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Dr. Rachel Trode receives MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Rachel Trode, a researcher from the European University Institute in Italy, has been awarded the prestigious Marie Skłodowska–Curie Action Postdoctoral Fellowship for her project BURKNOW. The project will be carried out at the Faculty of Arts under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Rok Stergar.
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The University of Ljubljana has made significant progress in strengthening scientific excellence, internationalisation, and societal impact
The University of Ljubljana significantly strengthened its research excellence, innovation capacity, and societal impact during the 2022–2025 period, according to its self-evaluation report. Among the most notable achievements are the acquisition of 15 European Research Council (ERC) projects, 93 researchers ranked among the world's top 2% most-cited scientists, and the University's highest-ever position in the QS Europe rankings.
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Researchers from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering UL Developed an Innovative Elastocaloric Cooling System
Researchers at the University of Ljubljana’s Faculty of Mechanical Engineering have developed a novel actuation system for elastocaloric cooling. Elastocaloric cooling is an emerging sustainable cooling technology that exploits temperature changes in solid-state materials subjected to cyclic mechanical loading and unloading. Considered one of the most promising next-generation cooling solutions, it offers the potential to eliminate the need for environmentally harmful refrigerants while achieving significantly higher energy efficiency than conventional vapor-compression refrigeration systems.
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30 Years of MSCA: The University of Ljubljana demonstrates its excellence with 57 projects
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programme is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. It is one of the European Union’s key programmes, designed to support doctoral education, postdoctoral training, research mobility, and the development of research careers. The University of Ljubljana has been remarkably successful in this regard, having secured as many as 57 MSCA projects over the past five years.
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Teaching Assistant Jaka Zaplotnik receives the highest international accolade, the Diamond Award for young researchers in the field of liquid crystals
Teaching Assistant Jaka Zaplotnik, a doctoral student at the UL Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, has received the prestigious international Liquid Crystal Research Excellence Award, presented by the International Liquid Crystal Society and Meta Reality Labs Research. Among the three awards presented annually to young researchers from around the world, he received the highest distinction – the Diamond Award.
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UL FS with a coordinating project towards the development of more efficient and sustainable e-mobility
The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ljubljana will lead the breakthrough research and development project NEO-TWIN: Next-Generation Methods, Tools, and Products for Innovative Diagnostics and Prognostics of Electric Vehicles Based on Digital Twins. Through the project, they aim to improve the diagnostics of batteries and other e-vehicle components, extend their service life, and thereby contribute to even more efficient and sustainable e-mobility.
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Slovenian astronomer from the UL FMF Gregor Rihtaršič awarded prestigious ESA fellowship
Gregor Rihtaršič, a doctoral student at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the University of Ljubljana, has been awarded a research fellowship from the European Space Agency (ESA), one of the most competitive research programs in astrophysics in Europe. His achievement represents an important recognition of both his research work and Slovenian astrophysics.
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Combating the Most Dangerous Heart Diseases with High-Voltage Electrical Pulses
Researchers from the University of Ljubljana, together with partners in the interdisciplinary project CardioEP Experimental and Clinical Cardiac (Electro)physiology and Cell and Gene Therapy with Electroporation, are developing therapies for the treatment of a broad spectrum of heart diseases, from the most dangerous arrhythmias to heart failure, based on electroporation.
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Dr. Jana Bedek is a recipient of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Jana Bedek, employed at the Croatian Biospeleological Society, was successful under the mentorship of Associate Professor Dr. Cene Fišer from the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana in securing a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowship.
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Artificial Intelligence Accelerates Plasma Simulations and Opens New Pathways to Fusion Energy
Researchers at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering UL (UL FS) have developed a machine-learning approach that significantly accelerates complex physical simulations of plasma in fusion reactors. By using advanced surrogate models, researchers can predict plasma behaviour much faster, contributing to more efficient development of fusion energy as one of the key sustainable energy sources of the future.
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Prof. Marko Anderluh from the UL FFA awarded a prestigious MSCA Doctoral Network project
Prof. Marko Anderluh from the Faculty of Pharmacy UL is coordinating a prestigious European MSCA Doctoral Network project that received €4.3 million in funding from the Horizon Europe framework programme. Within the LLIMIT project, partners and doctoral students will develop innovative therapeutic agents to precisely modulate the immune system by targeting lectins.
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Young researcher from UL BF Živa Alif receives the L’Oréal–UNESCO “For Women in Science” award
Živa Alif from the Department of Animal Science at the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana has received the L’Oréal–UNESCO “For Women in Science” award, granted to doctoral candidates in their final year of study for outstanding research achievements. She received the award for her work in the field of social aspects of nature conservation in agriculture.
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Dr. Ivana Rapoš Božič Awarded MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research on Migrants’ Artistic Practices
Dr. Ivana Rapoš Božič has been awarded the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA) for her project PaReMAPs – Pathways to Recognition through Migrants’ Artistic Practices. She will be hosted by the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, where she will conduct the research under the supervision of Prof. Ksenija Vidmar Horvat and in collaboration with the research group Social Contract in the 21st Century, the APIS Institute, and the Slovene Ethnographic Museum. She will join the University of Ljubljana in September 2027.
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Amina Gačo Jež of the UL Biotechnical Faculty wins science slam
This year’s Food for the Brain Festival concluded at Kino Šiška on 26 March 2026 with the science slam event “(Algo)rhythm of the Planet”. At the event, researchers presented a range of digital solutions for a sustainable future in an engaging and entertaining way. The jury and the audience were most impressed by Amina Gačo Jež of the UL Biotechnical Faculty.
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Why Gas Content Matters for Cavitation: The Hidden Role of Tiny Gas Bubbles
Cavitation plays a key role in many technologies – from ultrasonic cleaning to chemical processing – but can behave unpredictably depending on the quality of the liquid. It is influenced not only by dissolved gases, but also by small undissolved gas bubbles.
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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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University of Ljubljana and Italy’s National Research Council sign agreement on scientific cooperation
On 12 March 2026 the University of Ljubljana signed a cooperation agreement with Italy’s National Research Council (CNR), the country’s largest public research institution. The agreement will strengthen scientific cooperation between researchers at both institutions and encourage the development of joint research initiatives across a range of scientific fields.
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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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GreenHer Launches Operations and Puts Slovenia at the Forefront of European Heritage Science
The GreenHer Centre of Excellence for Green Heritage Science has today entered its operational phase, marking an important milestone in the development of Slovenia’s first interdisciplinary centre dedicated to sustainable research and innovation in the field of cultural heritage. The Centre operates as an autonomous unit within the University of Ljubljana and brings together numerous established Slovenian researchers in this field.
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Cavitation Bubbles: How “Bursting” Micro-explosions Can Create Better Chitosan
Researchers from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering UL and the Institute of Chemistry have developed a new, faster, and more environmentally friendly method for preparing low molecular weight chitosan. In their work, they utilized cavitation—a clean, fast, and efficient technology that could replace some less sustainable existing methods. This breakthrough opens the way for the development of a new generation of materials that could be used in medicine, pharmacy, food applications, industry, and environmental solutions.
