To promote understanding of sustainability issues and define clear goals for advancing sustainable development at all levels of the university’s operations, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) has established a working group to prepare a sustainability document. The working group was formed on 27 November 2024, with the aim of strategically planning and implementing sustainability initiatives at the university.
The evolving landscape of international security policy demands that democracies be prepared to defend their values against emerging threats. This was a key conclusion of the panel Military and Diplomatic Instruments in Sustainable Protection Against Hard and Soft Security Crises in NATO and the European Union. The discussion was opened by RSU Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Dins Šmits, who highlighted the critical importance of international security in the current geopolitical climate.
One of the key events of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Research Week is the conference Innovation and Artificial Intelligence: The Path from Research to Practice. It brings together leading experts in artificial intelligence (AI), policymakers, academics, and industry representatives to discuss the role of AI in research, education, healthcare, and society at large.
The Open Door Days at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) research units are designed to promote interdisciplinary collaboration. Researchers, doctoral students, and colleagues from RSU and the RSU Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) are invited to participate.
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.'
