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🎉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
February 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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
February 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
#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
February 10, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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
February 8, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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
January 28, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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).
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January 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM
🔍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
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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
January 14, 2026 at 1:28 PM
🎁 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
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
📢 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
December 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🎉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
December 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
📢 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
December 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
📢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
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
📢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
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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.
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#LAEF | #apritesforums | #pārtikasaprite
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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!💡
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November 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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
October 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
📢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
October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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
October 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🎉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
October 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🎉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
October 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🐝 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
October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
📢 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
October 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🎉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
October 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🎉 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
October 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM