Doctoral School

Goal

To ensure the flow of information, a high-quality doctoral experience and the development of professional competences in an interdisciplinary environment.

Objectives

• To create a one-stop agency to exchange information about ways to develop various competences;
• To provide consultations on research design, data processing and interpretation, writing, publishing strategies and project preparation;
• To organise seminars, workshops and various activities for the development of research competences;
• To foster networking for doctoral candidates and researchers.

Project preparation

Time	Topic	Contact, registration	Location
By appointment	Preparation of project and grant applications (FLPP, VPP, RSU grants)	Silva Vītola, silva[pnkts]vitolarsu[pnkts]lv	16 Dzirciema iela, C-204
By appointment	Preparation of project and grant applications (international projects)	Ingrīda Kalviņa (ingrida[pnkts]kalvinarsu[pnkts]lv)	16 Dzirciema iela, K-203, K-220

Data processing and interpretation (consultations)

• Consultations

Time	Topic	Contact, registration	Location
By appointment	Consultations on research data management	Research Data Management, datukuratorirsu[pnkts]lv	Online (Zoom)
By appointment	Bioinformatics analyses of multi-omics data and integration with clinical, life-style/environmental information	Baiba Vilne, baiba[pnkts]vilnersu[pnkts]lv	Online (Zoom)
By appointment	Quantitative data processing using R	Andris Avotiņš, Eva Petrošina (statistikarsu[pnkts]lv)	Online (Zoom)
By appointment	Quantitative data processing using MS Excel	Olga Rajevska, Madara Miķelsone (statistikarsu[pnkts]lv)	Online (Zoom)
Fridays 13:00–17:00, by appointment	Statistical processing of quantitative data	Andrejs Ivanovs, Šimons Svirskis, Eva Petrošina, Maksims Mukāns (statistikarsu[pnkts]lv)	Online (Zoom)
By appointment	Peer review of statistical reporting in scientific articles	Šimons Svirskis, Andris Avotiņš (statistikarsu[pnkts]lv)	Online (Zoom)
By appointment	Quantitative data processing using NVivo	Diāna Kalniņa (statistikarsu[pnkts]lv)	23 Kapseļu Iela, Statistics Unit
Weekdays 8:30–17:15 (Fridays until 16:00)	Processing personal data and related matters	Marina Siņkovska (personu[pnkts]datirsu[pnkts]lv)	16 Dzirciema Iela, D-100

English language in research (consultations)

Time	Topic	Contact, registration	Location
Fridays 10:00–11:00, by appointment	Editing scientific articles in English	valodasrsu[pnkts]lv	16 Dzirciema iela, B-407
By appointment	English language in research	Guntars Dreijers, dreijersggmail[pnkts]com	Zoom

Publication and databases (consultations)

• Consultations

Time	Topic	Contact, registration	Location
Thursdays 10:00–12:00, by appointment	Intellectual property protection	Linda Gabrusenoka (linda[pnkts]gabrusenokarsu[pnkts]lv)	12 Vīlipa Iela, Room 8
By appointment	Expert advice on the quality of article manuscript content	Scientists registered in LZP expert database (dana[pnkts]briedersu[pnkts]lv)	The experts' respective offices
Wednesdays 16:00–17:00, by appointment	Database searches	Signe Riekstiņa-Pāla (signe[pnkts]riekstina-palarsu[pnkts]lv, bibliotekarsu[pnkts]lv)	16 Dzirciema Iela, G-204.c
Wednesdays 16:00–17:00, by appointment	Consultations on the methodological guidelines of collaboration journals of RSU (e.g. Medicine, Acta Chirurgica Latviensis)	Signe Riekstiņa-Pāla, signe[pnkts]riekstina-palarsu[pnkts]lv (bibliotekarsu[pnkts]lv)	16 Dzirciema Iela, G-204.c
Mondays 16:00–17:00 Fridays 14:00–15:00	Using EndNote	Inga Znotiņa (inga[pnkts]znotinarsu[pnkts]lv, bibliotekarsu[pnkts]lv)	16 Dzirciema Iela, G-204.c
Tuesdays, Thursdays 16:00–17:00	Patent information searches	Signe Riekstiņa-Pāla (signe[pnkts]riekstina-palarsu[pnkts]lv, bibliotekarsu[pnkts]lv)	16 Dzirciema Iela, G-204.c

Networking Events

Event	Date	Topic	Language
Event series Human Movement Science	17 Nov 2026	From Motor Control to Smart Movement Analysis Technologies	English
Networking event	29 Oct 2026	Scientific Journal Club	English
Pizza & Science Session	7 Oct 2026	AI-enabled accessible molecular diagnostics of CNS tumours	English
Pizza & Science Session	3 Sep 2026	Challenges in pediatric cancer microbiome research	English
Networking event	10 Sep 2026	Scientific Journal Club	English

List of all upcoming events

17

Nov

Event Series "Human Movement Science"

333 Brīvības gatve, Rīga, LV-1006

RSU Sports Healthcare Research Centre (entrance from the courtyard)

24

Nov

English for Research: Written and Oral Communication in Science

Remotely

Zoom

25

Nov

Seminar “Sensitive data in practice”

tiešsaistē, Zoom

27

Nov

RSU Oral Health Research Group Showcase

21 Konsula iela, Rīga

Room 204

07

Dec

Guest lectures "From Biology to Clinic: Regeneration, Non-Surgical Therapy and Implant Tissue Management in Periodontology"

Rīga, Dzirciema iela 20, LV-1007

Dominiks Kalvelis Hall

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