18 June 2024 | 15:44
Satellite Remote Sensing for Monitoring Urban Heat Islands
As summer approaches and heatwaves become more frequent, cities worldwide experience record-breaking temperatures that put people’s health and even lives at risk. Global warming is also exacerbated by the urban...
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The Burial Place of Lithuania’s First Female Egyptologist Uncovered
The burial site of the distinguished Lithuanian Egyptologist Marija Rudzinskaitė-Arcimavičienė (1885–1941) was previously unknown even to her relatives. However, recently, it has been discovered in Saulės (Sun) Cemetery in Antakalnis...
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17 June 2024 | 15:55
Education in the Age of AI: Teaching a Law School Course with the Assistance of AI "Knowledge Twins"
Vilnius University's Law Faculty has pioneered the use of AI tools in education. In the spring semester of 2024, two faculty members, Dr Paulius Jurčys and PhD candidate Goda Strikaitė-Latušinskaja...
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17 June 2024 | 15:37
Assoc. Prof. Dr Jekaterina Navickė: Effective Social Policy Could Help Prevent the Rise of Populist Ideas
Social policy lies at the core of the welfare state. The notion of it is promoted by the President of the Republic of Lithuania and enjoys widespread public support. International...
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13 June 2024 | 12:21
Arqus Alliance Cultural Community Network: 2023-2024 season
Arqus Cultural Community Network, initiated by the Vilnius University (VU) Culture Centre in April 2023, has had an active and meaningful season of building connections and establishing foundations for future...
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12 June 2024 | 15:42
The Dying Baltic Sea: When Will Lithuania Face the Consequences?
The so-called dead zone formed in the Baltic Sea is one of the largest in the world. In the latest episode of the Vilnius University (VU) podcast "Mokslas be pamokslų...
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