Conference Highlights
With RSU Research Week 2025 successfully concluded, it's time to reflect on the standout moments and exceptional research presented during the event. Full list of RW2025 Best Paper Competition winners.
RSU Research Week 2025
Once considered a niche or even forgotten field, phage therapy is now making powerful strides—and Latvia is steadily making its mark in this evolving field.
The phage research group at RSU Research Week 2025
Discussion at PLACES conference addresses the evolving landscape of international security policy demands that democracies be prepared to defend their values against emerging threats.
Read more about discussions on international security at the PLACES conference
The Minister for Defence of the Republic of Latvia Andris Sprūds
A key event of RSU Research Week is the Innovation and Artificial Intelligence: The Path from Research to Practice conference. It brings together experts, policymakers, and industry representatives to discuss AI's role in research, education, healthcare, and society.
The Innovation and Artificial Intelligence: The Path from Research to Practice conference
In today’s digital age, efficient and high-quality research is no longer conceivable without modern technologies.
Explore how digital technology is transforming scientific research
Side event: "Empowering Academic Research with Microsoft: From Strategy to Practical Tips"
Opening the Society. Health. Welfare. conference, the Director of the RSU Institute of Public Health, Assoc. Prof. Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne, emphasised that every stage of life is unique and requires a tailored approach.
Read more about the Society. Health. Welfare. conference keynote
Assoc. Prof. Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne
RSU Research Week 2025 opened on 24 March with an ambitious plenary session focusing on the role of research, technology, and the human factor in healthcare. Following opening remarks by RSU Rector Aigars Pētersons, the President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, welcomed the participants.
RSU Research Week 2025 opened on 24 March 2025 with an ambitious plenary session
'We are a research university and we create science together - students, PhD students, residents and researchers,' says Prof. Aigars Pētersons.
Read Prof. Aigars Pētersons’ message on RSU’s research mission
Prof Aigars Pētersons in the Rīta Panorama studio
'With topics that push boundaries, provoke thought, and ignite innovation, this event promises to be an unforgettable experience.'
Valdis Ģībietis, Co-Chair, RW2025 Scientific Committee
