Gynaecologist and obstetrician Lāsma Līdaka (pictured) has a pragmatic approach to research, stressing that it is unlikely that she could win the Nobel Prize through her work analysing processes on a local level. Taking the local approach does, however, give an opportunity to gain insight into the situation in Latvia, and to understand what can be changed in how work with both patients and students is currently conducted.
RSU will be represented by a team of 254 runners representing 18 countries at the Tet Riga Marathon which will be held on 19 May this year. The number of countries represented increased by two compared to last year’s event when RSU was the largest team among all Latvian university teams. The RSU team also took the lead in regards to international coverage received.
We would like to invite you to apply to a comprehensive course in Digital Service Development and Information Management in Health and Welfare Services on 8-12 April.
This in-depth course is organised by the Red Cross Medical College of Rīga Stradiņš University (LV) in cooperation with Laurea University of Applied Sciences (FI), Arcada University of Applied Sciences (FI), Tartu Health Care College (EE) and the Culture College at the Latvian Academy of Culture (LV).
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The Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Student Conference is like a ship with history that dates back as far as 69 years! Up until recently it had only been navigating local waters, but five years ago the Student Union made this event international – it is now the largest student conference in the Baltic States. The organising team consists of more than 20 students led by 4th year medical student Ulrika Ulla Andersone.
How can you identify fake news? How can you check if information is true? By using the best Google fact-checking tools!
You are welcome to attend this guest lecture by an experienced expert if you are interesting in learning how!
On 1 March Marek Miller, a lead researcher at Google in Warsaw, will be giving a lecture at RSU. The lecture will be in English, and the topic is ‘Using Google tools for fact-checking.’
A new platform for studies and information exchange has been launched within the framework of the Baltic Sea region project BaltCityPrevention – www.betterprevention.eu. It aims at supporting public healthcare authorities in the Baltic Sea region in their efforts to prevent lifestyle diseases among young people.
‘Research taught me to stay organised throughout the day and to make use of every minute,’ says Vice-Dean of RSU Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare Toms Pulmanis. Toms dedicates his evenings, weekends and vacations to research as workdays are usually taken up by administrative duties and working with students.
On Saturday 9 February the Student Union of Latvia (SUL) held its annual awards ceremony. The majority of the awards were granted to representatives from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU): Student of the Year, Young Researcher of the Year, Project of the Year, Councillor of the Year, Activist of the Year, Development of the Year and Student Union of the Year. Additionally the award for Contribution to the Enhancement of Social Life went to the Latvian Junior Doctors’ Association lead by several RSU lecturers and residency students.
Innovation is and always has been an important prerequisite for success in any field. Since late 2018 RSU is a RIS-HUB in the European Innovative Technologies (EIT) for Health network ensuring the linkage of innovation and education and the creation of business.
