Troy Alfred is a medical student from Sri Lanka who moved to Latvia in 2016. He is about to start his 11th semester at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) this autumn. He is one of the Founders and the current President of the Debates and Conversations Group (D&C) at RSU.
In order to increase the number of blood donors among 18–30-year olds, the State Blood Donor Centre launched the Asins draudzība (Blood Friendship) campaign at the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Anatomy Museum on Wednesday, 22 September. As part of the event, public figures and Latvian universities will help encourage young people to become asins draugi (blood friends) and donate blood together. The average age of a blood donor in Latvia is 38 years, and it continues to grow.
From 16 September, the open-air large-scale exhibition Science Inspires! will be available to all in the square outisde the Origo shopping centre in central Riga. The exhibition tells the story of 50 scientists who are creative and inspiring personalities in modern Latvian science. Four researchers from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) were also included in the exhibition: Asst. Prof. Dr. iur. Karina Palkova, Asst. Prof. Dr. biol. Inese Čakstiņa-Dzērve, Assoc. Prof. Ivars Vanadziņš and Assoc. Prof. Arvīds Irmejs.
Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) has started the new academic year with a great achievement by entering the prestigious university ranking Times Higher Education (THE) for the first time. RSU immediately rose to the top among Latvian higher education institutions and received the second-best result in the Baltic States. Continuing its success, RSU also entered the THE Clinical and Health Subject Ranking 2022 and placed 401-500th in the world.
98% of students from the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Medicine study programme have been vaccinated against or have recovered from COVID-19. This means that it will be possible to ensure in person studies at RSU this fall, including at medical institutions. On-site studies at all RSU faculties will start on 11 October.
World Mental Health Day is celebrated on 10 October every year to draw attention to a variety of issues related to mental health and remind us that we must take care of ourselves.
The new Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) History Museum exhibition, The Strength and Capability of RSU in the New Reality, is on display outside the Great Hall at 16 Dzirciema iela.
The international workshop, Viral infections as aetiological or trigger factors of autoimmune diseases, will take place on Zoom on 9-10 November 2021 at 10:00-16:00. It is organised as part of the EU-H2020 project VirA, in cooperation with partners from Germany, Italy and Israel.
On 14 September, the Latvian Medical Association (LMA) congratulated the winner of the Professor Ilmārs Lazovskis Prize 2020 – the Head of the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Department of Infectology and Chair of the RSU Convent of Councillors, a prominent infectologist, academician, Professor Ludmila Vīksna. She is receiving the prize for her significant contribution to the development of medicine.
‘Do you have a feeling that you’re the “only gay in the village” and you can’t talk about it openly? Or are you the brother, sister, mom, dad, best friend or colleague of the “only gay”, but you have no clue what to do? Don’t worry! You are not alone. You are one of us!’ this is how the podcast Viens no mums (One of Us), created by Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) students, addressed its listeners for the first time. In this podcast, you can listen to conversations with representatives of the LGBT+ community and hear to a range of experiences.
