On 31 January, a lecture on water quality research «Microbes Dynamics in Urban Water Cycle: from P to Covid-19» by the Rector of Riga Technical University (RTU), Tālis Juhna, will open the series of events «RTU Academic Readings». From this year onwards, public lectures will be held regularly, once a month, to enable academics to pass on their knowledge capital and experience to younger colleagues and students, as well as to facilitate the exchange of ideas and discussions on current developments in different fields of science.