GENDER EQUALITY IMPLEMENTATION IN STEM RESEARCH IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA Dr. chem. Elina Pajuste Accelerating ERA Development by promotion of gender equality in STEM research November 20-21, 2017, Vilnius

University of Latvia The University of Latvia has been founded in 1919 and currently is one of the largest comprehensive and leading research universities in the Baltics. More than 14 000 students 13 faculties over 20 research institutes and independent study centres 160 academic and professional study programmes.

45% science impact of Latvia produced by the University of Latvia National impact 20% of all students in Latvia are students of the University of Latvia, 7% are international students graduate employment rate is 96% 45% science impact of Latvia produced by the University of Latvia

STEM studies at UL Academic Centre of Natural Sciences and Medicine Natural sciences, Environmental protection, Healthcare Academic Centre of Exact Sciences Natural Sciences, Mathematics and IT Optometry Dentistry Nursing Radiography Physics and Astronomy Mathematics Chemistry Geology Geography Computer Science Spatial Planning Biology Environmental Science Medicine Pharmacy Academic Centre of Humanities and Educational Sciences Art, Creative Technologies Art and visual art

Accelerating ERA Development by promotion of gender equality in STEM research At University of Latvia, research is conducted in over 50 research fields which represent four main areas of inquiry: the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences. Research is carried out both in faculties and in research institutes Scientific Institutes Derivative Public Entities Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science Institute of Solid State Physics  Institute for Mechanics of Materials Institute of Astronomy  Institute of Atomic Physics and Spectroscopy Institute of Biology Institute of Cardiology and Regenerative Medicine Institute of Chemical Physics  Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics  Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology    Institute of Physics 

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