From 5 to 7 May 2026, the Annual Conference of the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA) took place in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU)
The World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies '26 took place in Madeira, Portugal, from March 31 to April 2, bringing together researchers, data professionals, and technology experts to discuss the latest trends in information systems
On March 17–18, 2026, Mihails Korčevskis (RTU), a representative of the Latvian Data Stewards Network, participated in the AI in Higher Education Summit 2026 in Paris, France.
On May 6, an event was held reviewing the first year of operation of DataverseLV – from an idea outlined in Latvia’s Open Science Strategy to a fully functioning research data repository that has already received the internationally recognized CoreTrustSeal certification.
In April 2026, the Higher Education and Science IT Shared Services Center (VPC), in cooperation with the Latvian Academic Library Association (LATABA), organised a webinar “Research Data Ecosystem in Latvia and the Role of Libraries”.
We are proud to announce that the national research data repository DataverseLV has officially acquired the CoreTrustSeal certification. This significant achievement internationally affirms that DataverseLV
The 26th plenary session of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) (RDA VP26) took place online from March 16–20. Gatis Lāma, a representative of the Latvian Data stewards network and data curator at Riga Technical University
From March 3 to 6, the 6th European Citizen Science Association conference (ECSA 2026) took place in Oulu, Finland, bringing together more than 500 participants to examine the diversity of Citizen Science in different contexts and its potential to reduce inequality
From March 16 to 18, the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis hosted the Training in Databases and Omics Data Analysis, a workshop focused on working with various biomedical and research databases, as well as on effective data retrieval and analysis
On 19 March 2026, an online seminar “Introduction to Data Pseudonymisation and Anonymisation” brought together more than 200 researchers, academic staff, and doctoral students from various institutions to expand their knowledge of personal data protection in research.
Funding
The website was developed within the framework of the Project No 2.1.3.1.i.0/2/23/I/CFLA/002 “Support for implementing Open Science, developing solutions for shared use of research data, and participation in the EOSC” with financial support from the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Latvian state.
Funding
The website was developed within the framework of the Project No 2.1.3.1.i.0/2/23/I/CFLA/002 “Support for implementing Open Science, developing solutions for shared use of research data, and participation in the EOSC” with financial support from the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Latvian state.
