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A Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral project to challenge narratives on migrant women
Dr Sara Delmedico (PhD, University of Cambridge) is the recipient of the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowship. As part of her fellowship, she will conduct research on how Italian-speaking women migrating from Northern Italy and the former Austro-Hungarian territories to the Americas were represented and represented themselves. She will be mentored by Professor Marta Verginella, Department of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana.
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The BIOMASS Satellite Reveals How Much Carbon the World’s Forests Store
The BIOMASS satellite of the European Space Agency (ESA) enables, for the first time, the measurement of forest biomass volume from space. New satellite data reveal how much carbon dioxide forests store and how important they are for understanding climate change. Researchers from the Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering of the University of Ljubljana (UL FGG) are also involved in research and education activities
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Slovenian Students Explore “Space Mayonnaise” in Microgravity
The CAVE 0g team from the University of Ljubljana studied the formation of emulsions in microgravity during the 87th parabolic flight campaign of the European Space Agency – a key step toward preparing food and medicine in space.
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Faculty of Electrical Engineering UL coordinates the Competence Center for Chips and Semiconductor Technologies.
Slovenia has established the Competence Center for Chips and Semiconductor Technologies (KC Čip.si), coordinated by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering UL. As part of the European network of competence centers, the center will contribute to strengthening Slovenia’s competitiveness in the strategic field of chip research and development, as well as to Europe’s technological sovereignty.
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How is new knowledge created, who produces it, and how is it transferred to new generations of researchers?
Relationships between doctoral students and their supervisors play a key role in the production of knowledge. This particular form of scientific collaboration is being studied at the Centre for Methodology and Informatics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. Their findings show that successful knowledge transfer depends not only on the motivation of the mentees, but also on the quality of supervision. Moreover, having more than one supervisor contributes to the successful completion of a doctorate.
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Digital Maturity of Young People in Slovenia
Young people acquire most of their digital skills from their peers, while schools often lack sufficient digital content. The two main challenges they face in the digital world are digital illiteracy—both their own and that of teachers and parents—and the need for digital disconnection. These findings come from the research project Digital Maturity of Youth, conducted by the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Education at the University of Ljubljana.
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You're Never Too Old to Be Scammed Online – and Cybercriminals Know It
Older adults are increasingly facing online scams and cyber threats. Due to less experience and greater trust in others, they are often targeted by attackers. However, not all older internet users are equally vulnerable – their digital skills and needs vary greatly.
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The Life Lynx Project Has Been Nominated for the LIFE Awards 2025
The LIFE Lynx project, in which the Biotechnical Faculty and the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Ljubljana participated, has been nominated for the prestigious LIFE Award 2025. The award is given to the most effective, innovative, and inspiring projects within the LIFE programme.
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The University of Ljubljana will play a key role in establishing the Slovenian Artificial Intelligence Factory
Slovenia has secured European funding for the establishment of a new supercomputer and the Slovenian Artificial Intelligence Factory. The supercomputer will be tailored for building and utilizing artificial intelligence models, while the AI factory will help Slovenian experts create an ecosystem that provides key services for the development and application of artificial intelligence in one place for businesses, research organizations, and the public sector. The University of Ljubljana will play a significant role in this initiative.
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Serious Game Reduces Victim Blaming and Encourages Reporting of Cyber Violence
A study conducted by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana has shown that serious games can play a significant role in preventing cyber violence. Young people who participated in the educational program were less likely to blame victims after the workshops and became more aware of the importance of reporting cyber violence. However, the results also indicate that many young people lack knowledge on how and where to report such incidents.
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Slovenian primary school students without mandatory computer science in the digital age
Slovenian primary school students achieve below-average results in creative thinking compared to their peers from other countries. Although their achievements in mathematics and science are above average, a noticeable gap exists in reading literacy. Girls perform as well as boys in mathematics, slightly better in science, and significantly better in reading.
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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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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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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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LANDLABS - Landscape Laboratories: Design Strategies for Sustainable and Beautiful Landscapes of the Anthropocene
How can landfills, mining areas or transportation infrastructure corridors that are part of our urban landscape be transformed into sustainable and beautiful places? How can we create a coexistence between humans, animals, plants, water, soil and technical elements in these areas? These are the questions addressed by LANDLABS, a doctoral research project in the field of landscape planning and design, which was successfully funded in April 2024 as part of the call for Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks.
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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 lifestyles and screen time, the question arises on how to reverse the trend of their continuous decline in physical fitness. A recent study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, prominently featuring researchers from the SLOfit team, offers a solution—systematic monitoring of physical fitness at both individual and population levels. There are several such national systems currently in existence—how do they differ? What are their advantages, and where are their limitations? Most importantly, how can we design and establish such a system using the best practices in 10 steps?
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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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Duckiebots – autonomous driving robot cars in a small-scale city Model
Autonomous driving robots, equiped with camera and sensors have become reality. Meet Duckiebots, which are the result of the reasearch of doc. dr. Octavian Machidon from the Faculty of Computer and Information Science (FRI).
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Almost 2.8 million European funds for innovative student exercise programs
The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved almost 2.8 million euros in European funds for the zMIGAJ! program. This program will provide young students with two extra hours of exercise per week, which they will co-create with their teachers. Encouraging regular exercise is essential for young people's health and well-being, especially as they are increasingly exposed to stress, sedentary lifestyles, and digital screens. Regular exercise has been proven to improve mood, self-esteem, concentration, and academic success, as well as promote social bonds, cooperation, and mutual respect.
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The negative effects of the corona period still burden the development and health of children
They were less physically active, spent even more time in front of screens and slept longer, we all still remember the "new reality" of children and adolescents during the covid closure of society. But - how long-term harmful restrictions and (too) long school closures have really (re)shaped the behavior of our children, is one of the first to reveal a population cohort study based on the Slovenian system for monitoring physical fitness (SLOfit), which has just been published in the prestigious scientific journal The Lancet Regional Health Europe.
