An interview from the Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) series on tenure-track professors. We speak with Egils Stalidzāns, a native of Riga, who recently joined RSU Bioinformatics Group as a tenure-track professor and is the leader of the Computational Systems Biology Team. How did you become a…

Since May of this year, an innovative wastewater treatment technology prototype has been successfully tested under real-life conditions at a municipal wastewater treatment facility operated by SIA "Ādažu ūdens" During the purification process, a team of scientists from the Latvia University of Life…

On July 4, official information was published about a new, previously undescribed slime mould species - Lycogala persicum, which was collected in Ķemeri National Park by Julita Kluša. This marks a unique event in Latvian slime mould research and is one of the rare cases in the history of Latvian sc…

Researchers from Riga Technical University (RTU) have established a startup called MetaboNet, which analyses various biological samples on behalf of research institutions and private companies. MetaboNet was created in response to growing interest in RTU researchers’ expertise and equipment. Cli…

Contemporary science spans a wide range of disciplines, and its boundaries occasionally merge with creative practices. Art research in Latvia is becoming increasingly significant, demonstrating that visual language, too, can make a meaningful contribution to knowledge creation. A vivid example is A…

Today, food packaging serves not only as a protective barrier but can also pose potential risks. Studies indicate that certain packaging materials may release chemicals, raising concerns about their impact on human health. Key Facts to Know: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PF…

To provide the wider public with insight into the stages of the hop test, depicting the anticipated lift-off and vertical landing of Europe’s first reusable rocket demonstrator “Themis”, the Latvian company WIT Berry has successfully led the development process of a 3D virtual experience. This plat…