Institute of Photonics, Electronics and Telecommunications offers PhD position in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) under Horizon Europe in ANCHOR project “Advanced Network Connectivity using Harmonious Optical and Radio Technologies”. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program under the MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE grant agreement no 101227604. The research topic of […]
Participation – German Baltic Conference – Latvia
Call for young Europeans passionate about making their voice heard by politicians and willing to connect with like-minded peers dedicated to enhancing youth representation and their ideas. If you are interested in the importance of security and the role of youth in addressing and responding to today’s security challenges, join the German-Baltic Conference in Riga, […]
Decline in EU livestock population in 2023
In 2023, the EU‘s livestock populations were lower than a year earlier. Compared with 2022, the pig and bovine populations decreased by 1%, while sheep declined by 3%, and goats by 5%. In 2023, the EU had 133 million pigs, 74 million bovine animals, 58 million sheep, and 11 million goats. This information comes from provisional data […]
Eurojust: Criminal network that stole 170 historical books worth 2.5 million euros across Europe dismantled
Eurojust and Europol have supported the competent authorities in Lithuania, France, Latvia, Poland, Switzerland and Georgia in an international operation against an organised crime group (OCG) that allegedly stole 170 books of high historical and cultural value across several European countries. The stolen books have an estimated value of EUR 2.5 million and were written […]
Eurostat: Spain recorded the highest life expectancy in the EU in 2023
According to preliminary 2023 data, life expectancy at birth in the EU was 81.5 years, up by 0.9 years from 2022, and 0.2 years compared with the pre-pandemic level in 2019. This information comes from the provisional data on life expectancy published by Eurostat. In 15 countries, life expectancy exceeded the EU average, with the highest life expectancy recorded for […]
Foreign academic staff position in Social sciences in Latvia
Offer Description Daugavpils University (Reg. no. 90000065985) implementing specific support target projects 8.2.2. in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers regulations No. 25 (Riga, January 9, 2018), announces the selection of foreign academic staff in Social sciences (1 position) Skills/Qualifications – person has been employed in an academic position in one of the accredited foreign universities during the […]
Postdoc Position In Organ-On-Chips in Latvia
Offer Description We are looking for a post-doc to join our team for 1.5 years for our work in projects with organs on chips and extracellular vesicles. The project is aimed to develop PDMS-free chips with integrated sensors focusing on lung on chip and gut on chip. The models are used to test extracellular vesicles […]
Foreign Academic Staff in Latvia
Open competition for foreign academic staff selection within the framework of Project Applications Selection Round of Specific Objective 8.2.2 “To Strengthen Academic Staff of Higher Education Institutions in the Areas of Strategic Specialization” Aim of the project To promote the employment of foreign academic staff in the study direction “Education, Pedagogy and Sport”, thus contributing […]
Postdoc in organic chemistry in Latvia
Description Post-doctoral position (2 years) in the field of synthetic organic chemistry is available at Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis. The topic of the project: “Development of new reagents and synthetic methodologies to access monofluorinated compounds for drug discovery.” Min. eligibility criteria: PhD awarded before Jul 15 2020. Benefits working in a well-equipped, innovative and […]