A unique opportunity has been announced for all winter sports enthusiasts and volunteers to join Team26 and contribute to the organisation of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2026, informs the International Olympic Committee. The organisers are planning to recruit 18,000 volunteers to ensure that Olympic games in Italy are successful.
To investigate the public health benefits of reducing sugar consumption in Latvia, the Institute of Public Health (IPH) at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) has conducted a large-scale study ‘Impact of Sugar Consumption on Physical and Mental Health’.
A review of the scientific literature analyses the impact of sugar consumption on physical and mental health and healthcare costs.
Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne, Director of the RSU Institute of Public Health:
The symposium Fibromyalgia in Focus: A Multidisciplinary Exploration of its Complexities and Impact on Society will explore the challenges associated with fibromyalgia, including its potential as an autoimmune disease, challenges in diagnosis and new treatment strategies. Discussions will be held on what may lie beneath fibromyalgia symptoms and this often misunderstood diagnosis.
Rīgas Stradiņš University's doctoral students and research staff from all research platforms are welcome to attend an on-site three-lecture cycle 'Introduction to Social Network Analysis.' The lectures will be held in English.
On 19 December, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Business Incubator B-Space opened applications for the incubation (INK) programme. All students, researchers, employees, academic staff members, and RSU or RSU Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) alumni have the opportunity to apply and develop their business idea and compete for funding of up to 2,500 EUR to grow their future company.
Medicine is one of the most important sectors of a country's economy, directly affecting the quality of life and productivity of its workforce. The economy serves as the engine that drives resources and efficiency. Collaboration between these two sectors creates a platform for making medical services more accessible and of higher quality, while also generating opportunities for economic development.
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We are pleased to inform you that as of 18 December 2024, doctoral students and scientific degree candidates at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) (including the RSU Latvian Academy of Sport Education, LASE) are welcome to apply for doctoral grants.
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On Friday, 13 December, a delegation from the Ministry of the Interior (MoI), led by State Secretary Dimitrijs Trofimovs, visited Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU). During the meeting with RSU Rector Prof. Aigars Pētersons, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Assoc. Prof. Dins Šmits, Vice-Rector for Health Studies Assoc. Prof. Andris Skride, and other RSU representatives, the delegation discussed cooperation in the field of military medicine education.
