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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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RTU un Latvijas Kompozītmateriālu asociācija vienojas sadarboties nozares attīstībai

To foster the development of Latvia’s composites sector, research, innovation and education, and to strengthen collaboration between industry and academia, Riga Technical University (RTU) and the Latvian Composites Association (LCA) have agreed to cooperate. “Latvia’s composites industry…

Riga Technical University

October 9, 2026

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From Gene Researcher in Cambridge to Latvian Marathon Champion: Anna Kļučņika

There are people whose professional and everyday lives seem to unfold in two completely different worlds. For Anna Kļučņika, one of them is a laboratory in Cambridge, where she works with cell and gene-editing technologies, while the other is the marathon course. Both are united by patie…

Annija Beire "latviesi.com"

October 8, 2026

science communication

How Innovation Emerges at a University: An Environment Where Students Are Allowed to Try and Grow

How can we encourage students not only to acquire knowledge in the lecture hall, but also to start thinking like researchers, innovators, or future entrepreneurs? How can we create an environment where a young person is not afraid to experiment, make mistakes, and develop their ideas? These are the…

Ministry of Education and Science

October 8, 2026

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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

RTU un Latvijas Kompozītmateriālu asociācija vienojas sadarboties nozares attīstībai

From Gene Researcher in Cambridge to Latvian Marathon Champion: Anna Kļučņika

How Innovation Emerges at a University: An Environment Where Students Are Allowed to Try and Grow