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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…
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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…
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Latvian Council of Science

October 14, 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…
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Uģis Lībietis | Ieva Strazdiņa | Albīne Hlopņicka | LSM.lv

October 13, 2026

collaboration

RAKUS Joins Latvia’s National Biobank Network BBMRI.LV
On 8 October 2026, Riga East Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS) joined Latvia’s National Biobank Network, BBMRI.LV, by signing an agreement with the National Institute of Research and Innovation (NIRI). The aim of the cooperation is to strengthen Latvia’s biobank network, improve access to resear…
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National Institute of Research and Innovation

October 12, 2026

space

Exploring Space in Latvia
Space, or the Universe. Mysterious, unfathomable, yet at the same time full of such astonishing discoveries.Most of us know the most important facts, for example, that space was created as a result of the Big Bang many millions of years ago and that Earth is the only planet on which life is current…
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ResearchLatvia

October 9, 2026