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ZEST – Innovation in Protein Production through Fungal Fermentation and Digital Modelling

ZEST is a Horizon Europe research project aimed at developing a sustainable and efficient method for protein production using fungal fermentation and digital modelling. The project addresses a global challenge – the growing demand for protein that traditional production methods cannot sus…

The Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

August 15, 2025

science communication collaboration

New Monthly Newsletter "TOGETHER ABOUT SCIENCE" Launched

The new monthly newsletter “TOGETHER ABOUT SCIENCE” has been created to strengthen science communication, collaboration, and mutual support within Latvia’s scientific community. This electronic newsletter will compile the latest information on science policy developments, research programmes and pr…

researchLatvia | Latvian Council of Science

August 14, 2025

science policy

Call to Participate in Shaping Latvia’s Position on the "Horizon Europe" 2028–2034 Programme

The European Commission (EC) has presented a proposal for regulating the next European Union (EU) research and innovation programme, “Horizon Europe”, for the period 2028–2034. Everyone interested is invited to submit their comments and proposals by September 8, 2025, thereby contributing to t…

researchLatvia

August 14, 2025

doctoral studies research

Zanda Rubene: Sapere aude – Dare to Know!

Stereotypes still surround doctoral studies in Latvia. In Latvia, doctoral studies are still shrouded in stereotypes. Although these have long been debunked, they continue to live on in the public mind. Just a few of the clichés: doctoral studies are only for those who want a career in science or a…

Zanda Rubene, Delfi.lv

August 13, 2025

youth science communication collaboration

Science Visits Youth at the KOPUMS Festival

On Saturday, August 16, in Liepāja, the youth opportunities festival KOPUMS / Mad Liepāja will take place – one of the main events of Latvia’s Youth Capital 2025. On this day, the Latvian Council of Science together with the science communication platform researchLatvia, the Association of Young Sc…

Latvian Science Council

August 12, 2025

diaspora international collaboration

Latvia’s Diaspora Scientists Database Unites Researchers Worldwide

Latvian researchers living and working around the world are invited to join the researchLatvia Diaspora Scientists Database – a virtual platform that helps find cooperation partners, share experiences, and develop new projects together with colleagues from Latvia and abroad. The science communic…

researchLatvia

August 12, 2025

research entrepreneurship

Opportunity to Participate in the EU "Open Horizons" Project Call for Women-Led Digital and Science-Intensive Startups

The European Union project Open Horizons has announced the opportunity to apply for funding for 39 women-led digital and science-intensive startups (applications open until 21 August 2025). The EU project Open Horizons (2025–2027), funded under the Horizon Europe subprogramme “European Innov…

business.gov.lv

August 11, 2025

natural sciences

The Chemistry of Ice Cream – a Treat with a Scientific Recipe

At first glance, ice cream may seem like a simple treat, but at its core lies a carefully balanced chemical formula. The science communication brand researchLatvia invites you to explore the world of ice cream not only from a gourmet’s perspective but also through the eyes of a researcher. Behind t…

Brigita Zutere, researchLatvia

August 11, 2025

research technologies innovation

The First IT Management System Approach for a Unique Device Developed in Latvia

The first IT management system approach for a unique device in Latvia - one that reads low-frequency brain radio waves and uses them to control a machine, enabling it to move in different directions and thus connect technology with the human mind - has been developed at the Faculty of Information T…

Turība University

August 8, 2025