The name of the winner of the annual Pauls Stradiņš Award was announced on 17 January at Pauls Stradiņš Museum for the History of Medicine. This year the Senate of the Latvian Academy of Sciences has decided to present the award to Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) professor, ophthalmologist Guna Laganovska for long-standing and significant contribution to the development of ophthalmology on a national and global scale through the implementation of innovative treatment methods and the promotion of eye disease prevention.
On 12 January 2018 the academic staff of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Dentistry and the Institute of Stomatology as well as RSU dentistry students were given a unique opportunity to meet the co-author of the e-book Dental Mammoth – Foundations of Clinical Dentistry Prof. Jukka H. Meurman and editor-in-chief Heikki Autti from Finland. During the meeting the students and academics were taught how to effectively and properly use the contents of the e-book for clinical and theoretical classes and for practical work.
Continuing with initiatives that have already been launched and to introduce something new! As part of our themed series of interviews “Doctor – it is a mission” we asked the new president of the International Students’ Association (ISA) Robert Ekman to share his plans and intentions for his time in office. The cultural diversity of the RSU student community is a unique platform for a special academic environment where integration and cooperation should be placed in the forefront.
The Inauguration Ceremony of Rector of Rīga Stradiņš University, Prof. Aigars Pētersons on Thursday, 1 February, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at Riga Stradiņš University, Great Hall, 16 Dzirciema Street, Riga
On 1 January the chair of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Student Union was taken over by 3rd year physiotherapy student Linda Skulme.
Earlier this month Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) and Riga East Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS) signed an agreement on long-term cooperation, which foresees the construction of a RSU study base within the premises of Riga East Clinical University. The construction of the study base that will offer modern training facilities for RSU students and RAKUS staff, will be completed by January 2019. This willbe the first clinical study centre of such scale in Latvia.
Last year 4th year dentistry student Natālija Šilova took the position of Head of the Student Council at Rīga Stradiņš University. This year she chose not to run for re-election as she has resolved to devote more of her time to academic issues and dentistry studies.
This year the duties of the head of the Student Council have been entrusted to Linda Skulme. Natālija is looking for new challenges, she cannot sit idle and requires constant movement.
Following mutual agreement by the organising committee to assist students, providing them with slightly more time for their scientific research and thesis preparation, the RSU International Student Conference 2018 abstract submission deadline has been extended from January 12 to January 14.
The Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS) has selected twelve greatest achievements of Latvia’s science in 2017.
On 15 January 2018 at 15:00 in an open meeting of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Medical Promotion Council to be held in the Hippocrates Lecture Theatre (16 Dzirciema Street, Riga) Anatolijs Požarskis will defend his doctoral thesis “Peculiarities of the development and diagnosis of late-onset hypogonadism in men in case of chronic diseases – arterial hypertension, dyslipidaemia, adiposity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and combinations thereof”.
