception Shapes Our Sensory Experience

Our senses are constantly interacting, while our attention and thinking are also influenced by the environment and technology. In the programme "Latvia in Science", produced in cooperation with "Rietumu Banka", Professor Jurģis Šķilters, Head of the Perception and Cognitive Systems Laboratory at th…

Delfi.lv

October 15, 2026

projekts

Government Supports Funding Allocation for Defence Innovation Research

On Tuesday, 13 October, the Cabinet of Ministers approved an order prepared by the Ministry of Defence for the implementation of the National Research Programme “Defence Innovation Research Programme” for the period 2026-2029. A total of EUR 6 million has been allocated to the programme over four y…

Press Department, Department of Military Public Relations, Ministry of Defence

October 14, 2026

science communication

Guidance Document on Science Communication and Research Culture

In October 2026, Science Europe, the association of European research organisations, published the guidelines “Science Communication and Research Culture”, aimed at strengthening the role of science communication within the research system and fostering public trust in science. AUTHOR(s): Rose…

Latvian Council of Science

October 14, 2026

science communication

A Conversation with a Person of the Future: Professor Bertels’ Bold Idea for Preserving Ever-Growing Volumes of Data

Do you remember using floppy disks to transfer data more than 20 years ago? Today, they seem like a distant relic of the past. Technology is evolving at an extraordinary pace, and many have wondered: what technology could withstand this constant change and remain useful for an exceptionally long ti…

Mariona Baltkalne

October 13, 2026

science communication

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Awarded for Research on Macroeconomic Stabilization

This year, the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to two researchers whose work helped explain how economic models can be rebuilt on microeconomic foundations rather than macroeconomic relationships, thereby restoring the role of stabilization policy. Their research demonstrated how the d…

Uģis Lībietis | Ieva Strazdiņa | Albīne Hlopņicka | LSM.lv

October 13, 2026

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RSU Researcher Anna Žabicka Receives International Recognition for Her PhD Dissertation

National Research Programme Project Call Launched for New Solutions to Improve Public Health

RTU to Open theaiLAB – a Stanford University-Inspired Laboratory for Working with Artificial Intelligence

Latvian Research & Innovation Partner Catalogue Created

“Round Seems Sweet, Angular Seems Sour”: How Perception Shapes Our Sensory Experience

Government Supports Funding Allocation for Defence Innovation Research

Guidance Document on Science Communication and Research Culture

A Conversation with a Person of the Future: Professor Bertels’ Bold Idea for Preserving Ever-Growing Volumes of Data

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Awarded for Research on Macroeconomic Stabilization