1. 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

2. 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 students
13 faculties
over 20 research institutes and independent study centres
160 academic and professional study programmes.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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 

6. Academic Staff in numbers

7. Scientific Staff in numbers

8. Researchers in STEM areas

9. Funded projects - fundamental

10. Funded projects - applied
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