Academic Centre Assessment of displays' visual effectiveness and ergonomicsResearch on innovative displays and its future users’ “compatibility”. Elucidating the impact of individual vision characteristics and display parameters on user experience and performance using clinical tests, recording of eye movements and brain electrical activity, as well as newly developed methods. Development of data-driven guidelines. | Tatjana Pladere (tatjana.pladere@lu.lv; +371 26887842; https://www.fmof.lu.lv/en/about/about-faculty/department-of-optometry-and-vision-science/; https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatjana-pladere/) |
Assessment of vision qualityAssessment of vision quality with different methods. Determination of visual acuity. Assessment of contrast sensitivity with different tests. Assessment of retinal straylight level with specialized equipment. | Gatis Ikaunieks (gatis.ikaunieks@lu.lv; https://www.fmof.lu.lv/en/about/about-faculty/department-of-optometry-and-vision-science/) |
Sustainable developmentResearch on the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and THE (Times Higher Education) Impact Ranking global universities against the UN SDGs. | Dina Bērziņa (Dina.Berzina@lu.lv; https://www.asi.lu.lv/en/) |
Global and Climate ChangeResearch on climate change mitigation and adaptation (in a European context). Climate change mitigation and adaptation to climate change with the help of EU Life programme projects. Global changes caused by the climate change. | Dina Bērziņa (Dina.Berzina@lu.lv; https://www.asi.lu.lv/en/) |
Smart citiesResearch areas: smart buildings, smart mobility. Smart measures in buildings/mobility leading to mitigation of climate change. | Dina Bērziņa (Dina.Berzina@lu.lv; https://www.asi.lu.lv/en/) |
Spatial modeling, perception of visual and navigational spaceGeometrical, topological aspects of spatial modeling and their connection with human perception and its experimental verification. The study uses the languages of mathematical logic and topological modeling and their adaptation to situations of everyday use and their formal representation. | Jurģis Šķilters (jurgis.skilters@lu.lv; https://www.lpcs.lu.lv/en/) |
Literature analysis and preparation of reportsLiterature analysis and preparation of reports on a specific topic related to the development of biologically active substances and their combinations. | Mārtiņš Borodušķis (martins.boroduskis@lu.lv; +371 28368901; https://www.lu.lv/en/studies/faculties/faculty-of-biology/) |