Data Stewards visit Ventspils University of Applied Sciences
From November 24-26, VPC data stewards Kaspars Bērziņš, Daina Kosīte, Mikus Melderis, Kristaps Oškalns, and Gita Rozenberga visited Ventspils University of Applied Sciences.
EOSC federation symposium held – implementation of the new federation model and future development directions
Kristaps Oškalns, a representative of the Latvian Data Stewards Network and DataverseLV Repository Administrator, participated in the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Symposium, which took place from 3 to 5 November in Brussels, Belgium.
Insight into the IEEE VIS 2025 conference: the importance of visualisation in data communication
The IEEE VIS 2025 conference was held in Vienna, Austria from November 2 to November 7, 2025. This international research conference discussed the theory and practice of data visualisation
Elsevier Impact Conference 2025 and experience exchange at NOVA University in Lisbon
From November 5 to 7, 2025, representatives of the Latvian Data Curators Network, Elza Vecpuise and Nauris Valainis, participated in the Elsevier Impact Conference 2025 and went on an experience exchange visit to NOVA University in Lisbon.
Presentations and videos from the webinar on data management for LCS project implementers are available
On November 12, 2025, an informative webinar was organised by the Higher Education and Science IT Shared Service Centre (VPC) in cooperation with the Latvian Council of Science (LCS) on the preparation of data management plans
Great interest in DataverseLV – the Latvian research data repository
On October 30, the Higher Education and Science IT Shared Services Center (VPC) organised an online seminar on the research data repository DataverseLV – a secure and reliable environment for long-term data preservation, sharing and open access.
RSU data stewards unit presents the development of Latvian open science at the PMNET forum
On 10 October 2025, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Data Stewards Unit participated in the ELIXIR session at the PMNET forum, presenting the path of Latvian universities from individual efforts to a coordinated national data management infrastructure.
Participation in the training “Training in Large-Scale Biodata Analysis Methods”
From October 15 to 17, the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis hosted the TARGETWISE project training course “Training in Large-Scale Biodata Analysis Methods”, dedicated to improving biodata processing and analysis skills.
The first meeting of the European network of data stewards and digital long-term preservation experts has taken place
Daina Kosīte, a representative of the Latvian data stewards network, participated in the first workshop of the European network of data stewards and long-term digital preservation experts, which took place on 1-2 October 2025 in Leuven (Belgium).
Knowledge, experience and impressions of the ESSS2025 training
The annual European Summer School for Scientometrics 2025 (ESSS2025) took place in Spain in September. It is an internationally highly regarded educational event on the assessment of research achievements
