Over the course of a week, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) hosted the European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS) Doctoral Summer School, bringing together 28 doctoral students, early career researchers, and experts from Europe, Asia, and Africa. Participants from Japan, the United Arab Emirates, India, South Africa, Germany, the United Kingdom, Latvia, and other countries explored how digital transformation is shaping the rural development and what role the social sciences play within these changes.

In July this year, researchers from the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) FLPP project Caring for Democracy: Life-Making Practices in Geopolitical Uncertainty (LALIFE) travelled to Latgale to begin anthropological fieldwork and establish collaboration with representatives of the region’s media and arts sectors.