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From Producer to Consumer: How Many Vitamins Remain in Fruit and Vegetables?
Are locally grown fruit and vegetables really richer in vitamins? Freshness, origin, production method, as well as the duration and conditions of storage all play a role, according to a study conducted by the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana and the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia.
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Engineering a Solution for Karst Grassland Restoration
Researchers at the LECAD Laboratory for Engineering Design at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, have developed the Semenko P200PSJ brush harvester, which will be used by Škocjan Caves Park to collect native seed mixtures and support the restoration of Karst grasslands. The machine has been designed specifically for the demanding conditions of the Karst, where overgrowth increasingly threatens species-rich grassland habitats.
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Universities in the region move to strengthen cross-border cooperation
On 24 September, UL Rector Professor Gregor Majdič took part in a strategic academic meeting at the University of Klagenfurt aimed at strengthening cross-border cooperation. He met Klagenfurt’s Rector Professor Ada Pellert, as well as other rectors and representatives from universities from across the region.
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The Guild university network calls for stronger investment in sustainability research as a priority for the EU
On 24 September, the Guild, an international network of research-led universities, published a joint statement on the importance of further investments in sustainability and climate research amid an ever greater focus by the EU on competitiveness, resilience and security. The University of Ljubljana (UL), a member of The Guild, actively contributed to the preparation of this key publication.
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New academic year at the University of Ljubljana to be marked by growth, development and responsibility
At a press conference held on 28 September, the University of Ljubljana unveiled the new developments and policy orientations that would be accompanying its entry into the new academic year. Amid high levels of interest in study at UL, these include new interdisciplinary programmes and subjects, stronger support for gifted students, further investment in infrastructure, and new guidelines for the responsible use of artificial intelligence.
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How Resilient Are Slovenian Households to Summer Overheating?
A nationwide study shows that overheating already affects almost two-thirds of Slovenian households. Older multi-apartment buildings with inefficient ventilation are the most vulnerable, while the main barriers to adapting buildings are costs and technical limitations.
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Students can now prove their student status digitally
From 25 September, University of Ljubljana (UL) students can access digital proof of their student status via the UL ID portal. This process enables student status to be viewed and checked quickly using a dynamic QR code. It also features a barcode for identification and use of services at UL libraries.
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When Time Saved Turns into More Work
Artificial intelligence helps us complete tasks faster. Yet the time we save is often filled with new work. Research on digital overload, work intensity, sleep, recovery, and human sustainability raises an important question: are we recovering as quickly as we are using up our energy?
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Slovenian Researchers Contributed to Revealing Traces of Deep Cave Systems on Australia’s Nullarbor Karst Plain
Kilometres-long shallow, elongated depressions on Australia’s Nullarbor Plain resemble broad riverbeds. In reality, however, they were not formed by surface river flow, but by the collapse of caves deep below the surface. These findings were made by Slovenian and Australian researchers, including Prof. Dr. Andrej Šmuc, Prof. Dr. Matej Dolenec, Assist. Prof. Dr. Tomislav Popit and Primož Miklavc from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering UL, and Prof. Dr. Uroš Stepišnik from the Faculty of Arts UL.
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Professor Gregor Majdič, Rector of the University of Ljubljana, at a discussion on the upcoming EU budget: No groundbreaking innovations without strong basic research
On 9 September 2026, the European University Association (EUA) and six leading European academic groupings held a discussion in Brussels on the importance of research and innovation in the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–2034. The event was attended by representatives of European institutions, universities and research organisations, with the University of Ljubljana’s Rector, Professor Gregor Majdič, among the speakers on a panel discussion that also included the Dutch Minister of Education, Science and Culture Rianne Letschert, the Rector of Trinity College Dublin Linda Doyle and MEP Eszter Lakos. They pointed out that the EU could not reduce investments in research and innovation if it wished to maintain its competitiveness and respond successfully to the social and economic challenges of the future.
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What Do Parents Think About Age Restrictions on Access to Social Media?
In Slovenia, 83% of parents support restricting access to social media for children and adolescents under the age of 15, according to a survey of parents’ views on children joining social media platforms and on parental controls.
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The rapid development of these capabilities underscores why we need a thoughtful approach
In recent years, artificial intelligence has moved from research laboratories and technology companies into nearly every aspect of our work and lives. Initially, the focus was primarily on its capabilities: how quickly it can generate text, prepare a summary, write program code, or assist with data analysis. Today, we are entering a new phase in which technological enthusiasm is increasingly accompanied by questions about responsible use and the impact on education, research, work, and society.
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From Ljubljana to Chile: UL FMF Researchers in One of Today’s Largest Astronomical Projects
Only a few months after reaching its First Light milestone, the international astronomical project 4MOST successfully completed its Science Programme Verification phase. In just three months, it recorded more than one million spectra of stars and galaxies, confirming its readiness for the systematic survey of the southern sky. Dr Gregor Traven and Dr Janez Kos of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, also play an important role in the project.
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Ljubljana among the most successful European universities in the Horizon Europe programme
The University of Ljubljana (UL) is involved in 251 Horizon Europe projects, with funding in excess of EUR 93.6 million making it the leading research organisation in Slovenia. It is part of 99 Pillar II projects, and its application success rate has almost doubled compared with Horizon 2020.
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Ljubljana on the European map of medical radioisotope production
European hospitals regularly face shortages of radioisotopes (or radionuclides) that are essential for detecting and treating cancer. The IFIGENEIA project, in which the University of Ljubljana takes part, is building an ecosystem for producing radioisotopes with new technologies that would bring this supply closer to patients in the region.
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Development of Language Models in All EU Languages
The University of Ljubljana is participating in the European project LLMs4EU (Large Language Models for the European Union), which aims to develop large language models for all official languages of the European Union, including languages with fewer digital resources, such as Slovenian.
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What Should We Do When Humans and Artificial Intelligence Disagree?
On the final Monday in August, just before the beginning of the school year and, soon afterwards, the academic year, our desks are covered with timetables, course delivery plans and reflections on how to assess students’ knowledge. This year, these considerations have probably been joined by the question of how to proceed in the age of generative artificial intelligence. Are the higher grades awarded to students actually justified? Are suspicions raised by AI-content detectors sufficient grounds for further action? What should we do when AI reaches a different conclusion from ours—for example, about teaching methods or feedback? Who has the final say?
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University of Ljubljana develops new guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence
The University of Ljubljana (UL) has developed a new set of guidelines for the use of AI that set out common bases for ensuring its safe, responsible, considered and transparent use at the university. The guidelines apply to students, teaching staff, researchers and professional staff in teaching, learning, assessment, R&D, technical and administrative work.
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How will living labs help keep soils fertile and resilient?
How can soils remain fertile, resilient to climate change and capable of long-term food production? Answers to these questions are being sought in the European project TRAILS4SOIL in living labs, where farmers, researchers, advisors, industry representatives, policymakers and non-governmental organisations jointly develop, test and evaluate regenerative and conservation agricultural practices.
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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.
