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Vilnius University Hospital says it has observed a double rise in injuries as a result of attempts to walk down the icy pavements in Vilnius on Wednesday evening.

The Lithuanian Youth Council wants that in municipal elections the voting age be lowered to 16 years. The Seimas’ liberals think that such age requirement could also apply to the European Parliament (EP) elections. DELFI has organised a discussion on this matter.

Lithuanians are in favour of universal conscription despite the ongoing debate on mandatory military service among politicians, a recent survey finds.

A survey carried out by Vilnius University shows that around 30% of Lithuanians are ready to take up arms to defend Lithuania, while 60% are prepared to contribute to defence in other ways.

The Management Board of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has elected its Lithuanian member, Ms Evelina Gudzinskaitė, as its new chair. A graduate of Vilnius University, she has served as director of the Migration Department under the Ministry of Interior in Lithuania since 2015, the EUAA ...

October is the worldwide month of breast cancer awareness. The statistics are sad: every tenth woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, thus this month is dedicated to raising awareness about this disease and encouraging people to care for their health. Even though breast cancer is a widely discussed ...

More and more members of Generation Z (people born from the end of the 1990s to the beginning of the current decade) are entering the labour market. According to estimates, they will comprise 27% of the total workforce in the countries that belong to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and De...

Lithuania’s prominent composer, culture and art figure Algimantas Raudonikis passed away on Friday, 20 October, aged 89.

The final days of August are filled with nervousness for future students and their parents. The overwhelming joy felt at the news of splendid exam results confirming admission to some college or university can easily be dimmed by the search for accommodation. Last year the need to find a place to li...

Three candidates have been formally registered for the election of the public broadcaster’s director general, the LRT Council said on Tuesday.

Vilnius University (VU) will terminate the employment contract with Andrey Desnitsky, a professor from Russia who supported a “referendum” on the status of Crimea and denied the occupation of the Baltic Stats, public radio LRT reported Thursday.

President of the United States Joe Biden, who is visiting Vilnius, will deliver a public speech at Vilnius University on Wednesday evening, once the NATO summit concludes.

Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas urges politicians to refrain from making pessimistic statements about Ukraine’s transatlantic prospects when talks are still ongoing on the wording of the would-be declaration for the upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius.

Socialiniuose tinkluose platinami melagingi pranešimai apie naktį iš pirmadienio į antradienį mirusią Vilniaus Universiteto prorektorę Ritą Rekašiūtę-Balsienę. Melagienų skleidėjai moters mirtį klaidingai susiejo su skiepų nuo COVID-19 poveikiu.

Since the 24th of February, the war in Ukraine raised and highlighted multiple questions – how to define the real scope and participants of a shifting hybrid war, and especially, what could be the consequences on broader international relations? Who are the key actors of this situation?

This year’s Nobel Prizes are being presented in Stockholm and Oslo this week. On Tuesday, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Anne Doudna were officially awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. On this occasion, Vilnius University decided to symbolically honour prof. Virginijus Šikšnys, a scientist wh...

Vilnius University (VU) said on Friday it has launched a fundraising initiative to help Belarusian students and scientists persecuted by the regime of Alexander Lukashenko.

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry still evokes resonance not only in Lithuanian but also in the most respective foreign publications. Various world science magazines write that Prof Virginijus Šikšnys from Vilnius University (VU) should share this Nobel Prize and fame with scientists Emmanuelle C...

Seeking to express solidarity with the people of Belarus and supporting the democratic aspirations of the citizens of the neighbouring country, Vilnius University (VU) has decided to establish the Grand Duchy of Lithuania scholarships for the most gifted applicants from Belarus. This would enable Be...

Carried out in 2018-2019, the Analysis of Diversity and Equal Opportunities in Vilnius University (VU) revealed that the number of women working at VU exceeded that of men by 12%. However, the share of female professors was twice as small as that of their male counterparts (64 percent men and 36 per...