🎉Today our colleague Staņislavs Šeiko successfully defended his thesis "Contested moral status: confronting volunteers' and veterinary professionals' perspectives on stray animals in Latvia" and was awarded a doctoral degree in sociology from the University of Latvia! Read more: lnkd.in/druv9-UY

Welcoming Alessandro Monaco to #BSC as a researcher and principal investigator of project #CROSSPRO! 🎉 At BSC Alessandro explores how regulation shapes food innovation and alternative proteins in Europe. 🔗Read his full story on our website: lnkd.in/dg8XufXa #NewColleague

#BSC launches its first podcast series within the #PREMIERE project! 🎉 The podcast format creates space to explore not only what works, but why it matters, preparing #multi-actor project proposals. 🎙️Listen to the podcast: lnkd.in/d3tNczgf 🔗Read more on our blog: lnkd.in/dEg4saTe #MAA | #EUProjects

Just a gentle reminder about our ongoing survey – your input matters 👋 Have you evaluated #HorizonEurope proposals in 2025? 📝 Your insights will help improve future EU project assessment practices. ⏱️ 15–20 minutes | Survey open until 20 February 2026. 📅 🔗 lnkd.in/eRqHSh8w #PREMIERE | #Survey

Have you evaluated #HorizonEurope proposals in 2025? 📝 We invite you to take part in a short, anonymous #survey on the evaluation process. Your insights will help improve future EU project assessment practices. ⏱️15–20 minutes | Survey open until 20 February 2026. 📅 🔗 lnkd.in/eRqHSh8w #PREMIERE

What does it take to prepare a multi-actor proposal under #HorizonEurope?🔍 #PREMIERE video testimonials share real-world experiences and advice from actors involved in multi-actor proposal preparation. 🔗Watch on YouTube – lnkd.in/dFnAmuN8 (PREMIERE Partner Testimonials & Multi-actor Testimonials).

🔍How can multi-actor teams collaborate more effectively in #HorizonEurope proposals? The #PREMIERE project’s #PathwayCartoons visualise four contrasting approaches to multi-actor collaboration, based on real experiences. 🔗Read and see more on #BSC blog: lnkd.in/dj35auN8 #MAA #CoCreation #EUProjects

Meet our new researcher Neringa at #BSC – Neringa Vilkaitė-Vaitonė! 🎉 🔍Neringa is implementing her postdoctoral research project focusing on citizen participation in the circular bioeconomy in the Baltic States. 🔗Read more about Neringa on our blog: lnkd.in/e6rTezN4 #NewResearcher | #SocialSciences

🎁 Holiday greetings from Baltic Studies Centre team! ✨ From all of us at Baltic Studies Centre, we extend our heartfelt Season’s Greetings and warm wishes for a successful and fulfilling New Year. #BSC | #NewYear | #MerryChristmas

📢 BSC researchers at 4th #PREMIERE consortium meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia! The three-day meeting brought together partners from across Europe to review progress, strengthen collaboration & jointly shape the next project period! Read more in our latest blog: lnkd.in/dfF9hVtV #MAA | #HorizonEurope

🎉Iepazīstinām ar BSC jauno pētnieku – Staņislavu Šeiko, kura darbs savieno sociālās zinātnes, vides ilgtspēju un starpdisciplināru skatījumu uz sabiedrības un dabas mijiedarbību. 🔗Vairāk iepazīsti mūsu kolēģi jaunākajā bloga rakstā: lnkd.in/eVDnbJmB #HorizonEurope | #FoSSNet | #BalticStudiesCentre

📢 Register now for the project #PREMIERE Online Brokerage Event on 10 December 2025. 💡This event is designed to help organisations prepare strong, multi-actor proposals for the upcoming Horizon Europe Cluster 6 and Soil Mission calls in 2026. 🔗 Register now: lnkd.in/eCVacbdK #MAA | #HorizonEurope

📢BSC researchers T. Tisenkopfs & M. Brasliņš joined #SynergyDays2025 and #Data4Food2030 consortium meeting in Rotterdam – sharing insights on building an inclusive, transparent data economy for sustainable food systems. 🔗Read more: lnkd.in/dBswvTyd #FoodSystems | #DataSpaces | #HorizonEurope

📢French PhD candidate Mattis Cherdon (ENSFEA Toulouse) visited the #RestPoll case study area in Vidzeme to explore stakeholder views on wild pollinators. He observed interview practice on site and showed how collected data will be analysed. 🔗Read more in our blog entry: lnkd.in/dh9bM7eD #Pollinators

5. novembrī #BSC pētnieki E.Dāce & T.Tisenkopfs uzstājās #LAEF sesijā “Pārtikas aprites risinājumi”. Pētnieki dalījās #CIRCLE projekta atziņās par blakusproduktu izmantošanu un par pārtikas atkritumu mērījumiem tirdzniecībā. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #LAEF | #apritesforums | #pārtikasaprite

24.10. Rīgā #FoSSNet darbseminārā #BSC pulcēja pētniekus no #RSU, #LLU, #LU, Dārzkopības institūta un #LZP. Diskutētas sadarbības idejas pārtikas sistēmu pētniecībā no semināriem līdz kopprojektiem. Kā potenciāla kopīgā tēma izcelta bērnu pārtikas izglītība skolās!💡 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Kā mazināt pārtikas atkritumus un stiprināt aprites pārtikas sistēmas Latvijā? ♻️ Elīna Dāce no #BSC dalījās ar pētījuma atziņām no #CIRCLE un #LIFE projektiem par pārtikas pārpalikumu izmantošanu projekta “Social Food Webs” pirmajā sanāksmē. 🔗Vairāk lasi: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #FoodWaste

📢Our colleagues Annija Danenberga & Tinotenda Mangadze represented #BSC at the LIFE GoodWater IPconference – where water, land & people meet. 🌿 They shared insights from #ENGAGE project on nutrient governance in the Gauja–Koiva basin. 🔗Join the network: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #Water4All

A warm welcome to Tinotenda Mangadze, joining our #BSC team this autumn! 🎉 💡From South Africa to Latvia, her journey connects ecology, sustainability, and people in the #ENGAGE project here in the Baltics! 🔗Read the blog entry: lnkd.in/dQMB7A8i #NewBlog | #NewResearcher | #EUProjects

🎉This September Researcher Madara Dobele joined #BalticStudiesCentre team! Currently she's involved in the #NatureScape project where she studies sustainable, nature-based solutions to improve urban environments. 🔗Read more in our latest blog: lnkd.in/dmEBKbRN #NewColleague | #NewBlog

🎉Jauna publikācija no #BSC pētniekiem žurnālā "Frontiers in Sustainability"! 💡Analizējot 107 iniciatīvas, pētījums atklāj, ka arī nebioloģiskās nozares ir būtisks virzītājspēks aprites bioekonomikas attīstībā. Raksts pieejams šeit: lnkd.in/dxWcH3Qw #CircularEconomy | #Bioeconomy | #BSC

🐝 From 7-9 October BSC researchers Anda Ādamsone-Fiskoviča & Lūcija Ceicāne joined the #RestPoll consortium meeting in Barcelona, focusing on the study of wild pollinators and their habitat protection. 🔗Read more in our blog: lnkd.in/d7DTZYNS #WildPollinators | #Agroecology | #Biodiversity

📢 Last week, our colleagues Emīls Ķīlis & Anda Ādamsone-Fiskoviča joined the #AgroecologyEuropeForum2025 in Malmö – a landmark event under the theme “Transformation in Action!” 🔗Read more about it here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #AEEUForum25 | #Agroecology | #BalticSeaRegion | #Agroecology

🎉In September, BSC researchers Elīna Dāce, Annija Danenberga and Tinotenda Mangadze traveled to Évora, Portugal, for the first #ENGAGE (Water4All) project meeting. 🔗Read more in our blog entry: lnkd.in/d4ppzEnM #NutrientManagement | #BalticStudiesCentre | #CoDesign

🎉 Proud of our colleague Jessica Girardi, who represented #BalticStudiesCentre at #NanoInnovation2025 in Rome with 2 talks on the COST Action FoodWaStop & her PhD research on sustainable food systems. 🌍 🔗Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #COST #WWOOF #Research #Innovation #Sustainability

🐝Šovasar LU Bioloģijas 3. kursa studente, BSC praktikante Aleksandra Koliņa kopā ar zinātnisko asistenti Džesiku Girardi darbojās projektā #RestPoll, pētot apputeksnētāju daudzveidību Vidzemes lauku saimniecībās. 🔗Bloga raksts par praktikantes pieredzi: lnkd.in/dCbvJZ8J #EUProjects #WildPollinators

🎉We are proud! Congrats to Raimonda Soloha (LU) & Elīna Dāce (BSC) on their article in prominent environmental science journal "Resources, Conservation & Recycling". It reviews methods for quantifying food loss & waste in Europe – key for reaching SDG 12.3 by 2030. 🔗Learn more here: lnkd.in/dKedxYFZ

💡 Baltic Studies Centre 26.09.2025. piedalījās LR IZM seminārā par Latvijas rezultātiem ES programmā Apvārsnis Eiropa. BSC ir starp 🇱🇻 TOP10, īpaši izceļoties klāsteros: 🔹6. Pārtika, bioekonomika, vide – 2. vieta 🔹5. Klimats, enerģētika, mobilitāte – 9. vieta 🔗Vairāk: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🎉We thank our intern Eva Āboliņa for five inspiring months at BSC! In out latest blog entry, she shares how collaboration, trust & support shaped her growth during the internship. 🔗Read her story here: lnkd.in/d64UEAEK #BalticStudiesCentre #Internship #Research #InternationalExperience

🌱This summer assistant Mārcis Juris Fricbergs joined BSC through #RestPoll project to explore how farmers, society & policymakers in Vidzeme view wild pollinators. 💡Key insight: biodiversity = human well-being 🔗Full story here: lnkd.in/dgjpy8hY #BalticStudiesCentre | #EUProjects | #HorizonEurope

📢 New blog post: “Science in the market? A conversation with the founder of SkeptiCafe and why it works”. Featuring the 3 July event “Diet Battles: SkeptiCafe on Nutrition at Āgenskalns Market” within #IN-HABIT & #FoSSNet. 🔗 lnkd.in/dejVHZJg #EUHorizon | #Science | #SkeptiCafe | #Interview

📢 On 27Aug, Baltic Studies Centre joins the Latvian Council of Science seminar on the Multi-Actor Approach in #HorizonEurope. Insights from the Baltic researchers on stakeholder engagement & proposal design. 🔗Info in Latvian: lnkd.in/dNpFeakT #MAA | #BalticStudiesCentre | #EUProjects | #BalticStates

How can we better protect wild pollinators in Latvia? At a recent #RestPoll workshop, farmers, NGOs & researchers discussed barriers, trust, & action for restoring habitats. 🐝🌾 Thanks to all who joined! Learn more in our blog: lnkd.in/ef8x4SVG #Biodiversity #Agroecology #GrassLIFE2 #Pollinators

📢 BSC researchers took part in the 30th #ESRS2025 Congress in Riga 7-11 July – presenting research papers, leading excursions & co-organising sessions on rural futures, food systems & digitalisation. 🔗Read more in our blog: lnkd.in/d_EJD8tn #RuralStudies #Agroecology #Digitalization #SocialSciences

📢 We are pleased to announce that Baltic Studies Centre has joined three influential European networks: EIT Food, Agroecology Europe and Bio-based Industries Consortium! 🔗 Read our latest blog entry: lnkd.in/dCvYAWhN #FoodSystems #Agroecology #Bioeconomy #Research #Sustainability #Innovation

BSC senior researcher Anda Adamsone-Fiskovica contributed to a factsheet providing practical guidance on applying the Multi-Actor Approach in Horizon Europe projects (RIA, IA, CSA), released as part of the #PREMIERE project to support proposal writers and initiative outcomes. 🔗 lnkd.in/dKNJs5nK

🌱 Reflecting on a successful 30th ESRS Congress in Riga. BSC led a field trip to Dobele’s Institute of Horticulture, co-moderated the agroecological transitions group with international colleagues, and shared research insights on engaging stakeholders. Sincere thanks to all participants! #ESRS2025

On June 14, the University of Latvia's Sustainability Week concluded with the event “Sadzīves Simpozijs” – highlighting the role of community gardens in sustainable urban development. Read the full story in our blog post: lnkd.in/dxXBdcsM #NatureBasedSolutions #Biodiversity #NbS #NatureScapeProject

🌱 Join us on June 14 at the University of Latvia's "Symposium on Social Life" for the new community garden unveiling, where BSC will hold a story session on urban gardening governance models. 🔗Read more: lnkd.in/daXctZ2P #LatvijasUniversitate I #NatureBasedSolutions I #NbS I

Baltic Studies Centre hosted the PLUS Change Project’s 2nd General Assembly in Riga on May 13–15. Thanks to all partners and Laflora Latvia! Read more: 🔗 lnkd.in/e-sahmZK 📷 Photos by Taliah Dommerholt @pluschangeeu.bsky.social #LandUse #Sustainability #ResearchImpact #EUProjects

May 20th marks World Bee Day – read our latest blog entry to learn how BSC researchers are contributing to pollinator preservation through the #RestPoll project. 🔗 lnkd.in/dFE3XDQ9 #WorldBeeDay #RestPoll #Pollinators #Biodiversity #SustainableDevelopment #BSC #Ecology

In BSC's latest blog entry, project assistant Sanija Stangute interviews senior researcher Talis Tisenkopfs and research assistant Ilze Mileiko about their experience working on the FoSSNet project. Read the full article here: 🔗 lnkd.in/dSZJu4Xz

📢 Join the online event “Digital Solutions for Smart and Sustainable Agriculture,” where senior researchers Emīls Ķīlis and Miķelis Grīviņš will share insights from CODECS and multi-actor projects. 📆 13/05/2025 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dKcEmAby ℹ️ Info: lnkd.in/d7FEKztk #HorizonEurope #DigitalAgriculture

A series of new blog posts have been published by project assistant Sanija Stangute. To learn more about BSC's research activities and developments, follow the below link: 🔗 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #H2020 I #HorizonEurope I #INHABIT I #PLUSChange I #RestPoll

Read the latest blog article by BSC Project Assistant Sanija Stangute, covering insights from Data4Food2030 stakeholder workshops. 🔗Link: www.bscresearch.lv/en/news/food... #FoodSystems #DataEconomy #Sustainability #Governance #DigitalAgriculture #HorizonEurope

Last week, BSC Senior Researcher Elina Dace presented on challenges to circular bio-economy adoption at the b-ACT Matter symposium at Leipzig University. 🔗 Read more: lnkd.in/d-7izvmZ #Bioactivematter #Sustainability #Circulareconomy #GreenTransition

Last day to register for the FossNet Oxford conference online session "Fresh Perspectives Needed: Early-Careers' Contributions to Food Systems Transformation". 📅 Event date: 26 March / 15:00 - 17:00 GMT 🔗 Registration: lnkd.in/eBUzkD2A #FoSSNet #Networking #FoodSystemsScience #FoSSNetCon2

Upcoming Webinar! 📢 Learn how to integrate the Multi-Actor Approach in Horizon Europe proposals with insights from BSC Senior Researcher Mikelis Grivins and Premiere colleagues. Register: lnkd.in/e-AKR5Bc Info: lnkd.in/dRzKqtfF #HorizonEurope #Cluster6 #MultiActorApproach #MAA #ResearchFunding

📣 Baltic Studies Centre has launched a Working Papers series on its website, featuring its first paper by Senior Researcher Emils Kilis, titled "What is the problem with predictive policing?" 🔗 Link: www.bscresearch.lv/en/news/intr...

Project partners from Agenskalns Market, Riga Planning Region, and BSC hosted a discussion on 21 February in Sigulda with marketplace, municipal and other stakeholders to share insights gained from IN-HABIT. Link: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #H2020 #SustainableCities #UrbanDevelopment