Cultural heritage and European identity studiessecondary
1 project
CHIEF project (EUR 313,500) — their largest H2020 grant — focused on cultural heritage and identities of Europe's future.
Organization
DAUGAVPILS UNIVERSITATE
Latvian regional university contributing social science and emerging agricultural water management expertise to large European consortia.
University research groupsocietyLVThin data (2/5)
H2020 projects
4
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€549K
Unique partners
59
What they do
Their core work
Daugavpils University is a regional university in eastern Latvia with research strengths in social sciences, cultural studies, and environmental management. Their H2020 work spans European cohort studies, cultural heritage research, and agricultural water/nutrient retention — reflecting a broad humanities-and-environment profile rather than deep technical specialization. They also actively engage in science communication through European Researchers' Night events in Latvia.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Agricultural water and nutrient retentionemerging
1 project
OPTAIN project (2020-2026) addresses water and nutrient retention strategies in small agricultural catchments using multi-actor approaches.
Social cohort and demographic researchsecondary
1 project
ECDP project contributed to the European Cohort Development Project, a large-scale social research initiative.
1 project
NIGHTLV-2018-2019 organized European Researchers' Night public events in Latvia.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Social sciences and cultural heritage
Recent focus
Agricultural water management
Daugavpils University's early H2020 involvement (2018-2019) centered on social sciences — European cohort studies, cultural heritage, and public science engagement. Their most recent project (OPTAIN, starting 2020) marks a clear pivot toward environmental and agricultural research, specifically water management at farm and catchment scale. This shift suggests the university is building new capacity in applied environmental sciences alongside its established social science base.
Moving from purely social science research toward applied environmental and agricultural research, which could position them as a regional partner for rural sustainability projects in the Baltics.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: specialist_contributorReach: European25 countries collaborated
Daugavpils University participates exclusively as a partner — they have not coordinated any H2020 projects. With 59 unique consortium partners across 25 countries from just 4 projects, they join large, well-connected consortia rather than leading small focused teams. This pattern suggests a reliable contributor that brings regional expertise and local case study sites to broader European initiatives.
Despite only 4 projects, they have connected with 59 partners across 25 countries — a remarkably wide network for their project count, driven by participation in large consortia. Their reach spans most of the EU with no narrow geographic clustering.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
As one of Latvia's regional universities located in the eastern Latgale region near the Russian and Belarusian borders, Daugavpils offers access to a unique geographic and cultural context rarely represented in EU consortia. Their combination of social science depth and emerging environmental research makes them a natural partner for projects needing Baltic or Eastern European case study sites. For consortia seeking geographic diversity and coverage of underrepresented EU-13 regions, they fill a genuine gap.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- CHIEFLargest grant (EUR 313,500) — a major cultural heritage project exploring European identities, representing the university's strongest funded research line.
- OPTAINLongest-running project (2020-2026) on agricultural water retention, signaling a strategic move into applied environmental research with multi-actor methodology.
Cross-sector capabilities
Food & agriculture (water/nutrient management at farm scale)Environment (catchment-level water retention)Education & public engagement (Researchers' Night, science communication)
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