The call for applications for doctoral grants at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) is currently open within the framework of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism project No 1.1.1.8/1/24/I/005, ‘Doctoral grants at Rīga Stradiņš University’, which is implemented in collaboration with the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis.
Doctoral grants are targeted, competitive funding for doctoral research related to the successful development of doctoral studies, doctoral theses, doctoral theoretical research, or artistic creativity at RSU or with a project partner.
Young athletes today face significant mental strain in their daily lives, balancing intense training schedules with demanding schoolwork. A double workload like this can lead to increased stress and difficulties concentrating, which negatively affects both their athletic and academic performance. This encourages a search for approaches that can help teenagers cope more effectively with these challenges – particularly those that focus on attention regulation and stress management.
The graduation ceremony for international students of the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry will take place on 4 July 2025 at 10:00.
On 3 July 2025 at 14:00, the Faculty of Social Sciences will host a graduation ceremony for local and international students.
On 26 June 2025, Dace Melbārde, Minister of Education and Science, visited Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) to meet with the University’s leadership and discuss the development of higher education, the institutional funding model, and the University’s role in training specialists to meet public sector needs.
On average, 1 in 7 women worldwide suffer from postpartum depression, yet 50% of these women are not diagnosed or treated. One of the reasons is a lack of awareness of the symptoms and the belief that "it’s not that bad yet". As in the rest of the world, new mothers in Latvia also tend to neglect their mental health, to the detriment of themselves and their babies.
Writer: Linda Rozenbaha, RSU Public Relations Unit
On Friday, 29 August at 14.30, the opening ceremony of the new 2025/2026 academic year will take place in the courtyard of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) main building at 16 Dzirciema iela.
On the afternoon of 25 June, the Rīga Stradiņs University (RSU) Anatomy Museum hosted an event organised by the RSU Foundation to thank current and future supporters and benefactors for their contribution to the development of the University.
The event was attended by RSU management, the Foundation's cooperation partners and benefactors, including representatives of the Vītols Foundation and the Boris and Ināra Teterev Foundation.
