Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) will host the third biannual Research Week from 5 to 9 April 2027.
The event will bring together researchers, industry partners, state representatives, NGO's and other stakeholders from Latvia and abroad, including the diaspora and the media.
What does it truly mean to be a doctor in today’s interconnected world? For Dr. Francesca Girotto, an alumna of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), medicine is far more than clinical practice – it is a global journey shaped by curiosity, courage, and the willingness to step beyond comfort zones.
From hospital wards in the United States to lecture halls in Madrid and research sites in Mozambique, Francesca’s path shows how an RSU education can open doors across continents, and how saying “yes” to opportunity can transform a career.
On 17 April 2026, the team behind the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) project ‘Patient-reported outcome measures in breast cancer patients’ gathered at the RSU Anatomy Museum to present the project’s results, together with healthcare experts and health policymakers, and to discus
RSU/VEF Riga team continues the National Basketball League Final Series away in Gulbene. The series will be played until three wins. Each game is crucial in the fight for the championship title.
Support from fans is especially important – we keep our fingers crossed for ours!
RSU/VEF Riga basketball players begin the fight for the National Basketball League champion title. In the final series, the RSU team will meet the Gulbenes Buki/BJSS team.
We invite RSU students, employees and fans to be present and experience the atmosphere of a home game.
Photo: Courtesy of RSU
On 21 April, researchers from the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health presented the results of the most comprehensive human biomonitoring study conducted in Latvia to date, which for the first time, on such a large scale, analysed the presence of various chemicals in the population.
When speaking with Ināra Aploka, Director of the RSU Library, it becomes clear that in a modern university a library is no longer just a place where books are stored on shelves. It is an environment where to study on site, search for reliable information, as well as receive support for studies and research. It is a place where knowledge, technology, and people come together to help navigate the vast world of information.
The RSU/VEF Rīga team has advanced to the finals of the Ramirent National Basketball League, organised by the Latvian Basketball Association, after convincingly defeating Kandava/Turība (2-0) in the series. The RSU basketball players will face Gulbenes Buki/BJSS in the fight for the league championship title.
The final series will be played as a best-of-three, with the first game taking place this Wednesday, 22 April, at 19:30 in Riga, at the Team Sports Hall (Kr. Barona Street 99c).
Last week, 13 and 14 April, the Faculty of Social Sciences of Rīga Stradiņš University was represented for the first time as a member in the events of The Baltic Geopolitics Network (BGN), an international cooperation network established by the University of Cambridge. The network brings together leading academic and research institutions from Europe and North America with significant expertise in political, social, and security processes in the Baltic Sea region.
