Rīga Stradiņš University will be hosting the 1st Latvian International Palliative Care conference on 27 September 2024 with the theme: Palliative care as the basics of human rights: interdisciplinary approach and innovations in Latvia.
The professional development conference will provide a great opportunity for participants to learn about current trends in palliative care on an international and national scale.
Linda Rozenbaha,
RSU Public Relations Unit
In May, new buzzing neighbours moved in on the roof of Rīga Stradiņš University’s (RSU) newest and most modern building, the Pharmaceutical Education and Research Centre. Beekeeper Kārlis Krievkalns has placed 16 beehives here, in keeping with the University’s commitment to sustainability through making full use of urban spaces.
From 25 to 30 June, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) is playing host to a major international meeting of three consortia dedicated to breast and ovarian cancer research: CIMBA (The Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2), BCAC (The Breast Cancer Association Consortium), and ENIGMA (Evidence-based Network for the Interpretation of Germline Mutant Alleles).
On 14 June, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Innovation Centre’s business incubator B-Space held its annual closing event, Demo Day, for the fourth consecutive year. This event allows the participants of the business incubator to reflect on their achievements, draw inspiration from their peers’ projects, and compete for prizes.
On 20 June, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Rector Prof. Aigars Pētersons awarded diplomas to the University’s newly elected professors and associate professors.
‘Today, the doors to your careers as professors have been flung open! You have earned it through your hard work.
A tribute to honour the best athletes, teams, and coaches from the past season at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) took place on Wednesday, 12 June. Throughout the season, RSU athletes won a total of 52 medals in various competitions in sports such as powerlifting, swimming, aesthetic group gymnastics, basketball, and volleyball.
Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2024 recently published their latest results. In them, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) ranks second in the Baltic States in terms of sustainability, which is 301-400 in the world.
The topic of plants has become increasingly popular in Latvian contemporary culture in the last decade. This trend reflects the growing interest and desire of Latvian society to address the challenges that come with environmental changes and the climate crisis. It also aligns with the current shift towards plants in the humanities and social sciences.
