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In my work with children in social care in Latvia, I want to highlight the complexity of their lives. They are not defined by one thing and cannot be seen as just unsuccessful, or successful. I want their experience to be heard and taken into consideration.

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Koen Kas is a healthcare futurist, driven by the aim to make healthcare delightful, personalised, and preventive. He weaves together science, technology, and business model innovation into inspiring ideas for how to create novel and delightful health experiences. His keynote speech at Research Week 2023 aims to give his audience inspiration to change the way they work and practical ideas for how to do so.

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Valtýr Thors is a specialist in paediatric infectious diseases and will be giving one of the keynote speeches for the Knowledge for Use in Practice conference. He will be speaking about how data can be used to create healthcare policies, and how to get the most out of attending a conference in person again!

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1,188 researchers, both young and experienced, from Latvia and abroad are ready to present their research papers during the five international conferences that make up RSU Research Week 2023. The topics range from health care and medicine to social sciences.

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While the deadline of abstract submission for RSU Research Week 2023 is closing in, let us take a look at the treasures that have already been submitted and highlight some of the titles that we found particularly intriguing.

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Valdis Ģībietis, Co-Chair of the RW2023 Scientific Committee


RW2023 keynote speaker Dr. biol. Janet Kelso on the genomes of our extinct ancestors, the role of bioinformatics, and the excitement of experiencing a revolution in sequencing technology.

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