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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 Lat vi a.
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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
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Accelerating ERA Development by promotion of gender equality in STEM research 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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