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Packing suitcases is easy — the hardest part is feeling at home again. UL studies the feelings of return migrants
Returning to one’s homeland after many years abroad often seems simple – pack a suitcase and go home. In practice, however, for many people it is an emotionally complex process. Researchers at the University of Latvia (UL) have developed the first conceptual model that explains not only the stress …
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Iveta Ozola-Cīrule (Mg. psych., candidate for a scientific degree, Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Latvia), Baiba Martinsone (Dr. psych., Professor, Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Latvia)

July 8, 2026

international collaboration

UL BA School of Business and Finance students develop an innovative prototype for the circulation of construction materials
Students of the University of Latvia BA School of Business and Finance have developed an innovative prototype of a self-service point for the exchange of construction materials as part of an international research project, which, with the help of artificial intelligence, would be able to assess the…
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University of Latvia BA School of Business and Finance

July 8, 2026

science communication achievements natural sciences

From a bold idea to an ERC interview: a conversation with Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry researcher Laura Andžāne
A few years ago, the idea of a new-generation load-bearing biomaterial made from wood seemed almost unbelievable. Yet it was precisely this idea that took Laura Andži, Leading Researcher at the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LVKĶI), to the final selection round of the European Research …
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Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

July 7, 2026

innovation social sciences

Measuring what a person cannot say. New RTU laboratory studies human behaviour, emotions and choices
A new laboratory has started work at Riga Technical University (RTU), which will study human behaviour, decision-making and the impact of technologies, namely our attitudes, emotions and reactions to various external stimuli, such as advertisements or disinformation, RTU Faculty of Engineering Econ…
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LSM.lv Dzīvesstila redakcija, "Zināmais nezināmajā"

July 6, 2026

science communication

Anna Broka, a researcher at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, has become a co‑author of a prestigious publication on the European Union’s environmental policy
Anna Broka, a researcher at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, has become one of the authors of the prestigious academic publication De Gruyter Handbook of European Union Environmental Policy. The book is dedicated to the environmental policy of the European Union – one of the most important c…
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Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences

July 3, 2026

research

How Do Latvian Words Emerge? LU Researchers Create a Unique Database
Researchers from the University of Latvia’s Faculty of Humanities have developed a new and unique digital resource — the “Database of Latvian Morphemes and Word‑Formation Models (LVMVMD)”. It systematically compiles data on the structure and formation of Latvian words. The database is built on the …
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Andra Kalnača

July 3, 2026