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Improving the Quality of Life in Arid Areas with a System for Generating Electricity and Fresh Water
In parts of the world where water is increasingly scarce, it is crucial to establish effective and sustainable systems for energy and water supply. The interdisciplinary project PV-W2WFresh is changing the way we think about solar energy and water scarcity, aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 6 and 7) by promoting clean energy and water availability in rural and underserved regions. This cutting-edge research combines concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology with an innovative evaporation desalination process, creating a system that not only generates electricity but also provides a continuous source of clean drinking water.
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Summer school for students - Space science and technology: challenges in space and on earth
During the summer school for prospective students, on Saturday, August 31, the participants visited Planica to know the Nordic Center in Planica up close, and they also got to know the new interdisciplinary, international master's study program Space Medicine (SpaceMed), which will be held in Slovenia in the future winter, III. semester of master's studies, performed for the first time.
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New methods for removing algae from drinking water
How to remove algae from drinking water? Since traditional methods, such as coagulation and sedimentation, are usually ineffective, Prof. Dr. Matevž Dular from the Laboratory for Water and Turbine Machines (LVTS) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, together with colleagues from Yangzhou University, sought a solution in the use of ultrasound and advanced carbon-based materials.
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How to Reduce Drop-out Rates in Music Schools?
What factors contribute to music school drop-out, and which impact it most significantly? What creates an optimal supportive environment for a child to persist in music school? Researchers from the University of Ljubljana, Academy of Music: Dr. Ana Kavčič Pucihar, Dr. Katarina Habe, Dr. Branka Rotar Pance, and from the University of Maribor, Faculty of Education, Dr. Maruša Laure, addressed these topics in their paper "The key reasons for dropout in Slovenian music schools - a qualitative study," published in the Frontiers in Psychology (2024).
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Wild animals are a good indicator of environmental pollution
Wild animals are a good indicator of environmental pollution that affects the entire ecosystem. Therefore, the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Ljubljana, in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics and the Biotechnical Faculty, has decided to conduct a study to examine the amount of toxicants in the tissues of certain animal species in Slovenia.
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UNI.MINDS Festival 2024 is here!
Join us at this year's UNI.MINDS, Slovenia's largest festival for building innovation community, which will take place from 14-22 October 2024.
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Comprehensive Overview of Plasma Electrolytic Polishing
Additive technologies are increasingly used for the production of metal components as they allow for efficient shape customization in a short time and with reduced material consumption. However, the lower surface quality of printed parts limits their direct industrial use. The growing demand for post-processing of metal parts produced by additive technologies highlights the potential of PeP technology as an environmentally friendly and efficient polishing method.
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Developing sustainability communication is the key to a better future
Sustainability communication is becoming increasingly important in addressing pressing environmental and social issues. If done effectively, it can contribute to the faster adoption of sustainable practices and the improvement of public awareness. In doing so, it should not only focus on avoiding greenwashing but also on how to effectively engage stakeholders in complex sustainability challenges.
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Sustainable Use of Soil with E-MOTIKA
Tillage machines are a necessity in agriculture, but they compact the soil and do not allow smaller farmers and growers to till and weed in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner. Researchers from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana, together with project partners on the Accelerated Vegetable Hoeing project - "MOTIKA," addressed this challenge by developing a hoeing machine specifically for smaller farmers and crop growers.
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Student-driven innovative solutions addressing organisational and business challenges in the international EUTOPIA TeamWork program
On 19 July, 42 students from the University of Ljubljana successfully completed the EUTOPIA TeamWork programme.
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LIFE Lynx project - preventing the extinction of the lynx in the Dinaric Mountains and the South-Eastern Alps
How to save the Eurasian lynx population in the Dinarides and the South-Eastern Alps from extinction again? This is the challenge that the LIFE Lynx project, in which the Biotechnical Faculty of UL participated as a partner, has successfully tackled. Before the start of the project, there were 20 adult lynx in Slovenia, which were threatened by inbreeding. A total of 14 animals were introduced from the Romanian and Slovakian Carpatian Mountains, 9 of them in Slovenia and 5 in the Croatian Dinaric Mountains. This not only saved the population, but also set an example of good practice for all future attempts to reintroduce lynx or similar large carnivore species in Europe.
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New Erasmus+ project at the University of Ljubljana - Teaching Artificial Intelligence
As coordinating institution, the University of Ljubljana was successful in one project application in the category Key Action 2: Collaborative Partnerships in Higher Education (KA220-HED).
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Successful in MSCA Doctoral Networks Call
The University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, has been successful in the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks call with the project UPCYCLE – Dissemination of Advanced Conversion Routes for Hard-to-Recycle Biogenic Waste. As part of the project, 15 doctoral candidates will be trained, three of whom will be based in Slovenia. The project is coordinated by Politecnico di Milano, with UL FS participating as a partner.
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Liquid Crystals Represent a New Generation of Quantum Light Sources
Liquid crystals are present in our daily lives in our TVs and phone displays. On one hand, they possess the properties of liquids, but on the other hand, they exhibit molecular-level order similar to that found in crystals. This makes them extremely useful for manipulating light. Researchers Aljaž Kavčič and Dr. Matjaž Humar from the Jožef Stefan Institute and the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Ljubljana, in collaboration with colleagues from the Jožef Stefan Institute and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Germany, were the first to demonstrate that liquid crystals can also be used to generate quantum light with numerous advantages over existing sources.
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Call for research papers on technology transfer and IP at the 17. International Technology Transfer Conference (ITTC)
Are you employed at a public research organisation and have an inventive and innovative idea or technology that you are looking to bring to the market? We invite you to submit research papers on the topics of technology transfer and intellectual property rights. Selected papers will be presented at the International Technology Transfer Conference (ITTC) on October 9th at the Jožef Stefan Institute.
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First EUTOPIA_HEALTH Day
The first EUTOPIA_HEALTH Day was held University of Babeș-Bolyai in Cluj, Romania.
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Prof. dr. Tomaž Deželan presented the Erasmus+ FLECSLAB project at EUTOPIA Week in Cluj
In mid-June 2024 the University Babeș-Bolyai in Cluj, Romunia hosted EUTOPIA Week.
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Transforming food waste into sustainable soil improvers
Food waste is a major challenge of modern times. How to reduce it and use it usefully? This challenge will be faced by the partners on the Waste4Soil project. The living laboratories will look for new technological solutions and products to reduce the amount of food waste by recycling it into soil improvers and biostimulants.
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UL FKKT Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the International Master’s Program MESC
The Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology at the University of Ljubljana is one of the partners in the international master's program MESC (Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion, also known as i-MESC). Since its establishment in 2004, the program has been recognized as an educational initiative of the Alistore Network of Excellence, addressing the growing need for education in the fields of electrochemistry and green technologies, which are part of the European Green Deal. This week, from July 3 to July 5, 2024, in Amiens, France, the program is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
