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Jan Gimpelj Takes Third Place at World Fuel Cell Conference 2026 in Japan
Jan Gimpelj, a PhD student at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, has won third place in the 3-Minute Thesis competition at the World Fuel Cell Conference 2026 (WFCC 2026) in Fukuoka, Japan. He competed against 15 other young researchers from around the world.
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The Sea Is More Than a Resource: Study Reveals How People Value It in the Northern Adriatic
Residents of the northern Adriatic do not see the sea merely as a space for tourism or economic activity. For them, it is also a space of identity, heritage and shared values. They therefore stress that protecting the sea is not only an environmental issue, but also a matter of preserving communities and their identity.
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Additional opportunities for study at faculty and library premises in the 2025/26 autumn exam period
During the coming autumn’s exam period, students will be able to prepare for exams and other forms of assessment in University of Ljubljana faculty premises, which are offering the extended and weekend opening hours. The National and University Library (NUK) and the Central Technical Library (CTK), both situated in the centre of Ljubljana, are also available for students. In all cases, online access is available via the Eduroam network.
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Completion of the KRPAN project: 479 new European projects and permanent consolidation of research support
June saw the completion of the KRPAN project, which was financed by a combination of Recovery and Resilience Plan and national funds. The project, which brought together five Slovenian public research organisations – the universities of Ljubljana, Maribor and Primorska, the Jožef Stefan Institute and Koper Science and Research Centre – was coordinated by the University of Ljubljana, consolidated the institutions’ research support significantly, and went considerably beyond the objectives that had been set at the start.
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Filip Todorovski Receives the 2026 Oronzio and Niccolò De Nora Foundation Young Author Prize
University of Ljubljana Faculty of Mechanical Engineering researcher Filip Todorovski has received the 2026 Oronzio and Niccolò De Nora Foundation Young Author Prize, awarded by the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE). He received the award for a scientific paper examining the effects of contact pressure on the performance and durability of high-temperature fuel cells, published in Electrochimica Acta.
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Increasingly Capable AI, Increasingly Demanding Evaluation
AI is becoming increasingly capable in learning, research, employment, and the independent execution of tasks, which brings to the forefront the question of how to evaluate its results and maintain human accountability. This newsletter presents new approaches to evaluation and AI literacy, the use of AI as a research collaborator, and its impact on the labor market. It also raises questions about identifying content created by AI and the risks posed by increasingly autonomous systems. Finally, it highlights a somewhat different use of AI—in the reinterpretation of works of art.
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Dr. Snežana Popov awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for SEROTONIN
Dr. Snežana Popov has been awarded the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA) for her project SEROTONIN – A Sight for Sore Eyes: Bridging People and Pollinators Through Pollinator Monitoring. She is hosted by the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, where she is conducting the research under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Gregor Torkar.
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Assistant Professor Svit Komel first Slovenian recipient of the Bader Prize
Assistant Professor Svit Komel of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana is the first Slovenian to receive the prestigious Bader Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences for the best work by early-career researchers in the field of the history of science. He received the award for his doctoral dissertation Rule and Measure: A History of Juridical Practices in the Age of Surveys.
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VIDI System Enables Precision Spraying in Vineyards and Orchards
Researchers at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, have developed VIDI, an innovative upgrade that adds precision-spraying functionality to existing vineyard sprayers. Using LiDAR technology, the system detects the presence, density and shape of vegetation in real time, determines the required dose and adjusts the output of each individual nozzle accordingly.
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AI in the context of university practices, youth protection and the issue of supervision
Artificial intelligence in education is no longer simply a question of using tools. Rules, trust, security, institutional accountability and the question of who controls the systems that are having an ever-greater impact on learning, work and decision-making are coming to the fore.
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Are future healthcare professionals ready to use telemedicine?
Telemedicine promises easier access to healthcare, but its future will also depend on the people who will use it. How prepared are future healthcare professionals to work with new technologies?
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The latest issue of PublIKaTor has been released
This summer, we are once again publishing a new issue of PublIKaTor, in which we have compiled key information about the operations of the UL Digital Center during the first half of the year and begun planning activities for the second half of the year.
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Slovene language obtains its own generative large language model GaMS
Researchers at the University of Ljubljana have developed a generative large language model for Slovene GaMS, which places Slovene alongside languages for which advanced open-source artificial intelligence models already exist. This achievement marks an important step towards Slovenia’s technological sovereignty, as it enables the development and use of artificial intelligence tailored to the Slovene language, culture, and the needs of its users.
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Professor Boštjan Kobe elected Fellow of The Royal Society
The University of Ljubljana (UL) would like to pass on its sincere congratulations to Professor Boštjan Kobe on being elected fellow of The Royal Society, one of the most prestigious scientific institutions in the world. An alumnus of UL’s Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Dr Kobe is one of the world’s leading structural biologists. His research in the field of molecular and structural biology has made a significant contribution to our understanding of fundamental biological processes and to the development of modern science.
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Green hydrogen as the foundation of energy independence of military bases
Military bases worldwide remain heavily dependent on fossil fuels for their energy supply, increasing their carbon footprint and vulnerability due to logistical challenges. Researchers from the UL Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, have developed an innovative methodology for designing autonomous energy hubs based on renewable energy sources and green hydrogen, and demonstrated its capabilities on the case of the energy system of the military barracks in Kranj.
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Four new microMOOCs on the use of AI for higher education educators will be available from July 20th
The Digital UL Centre is launching four standalone online micro-MOOCs on the pedagogically sound, safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence. They are aimed at university lecturers, research staff, teaching assistants and other staff involved in teaching, preparing teaching materials or assessing students’ knowledge.
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With the new EUTOPIA EDGE project, the University of Ljubljana continues to be part of innovative projects that are set to transform European higher education
At the beginning of July, the European Commission approved the EUTOPIA EDGE project, which represents the next phase of development of the EUTOPIA Alliance taking place within the flagship European Universities Initiative. The project, which is being co-financed by the European Commission to the tune of EUR 7.2 million, brings together ten universities, including the University of Ljubljana, and 20 associate partners from across Europe.
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First Slovenian quantum key distribution network based on entangled photons
Members of the SiQUID project have established Slovenia's first quantum communication network and developed the country's first industrial quantum encryptor. These achievements represent an important step towards the future quantum internet, as quantum technologies are expected to transform secure communications, computing, and sensing in the coming decades.
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From the classroom to the laboratory: AI takes on new roles
AI is increasingly becoming part of learning, research, decision-making and everyday life, but its benefits are accompanied by significant questions regarding responsibility, fairness and trust. This newsletter explores how students are using AI, how universities are developing guidelines and new pedagogical approaches, and how AI is transforming academic work. It also highlights linguistic and global inequalities, the potential for biased or misleading results, and privacy concerns. Examples of AI’s use in healthcare and sport are also presented.
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Higher diet quality is associated with a lower risk of developing dementia
Higher diet quality is associated with a lower risk of developing dementia, even among older adults with biological markers indicating an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases. This is the key finding of a new study co-authored by asst. Anja Mrhar, MSc in Nutrition Engineering, a researcher and doctoral candidate at the Biotechnical Faculty UL.
