Women in Science Baltic Fellowship Awards 2025

The joint award ceremony for the Baltic laureates took place on November 27 at 1 PM at the Latvian Academy of Sciences in Riga (Portrait Hall, Latvian Academy of Sciences, Akadēmijas laukums.

The photo gallery of the event can be found here (photos by Jānis Brencis). The event is available for rewatch on the YouTubeChannel.

See more information on all awarded fellows in the news in Estonian and English.

PROGRAMME

Master of Ceremony: Sandra Kropa-Kaļužnaja

13.00Opening of the Ceremony
Welcome speeches from hosts
Ivars Kalviņš, President of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
Daiga Mieriņa, Speaker of Parliament of Latvia
13.15Presentation of the Awards to Lithuanian fellows
Raminta Popovienė, Minister of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania (video)
Jūras Banys, President of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
Miglė Mašanauskienė, Secretary General of the Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO
THE FELLOWS:
Dr Mažena Mackoit-Sinkevičienė, Vilnius University Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy
Dr Rūta Ubarevičienė, Institute of Sociology at Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences
Greta Striganavičiūtė, Institute of Forestry at Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry
13.45Presentation of the Awards to Estonian fellows
Dr Kristina Kallas, Minister of Education and Research of the Republic of Estonia (video)
Dr Mart Saarma, President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences
Kerli Gutman-Normak, Secretary General of the Estonian National Commission for UNESCO
THE FELLOWS:
Dr Renu Geetha Bai, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Dr Kerttu Rozenvalde, University of Tartu
Katriin Reedo, Tallinn University of Technology
14.15Presentation of the Awards to Latvian fellows
Dace Melbārde, Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia, Vice President of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO (video)
Dr Ivars Kalviņš, President of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
Baiba Moļņika, Secretary General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO
THE FELLOWS:
Dr Monta Brīvība, Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre
Dr Jana Kukaine, Rīga Stradiņš University
Elīna Pavlovska, University of Latvia
14.45Closing words by Master of Ceremony