On 22 April 2023 at 17:00 the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) folk dance ensemble Ačkups will give a performance in the RSU Great Hall. Ačkups will be joined by other dance ensembles like Austris, Gatve, and Vektors from Riga, Diždancis and Kalve from Jelgava, as well as Zīle from Ķekava.
Together, we will celebrate the colourful spring and welcome an eventful summer.
Due to the great interest from researchers and doctoral students, the scientific committee of the 5th World Congress of Latvian Scientists Research Latvia has extended the deadline for abstract submission until 16 April 2023. Participants are invited to submit their applications for poster presentations and participation in the Science Slam competition.
On 19 April 2023 at 16:00, Michael Harris, visiting professor in family medicine at RSU, will host an interactive seminar on Zoom called How to Write a Paper.
The target audience: doctors, residents, students and anyone who writes or reads scientific articles. 2.5 academic hours or 2.5 continuing education points will be awarded for attendance.
The Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Department of Orthopaedics will be organising a lecture by Assoc. Prof. Vito Pavone from the University of Catania (Italy) on Wednesday, 12 April.
Sexuality education has recently frequently been discussed in mass media in Latvia. FEMM (the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality) published the results from the study “Comprehensive sexuality education: why is it important?” in 2022. The study presents the status of sexuality education in the EU as well as recommendations for improving it.(1)
Solvita Kļaviņa-Makrecka will defend her doctoral dissertation in an open meeting of the RSU Health & Sports Science Degree Committee on 2 June. Her dissertation is titled 'Sleep Duration in Association with Subjective Health and Well-Being'.
The inauguration ceremony for the Rector of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), Professor Aigars Pētersons’ second term in office is being held in the presence of a wide circle of the university’s staff and guests on Friday, 31 March. Prof. Pētersons was re-elected as Rector on 1 January 2023 and will remain in office until the end of 2027. He was re-elected by a unanimous vote of the members of the Constituent Assembly on 23 November 2022.
