Three researchers from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU)—Co-Chair of the 2025 Research Week Scientific Committee Valdis Ģībietis, Asst. Prof. Nauris Zdanovskis, and Assoc. Prof. Dr.
On 25 and 26 March, the hackathon MedTech Sprints will take place in Riga during the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Research Week. Students, researchers, and healthcare professionals are welcome to participate, to develop innovative solutions and engage in start-up entrepreneurship. During the event, participants will be encouraged to generate ideas for one of two challenges, aiming to reduce the workload of healthcare professionals and improve the efficiency of care.
Inese Čakstiņa-Dzērve, lead researcher of the RSU Institute of Microbiology and Virology, will give the lecture "First steps and future perspectives towards functional precision medicine in Latvia" on 10 April at 16:00 at the Children’s Clinical University Hospital's Children and Youth Mental Health
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment of the Republic of Ireland Ms. Niamh Smyth T.D. will be visiting Rīga Stradiņš University on Monday, 17 March.
Laura Valaine will defend her doctoral dissertation on 31 February in an open meeting of the RSU Clinical Medicine doctoral committee. Her dissertation is titled 'Prevalence of Depression and Generalised Anxiety Symptoms, Prevalence Changes and Associated Factors in Population of Healthcare Workers during Covid-19 Pandemic in Latvia.'
Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) is driving the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and innovation education in Latvia with new study programmes and a dedicated AI conference at its biennial international event, Research Week.


