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Call for Papers "Embodied Visions: Performativity, Visuality, Materiality (1960s–1980s)"
The interdisciplinary conference "Embodied Visions: Performativity, Visuality, Materiality" invites scholars, artists, and curators to explore creative strategies employed in visual and performative arts from the 1960s to the 1980s, with a particular focus on how space, form, materials, and movemen…

The Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia

March 11, 2025

entrepreneurship

Guide to Receiving European Support Instrument Funding: Part 1
Similar to Latvia, the European Union offers various support instruments to promote the entry of new, Europe-made technologies into the market. There are so many that it can be difficult to navigate them. Therefore, Egita Aizsilniece-Ibema, the head of the Technology Representation of the Latvian I…

Labs of Latvia

March 11, 2025

technologies

Developing New Facade Cladding Panels from Renewable Biomass
40% – this is the share of energy consumption and CO2 emissions in Europe that comes from the construction industry. How can we reduce this impact on the climate? One solution is more environmentally friendly building materials, especially in the finishing of building facades. The conceptu…

Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

March 10, 2025

research

Inside out: the Crucial Role of Sorptometry in The Study of Activated Carbons
Activated carbon is widely used for various applications, such as water purification, air filtration, and chemical separation, primarily due to its high surface area and porous structure. However, it is important to understand what happens inside these extremely porous materials, since light cannot…

Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

March 7, 2025

higher education

Latvian Institute for Strategy and Economic Solutions Presents Research Findings
On Tuesday, March 4th, at the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Medical Education Technology Centre, the Latvian Institute for Strategy and Economic Solutions (LaSER) presented the results of a study on the impact of the export of higher education and its added value to the national economy, titled “F…

Riga Stradiņš University

March 7, 2025