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Third consecutive win for UL PF at international student EU law moot court competition
Faculty of Law University of Ljubljana team won the Central and Eastern Europe Moot Competition (CEEMC), which took place in Prague from April 26 to 28. The competition is organised by the British Law Centre of Juris Angliae Scientia Ltd, and held under the auspices of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Centre for European Legal Studies of the University of Cambridge. Teams from the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana have been successfully participating in the competition for over 20 years now, with this year's triumph marking the third consecutive win.
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10 Steps to a National System for Monitoring the Physical Fitness of Children and Adolescents According to Recommendations from the FitBack Network
In an era where children and adolescents are increasingly exposed to sedentary behaviors and screen time, the question arises on how to reverse the trend of their continually declining physical fitness.
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UL celebrated EUTOPIA day for the first time: international networking to tackle climate challenges
Yesterday, the University of Ljubljana (UL) celebrated EUTOPIA day for the first time with a series of events on climate challenges and finding solutions for a sustainable future. Experts and students experts discussed and presented how UL, researchers and researchers are tackling and finding solutions to climate challenges at the European Union House in Ljubljana. The Alliance Day was held simultaneously at all ten partner universities and celebrated the efforts to create a common higher education space that fosters the development of education, research and innovation both locally and globally.
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New Technology developed at UL FRI Makes Drone-Based Precision Agriculture More Efficient
Researchers at UL's Faculty of Computer and Information Science (FRI) have made a significant breakthrough in drone-based precision agriculture with a new AI technology. Limited onboard processing power in drones usually leads to the processing of the acquired images to take place post-flight, when they are downloaded and analyzed on a separate computer. Dr. Octavian Machidon's team, working on the H2020 Smart4All AgriAdapt project in 2023, tackled this limitation head-on. They developed an energy-efficient, adaptive framework enabling real-time processing of UAV images onboard the drone itself.
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Researchers from the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the University of Ljubljana have obtained a Twinning project in the field of continuous (bio)catalytic processes
Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, researchers from the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the University of Ljubljana (UL FKKT) have obtained a Twinning project titled "Twinning for Building Excellence and Innovative Solutions in Flow Catalysis" – FlowCat.
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With a universal mechanism of cellular movement to new possibilities for treating cancer
Cell migration in the body is a fundamental biological phenomenon. Immune cells constantly search for pathogens throughout the body, while cancer cells migrate, causing metastases. To better understand the migration of immune and cancer cells, researchers, including Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samo Penič and Prof. Dr. Aleš Iglič from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, have developed a universal physical model of cell movement. This has also paved the way for new possibilities in the treatment of cancer.
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Exploring the relationship between science and citizens
We, the EUTOPIA_HEALTH team, are embarking on a journey to explore the dynamic relationship between science and citizens, and we need your invaluable perspective to make a difference.
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EUTOPIA Impact School for doctoral and postdoctoral candidates
EUTOPIA Impact School will be held from between 9 and 13 September 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Each EUTOPIA partner university will select up to 3 doctoral or postdoctoral candidates.
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Harnessing the low temperatures of space to cool buildings and equipment in remote locations in an environmentally friendly way
Doc. dr. Professor Primož Poredoš, in collaboration with colleagues from the Laboratory for Environmental Technologies in Buildings at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UL, and researchers from the ITEWA innovation team at Shanghai University, has developed a concentrator based on the AsymSkyCool method that enables cooling of buildings and appliances without the use of electricity. The concentrator takes advantage of the 'cold of space' – the extremely low temperatures of deep space, which can be as low as minus 15°C compared to the surrounding environment – and uses a special method to concentrate it and direct it towards a heat source. Using space as a cooling source enables environmentally friendly, efficient and sustainable cooling of devices that consume large amounts of electricity, such as LED lights, batteries and electric motors.
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BF UL recipient of the MSCA Doctoral Network Project
The Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana is the recipient of the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network Project. The Department of Agronomy at BF UL will coordinate the project titled ViroiDoc - Advanced Research on Viroid Pathogenesis and Control for Sustainable Agriculture, worth 2.5 million euros, over the next four years. The project is led by Prof. Nataša Štajner, Asist. Prof. Sabina Berne and Prof. Jernej Jakše.
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Record number of runners at the 5th Faculty to Faculty Run
This year, a record 631 individuals participated in the traditional Faculty to Faculty Run, which yesterday once again brought together students, alumni and staff of the University of Ljubljana. They could choose between three different courses (5, 10 or 15 km) in this recreational run, passing all of the University’s faculties and academies based in Ljubljana.
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Workshop on Innovation and Technology Transfer at UL
The University of Ljubljana organises various activities, events and workshops on topical issues within the framework of EUTOPIA More, The European Association of Universities, and the Rectors' Forum of Southeast Europe and Western Balkans. On 4 and 5 April 2024, the third workshop on innovation and technology transfer took place at the University of Ljubljana, in the framework of the European Association of Universities Eutopia More and the Rectors' Forum of Southeast Europe and Western Balkans.
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Important breakthrough in quantum physics by Prof. Dr. Tomaž Prosen and a Google Lab Team
Professor Tomaž Prosen, a mathematical physicist from the University of Ljubljana’s Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (UL FMF), has published, in collaboration with Google’s Quantum AI laboratory, an article entitled “Dynamics of magnetization at infinite temperature in a Heisenberg spin chain” in prestigious scientific journal Science. The article presents breakthrough findings in the theory of quantum transport phenomena.
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Workshop on Innovation and Technology Transfer at University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana organises various activities, events and workshops on topical issues within the framework of EUTOPIA More, The European Association of Universities, and the Rectors' Forum of Southeast Europe and Western Balkans. On 4 and 5 April 2024, the third workshop on innovation and technology transfer took place at the University of Ljubljana, in the framework of the European Association of Universities Eutopia More and the Rectors' Forum of Southeast Europe and Western Balkans.
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In memoriam: prof. Igor Ozim, Honorary Doctor of the University of Ljubljana
"In recent years I have been visiting Igor Ozim in Salzburg. He was already very weak, but whenever I asked the respected professor and good friend how he was doing, he always replied, "Very well!" He lived his whole life in a Spartan, disciplined way, committed to his profession and to his pupils. He remained modest. Fortunately, he had his loving wife Wonji by his side, who cared for him touchingly all the time ..."
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Food for thought: discussing the menu of the future with scientists
The University of Ljubljana invites you to the Food for thought Festival, a series of interdisciplinary events organised by the University in collaboration with the "Jožef Stefan" Institute and the Institute of Chemistry. The festival menu has a sustainable theme and brings together researchers, UL alumni and students around a common table to discuss current societal issues and the challenges of creating sustainable food systems. The events, which will take place between 23 and 25 April, are free of charge,intended for the broader public and (most of them) can also be attended online.
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Campus Center project: a solution to the space problems of faculties and a better quality of life in the city centre
The University of Ljubljana presented the Campus Center project, in which students of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Ljubljana, under the mentorship of Prof. Jurij Sadar, Asst. Prof. Ana Kreč and researcher Jure Hrovat, carried out a spatial survey of the existing buildings with the project task of placing the UL member programme in the existing buildings of the University on Aškerčeva Street after the relocation of the UL Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the UL Faculty of Pharmacy to the new buildings.
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Call for applications for PhD programmes: first call for applications for the Arts programme
The University of Ljubljana announces a call for applications for PhD programmes at the University of Ljubljana for the academic year 2024/2025. 971 places will be available for this academic year.
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Entrepreneurship 101: From Idea to Startup
Do you have a business idea? Ever thought of starting your own company? Join us at the workshop "Entrepreneurship 101: From Idea to Start-Up", where we will explore the initial steps in realizing your business idea.
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How do wild animals react to human presence in their environment?
Understanding how animals respond to people is becoming increasingly important in the face of growing disturbances such as tourism, recreation, driving in natural environment and the exploitation of natural resources. To this end, researchers from around the world have pooled their data to find out how wild animals respond to people in their environments. The results showed considerable differences among different species, with large carnivores proving to be the most sensitive to humans. Part of the research was also carried out in Slovenia, where researchers from the University of Ljubljana’s Biotechnical Faculty and the Slovenia Forest Service observed the strongest response in brown bears. The researchers hope that the new knowledge will facilitate coexistence between humans and animals, and enable more effective mitigation of the negative impact of recreation and other human activities in nature.
