In today’s digital age, efficient and high-quality research is no longer conceivable without modern technologies – tools that dramatically improve the speed, efficiency and innovation potential of academic research.
On 21 March, the Social Sciences Research Centre at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) hosted the launch of the book Transnational Visual Activism in Support of Women’s Reproductive Rights: My Body, My Choice. The event was led by RSU lead researcher Jana Kukaine, author of the chapter "My First Year Too: Violence in Childbirth and Maternal Subjectivity".
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Opening the Society. Health. Welfare. conference, the Director of the RSU Institute of Public Health, Assoc. Prof. Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne, emphasised that every stage of life is unique and requires a tailored approach. This international conference will explore the challenges of childhood, adulthood, and the end of life.
Half a year has already passed since 1 July 2024 when Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and the Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) started on their joint path of development, creating a unified health and sport science ecosystem that will ensure high-quality, internationally competitive, research-based higher education and good governance.
On 26 March at 15:30, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) will host the discussion "Networks in Motion: Mobility, Digital Platforms, and Human Relations" at 21 Konsula iela, room 305, in Riga.
Sintija Miļuna-Meldere will defend her doctoral dissertation on 9 April in an open meeting of the RSU Clinical Medicine doctoral committee. Her dissertation is titled 'The Impact of Smokeless Tobacco Pouches, and Electronic Cigarettes on Oral Health.'
Antibiotics are increasingly used to treat a wide range of diseases, but an unwanted side effect is the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. To combat this, various studies are being conducted to find new ways to treat bacterial and viral infections.
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On Monday, 17 March, the Irish Minister for Trade Promotion, AI and Digital Transformation, Niamh Smyth, along with Ambassador Eimear Friel and other representatives of the Irish delegation, visited Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU).
During their meeting with RSU Rector, Professor Aigars Pētersons, and other university leadership representatives, the Irish delegation expressed their support for strengthening collaboration in studies, research, innovation, and the application of artificial intelligence.
Viktorija Ulanova (Igumnova) will defend her doctoral dissertation on 7 April in an open meeting of the RSU Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy doctoral committee. Her dissertation is titled 'Pharmacogenetic Aspects of Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy in Latvian Population.'
