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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 By appointment Preparation of project and grant applications (FLPP, VPP, RSU grants) Silva Vītola, silva[pnkts]vitola 
rsu[pnkts]lv16 Dzirciema iela, C-204 By appointment Preparation of project and grant applications (international projects) Ingrīda Kalviņa (ingrida[pnkts]kalvina rsu[pnkts]lv)16 Dzirciema iela, K-203, K-220 - Data processing and interpretation (consultations)
- Consultations
Time Topic Contact, registration Location By appointment Consultations on research data management Ingmārs Kreišmanis, ingmars[pnkts]kreismanis rsu[pnkts]lvOnline (Zoom) By appointment Bioinformatics analyses of multi-omics data and integration with clinical, life-style/environmental information Baiba Vilne, baiba[pnkts]vilne rsu[pnkts]lvOnline (Zoom) By appointment Quantitative data processing using R Andris Avotiņš, Eva Petrošina (statistika rsu[pnkts]lv)Online (Zoom) By appointment Quantitative data processing using MS Excel Olga Rajevska, Madara Miķelsone (statistika rsu[pnkts]lv)Online (Zoom) Fridays 13:00–17:00, by appointment Statistical processing of quantitative data Andrejs Ivanovs, Šimons Svirskis, Eva Petrošina, Maksims Mukāns (statistika rsu[pnkts]lv)Online (Zoom) By appointment Peer review of statistical reporting in scientific articles Šimons Svirskis, Andris Avotiņš (statistika rsu[pnkts]lv)Online (Zoom) By appointment Quantitative data processing using NVivo Diāna Kalniņa (statistika rsu[pnkts]lv)23 Kapseļu Iela, Statistics Unit Weekdays 8:30–17:15
(Fridays until 16:00)Processing personal data and related matters Marina Siņkovska (personu[pnkts]dati rsu[pnkts]lv)16 Dzirciema Iela, D-100
- English language in research (consultations)
Time Topic Contact, registration Location Fridays 10:00–11:00, by appointment Editing scientific articles in English valodas rsu[pnkts]lv16 Dzirciema iela, B-407 By appointment Engligh language in research Guntars Dreijers, dreijersg gmail[pnkts]comZoom - Publication and databases (consultations)
- Consultations
Time Topic Contact, registration Location Thursdays 10:00–12:00, by appointment Intellectual property protection Linda Gabrusenoka (linda[pnkts]gabrusenoka rsu[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]briede rsu[pnkts]lv)The experts' respective offices Wednesdays 16:00–17:00, by appointment Database searches Signe Riekstiņa-Pāla (signe[pnkts]riekstina-pala rsu[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-pala rsu[pnkts]lv (bibliotekarsu[pnkts]lv)16 Dzirciema Iela, G-204.c Mondays 16:00–17:00
Fridays 14:00–15:00Using EndNote Inga Znotiņa (inga[pnkts]znotina rsu[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-pala rsu[pnkts]lv, bibliotekarsu[pnkts]lv)16 Dzirciema Iela, G-204.c
- Networking Events
Event Date Topic Language Seminar 5 Dec 2024 Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create a Filipino Diaspora English Seminar 17 Oct 2024 The Culture Industry, Right-Wing Populism and Conspiratorial Discourse: a case study of Russell Brand English Discussion 6 Jun 2024 Concepts of host-pathogen interactions English
- List of all upcoming events
Videos and presentations from the cognitive sciences webinars
