Doctoral school - one-stop agency

The goal of the Doctoral School is to ensure a high-quality study experience, as well as a space to develop professional competences in a cross-disciplinary environment.

Objectives

To create a one-stop agency to exchange information about ways to develop various competences;
To provide consultations on research design, data processing and interpretation, writing, publishing strategies and project preparation;
To organise seminars, workshops and various activities for the development of research competences;
To foster networking for doctoral candidates and researchers.

Project preparation

Time	Topic	Contact, registration	Location
27 Jan, 11:00–12:30	Introduction to grant writing	Stefanie Schütte	Zoom
By appointment	Preparation of project and grant applications	Ingrīda Kalviņa (ingrida[pnkts]kalvinarsu[pnkts]lv)	16 Dzirciema Iela, K-203, K-220
Weekdays 8:30–17:15 (Fridays until 16:00)	Processing personal data and related matters	Marina Siņkovska (personu[pnkts]datirsu[pnkts]lv)	16 Dzirciema Iela, D-100

Data processing and interpretation (consultations)

Consultations

Time	Topic	Contact, registration	Location
By appointment	Machine learning algorithms in processing data with Python	Uldis Doniņš, uldis[pnkts]doninsrsu[pnkts]lv	Online
By appointment	Guidance for the planning and design of clinical-epidemiological research on prevalence, identification of risk factors, the efficacy of interventions, diagnostic accuracy studies and systematic reviews	Sergio Uribe, sergio[pnkts]uribersu[pnkts]lv	20 Dzirciema iela, Rīga, RSU Institute of Dentistry, Room 248 / Online (Zoom)
	Guidance for the design of the data management plan for medical research according to FAIR principles
	Guidance for statistical analysis of data for medical research during the study design stage
	Conducting exploratory data analysis for medical research: data visualization and tables generation
By appointment	Bioinformatics analyses of multi-omics data and integration with clinical, life-style/environmental information	Baiba Vilne, baiba[pnkts]vilnersu[pnkts]lv	Online (Zoom)
By appointment	Quantitative data processing using R	Andris Avotiņš, Eva Petrošina (statistikarsu[pnkts]lv)	Online (Zoom)
By appointment	Quantitative data processing using MS Excel	Olga Rajevska, Madara Miķelsone (statistikarsu[pnkts]lv)	Online (Zoom)
Fridays 13:00–17:00, by appointment	Statistical processing of quantitative data	Andrejs Ivanovs, Šimons Svirskis, Eva Petrošina, Maksims Mukāns (statistikarsu[pnkts]lv)	Online (Zoom)
By appointment	Peer review of statistical reporting in scientific articles	Šimons Svirskis, Andris Avotiņš (statistikarsu[pnkts]lv)	Online (Zoom)
By appointment	Quantitative data processing using NVivo	Diāna Kalniņa (statistikarsu[pnkts]lv)	23 Kapseļu Iela, Statistics Unit

English language in research (consultations)

Time	Topic	Contact, registration	Location
Fridays 10:00–11:00, by appointment	Editing scientific articles in English	Miervaldis Karulis (valodasrsu[pnkts]lv)	16 Dzirciema iela, B-407
By appointment	Engligh language in research	Guntars Dreijers, dreijersggmail[pnkts]com	Zoom

Publication and databases (consultations)

Consultations

Time	Topic	Contact, registration	Location
Thursdays 10:00–12:00, by appointment	Intellectual property protection	Linda Gabrusenoka (linda[pnkts]gabrusenokarsu[pnkts]lv)	12 Vīlipa Iela, Room 8
By appointment	Expert advice on the quality of article manuscript content	Scientists registered in LZP expert database (dana[pnkts]briedersu[pnkts]lv)	The experts' respective offices
Wednesdays 16:00–17:00, by appointment	Database searches	Signe Riekstiņa-Pāla (signe[pnkts]riekstina-palarsu[pnkts]lv, bibliotekarsu[pnkts]lv)	16 Dzirciema Iela, G-204.c
Wednesdays 16:00–17:00, by appointment	Consultations on the methodological guidelines of collaboration journals of RSU (e.g. Medicine, Acta Chirurgica Latviensis)	Signe Riekstiņa-Pāla, signe[pnkts]riekstina-palarsu[pnkts]lv (bibliotekarsu[pnkts]lv)	16 Dzirciema Iela, G-204.c
Mondays 16:00–17:00 Fridays 14:00–15:00	Using EndNote	Inga Znotiņa (inga[pnkts]znotinarsu[pnkts]lv, bibliotekarsu[pnkts]lv)	16 Dzirciema Iela, G-204.c
Tuesdays, Thursdays 16:00–17:00	Patent information searches	Signe Riekstiņa-Pāla (signe[pnkts]riekstina-palarsu[pnkts]lv, bibliotekarsu[pnkts]lv)	16 Dzirciema Iela, G-204.c

Networking Events

Event	Date	Topic	Language
Interdiscilinary Research Seminars in Cognitive Sciences	16 June 2022	Illusions of mind: from perception to biology, from normality to pathology	English
Interdiscilinary Research Seminars in Cognitive Sciences	7 Apr 2022	Wearables, theatre, and the cognitive sciences	English
Interdiscilinary Research Seminars in Cognitive Sciences	24 Mar 2022	Brain pathways & information flow for face processing	English
Research Breakfast	3 Mar 2022	Value-based healthcare: challenges and opportunities in Latvia	English
Research Breakfast	2 Feb 2022	Patient Engagement in Research: importance, experience and considerations	English
Interdiscilinary Research Seminars in Cognitive Sciences	20 Jan 2022	Patterns of free exploration in space shape memory for new environments	English
Research breakfast	1 Dec 2021	Ethical approval and data management in research	Latvian
Research breakfast	3 Nov 2021	Cognitive Sciences in Medicine	English
Research breakfast	6 Oct 2021	Cooperation and infrastructure platforms managed by RSU research staff: opportunities for knowledge acquisition and idea development	Latvian
Research breakfast	8 Sep 2021	Updates from the Latvian Council of Science and perception of climate change in Latvian communities	Latvian