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“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

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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…

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

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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

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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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Latvia Highlights the Importance of Space Services for Societal Resilience at the International Astronautical Congress

From 4 to 6 October, Dr. Lana Francesca Dreimane, Deputy State Secretary at the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia, participated in the 77th International Astronautical Congress and related high-level events in Antalya, Türkiye, where current issues in space policy, security, science, and …

researchLatvia

October 12, 2026

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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…

National Institute of Research and Innovation

October 12, 2026

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October Research Spotlight Gints Šmits: Biomimetic Spider Silk for Next-Generation Medical Applications

As a Leading Researcher at the National Institute of Research and Innovation (NIRI) and Head of the Laboratory of Active Compounds of the Central Nervous System, Dr. chem. Gints Šmits also serves as an Associate Professor at the Riga Technical University (RTU). His work lies at the intersectio…

researchLatvia

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…

ResearchLatvia

October 9, 2026

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“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

Latvia Highlights the Importance of Space Services for Societal Resilience at the International Astronautical Congress

RAKUS Joins Latvia’s National Biobank Network BBMRI.LV

October Research Spotlight Gints Šmits: Biomimetic Spider Silk for Next-Generation Medical Applications

Exploring Space in Latvia