We invite everyone to visit the exhibition Analogue vs Digital that can be seen in the display cases by the entrance of the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) History Museum next to the Great Hall (16 Dzirciema iela, Rīga).
Analogue systems have been increasingly and rapidly replaced by digital ones, and we are experiencing a digital transformation. This transformation makes our work processes and communication easier, saves time, gives us more freedom and enables us to become more competitive. We are therefore able to do much more than before.
The programme of various conferences and events of this year’s Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Research Week, which takes place from 27 to 31 March, tackles issues related to the communication, perception, and storytelling around climate change. Due to the war in Ukraine and issues in the energy industry, climate change – one of the most pressing issues of our time – and related issues are of increasing public interest.
Elīna Kalniņa will defend her doctoral dissertation in an open meeting of the RSU Clinical Medicine Degree Committee on 19 May. Her dissertation is titled 'Clinical Variability of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease and its Association with Neurofilament and Genetic Type of Disease'.
Official reviewers
- Prof. (Dr. med.) Ināra Logina, Rīga Stradiņš University (Latvia)
- Prof. (Dr. med.) Valdis Folkmanis, University of Latvia (Latvia)
- Prof. (Dr. med.) Baiba Lāce, Laval University (Canada)
Kristīne Šneidere will defend her doctoral dissertation in an open meeting of the RSU Psychology Degree Committee on 24 May. Her dissertation is titled 'Relationship between Cognitive Reserve, Cognitive Functioning and Brain Volumetry in Non-Demented Older Adults'.
Official reviewers
- Dr. psych., Asst. Prof. Ingūna Griškēviča, Rīga Stradiņš University
- PhD, Prof. Jurģis Šķilters, University of Latvia
- PhD, Prof. Jennifer Rusted, University of Sussex (Great Britain)
On Friday, 31 March, at 14:00, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Pharmaceutical Education and Research Centre will be officially opened in Riga, at 21 Konsula iela. The new building complements the RSU campus in Pārdaugava and is the largest and most technically complex building in the University’s 70-year history.
‘This is not just a new building.
Zoë Kessler, Professor at the School of Social Work at Salem State University (USA), is working in the Department of Welfare and Social Work at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) in the spring semester of 2023. She is also participating in the Society. Health.
The biggest research event of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), RSU Research Week, marks the beginning of Open Science Month at the RSU Anatomy Museum. The exhibition Viewpoints: On Illusions, Perception and Why We See the World Differently will open on 30 March and run to 30 April. Optical illusions created by Italian scientist Baingio Pinna and Japanese scientist Akiyoshi Kitaoka will be on display, and guests will be able to attend popular science lectures and workshops on topics related to illusions, perception, and why we each see the world differently.
The aim of the Design Thinking Workshop is to generate at least two project ideas by identifying possible project themes and objectives, stakeholders with the capacity to implement the projects, activities to be carried out to achieve the set objective using design thinking methods. At the same time, the workshop will outline the financial resources needed to implement such ideas, as well as explore the current situation relevant to the project topic, possible obstacles, and opportunities to implement such projects.
Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Research Week 2023 started on Monday 27 March. The series of five international conferences, gathering researchers from all over the world, opened with the 9th International Student Conference Health and Social Sciences (ISC2023). The student conference covered global trends in medicine and healthcare, as well as public health and social sciences.
Next week, from 27 to 31 March, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) will host the international Research Week (RW2023) dedicated to health care, medicine, public health, and social sciences. The innovation section will include discussions on digital technologies in health, precision medicine, and telemedicine.
