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• DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS FOR HIDDEN HYDROPOWER
  23.11.2022DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS FOR HIDDEN HYDROPOWER

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• PROF. DR. BOJAN MOHAR FROM THE FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR A PRESTIGIOUS ERC SYNERGY GRANT
  26.10.2022PROF. DR. BOJAN MOHAR FROM THE FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR A PRESTIGIOUS ERC SYNERGY GRANT

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• GREENART – Green Approaches to Art Restoration
  20.10.2022GREENART – Green Approaches to Art Restoration

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• Strengthening Democratic Practices in Fighting the Politics of Fear
  13.10.2022Strengthening Democratic Practices in Fighting the Politics of Fear

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• SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH IN COOLING AND HEATING
  22.09.2022SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH IN COOLING AND HEATING

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• How does water effect performance of fuel cells?
  15.09.2022How does water effect performance of fuel cells?

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• Fighting the SARS-CoV-2 Virus with Zinc Compounds
  06.09.2022Fighting the SARS-CoV-2 Virus with Zinc Compounds

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• PROF. MARKO TOPIČ IS THIS YEAR’S WINNER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS ALEXANDER EDMOND BECQUEREL PRIZE
  25.08.2022PROF. MARKO TOPIČ IS THIS YEAR’S WINNER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS ALEXANDER EDMOND BECQUEREL PRIZE

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• A step closer towards an efficient alternative technology of magnetic refrigeration
  19.08.2022A step closer towards an efficient alternative technology of magnetic refrigeration

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• EUROPEAN TWINNING PROJECT ON ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGIES
  28.07.2022EUROPEAN TWINNING PROJECT ON ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGIES

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• Long-term economic consequences of the war in the former Yugoslavia
  20.07.2022Long-term economic consequences of the war in the former Yugoslavia

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• MEASUREMENTS OF OPTICAL FORCES IN WATER REFUTE MOST CURRENT THEORIES OF LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTION
  13.07.2022MEASUREMENTS OF OPTICAL FORCES IN WATER REFUTE MOST CURRENT THEORIES OF LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTION

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• Dr Mariano Recio is awarded a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship to study lynx movements
  06.07.2022Dr Mariano Recio is awarded a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship to study lynx movements

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• How is the most acute colour vision created?
  27.06.2022How is the most acute colour vision created?

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• Dr Juan Manuel Rosselló awarded an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship for the NASCAP project
  17.06.2022Dr Juan Manuel Rosselló awarded an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship for the NASCAP project

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• LINA – New European platform for emerging architecture experts
  01.06.2022LINA – New European platform for emerging architecture experts

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• Experiences, attitudes and predictors regarding cannabinoid use in dogs and cats
  23.05.2022Experiences, attitudes and predictors regarding cannabinoid use in dogs and cats

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• The experience of epidemic: A difficult life test or an opportunity to bake bread?
  16.05.2022The experience of epidemic: A difficult life test or an opportunity to bake bread?

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• Mathematician and academician Prof Dr Franc Forstnerič with UL FMF winner of the ERC project
  26.04.2022Mathematician and academician Prof Dr Franc Forstnerič with UL FMF winner of the ERC project

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• Astrophysicist Prof Dr Maruša Bradač from UL FMF winner of the ERC project
  26.04.2022Astrophysicist Prof Dr Maruša Bradač from UL FMF winner of the ERC project

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• Matija Pretnar winner of prestigious »Test of Time Award« in software science
  18.04.2022Matija Pretnar winner of prestigious »Test of Time Award« in software science

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• Youth 2020 for Our Common Future
  11.04.2022Youth 2020 for Our Common Future

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• The LIFE IP RESTART project to boost the Slovenian circular economy
  04.04.2022The LIFE IP RESTART project to boost the Slovenian circular economy

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• New discoveries about plant diseases can help protect crops
  30.03.2022New discoveries about plant diseases can help protect crops

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• Another milestone in Photovoltaics
  21.03.2022Another milestone in Photovoltaics

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• A new discovery in DNA nanotechnology by Slovenian researchers
  14.03.2022A new discovery in DNA nanotechnology by Slovenian researchers

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• Why and how open source accelerates scientific progress
  07.03.2022Why and how open source accelerates scientific progress

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• What influences environmentally and socially responsible sustainable consumer behaviour?
  28.02.2022What influences environmentally and socially responsible sustainable consumer behaviour?

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• Exciting new insight in soft matter physics
  18.02.2022Exciting new insight in soft matter physics

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• Prof. dr. Matevž Dular from UL FS received the ERC Proof of Concept Grant
  14.02.2022Prof. dr. Matevž Dular from UL FS received the ERC Proof of Concept Grant

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• Are we finally getting closer to finding a cure for the debilitating disease that Stephen Hawking suffered from?
  04.02.2022Are we finally getting closer to finding a cure for the debilitating disease that Stephen Hawking suffered from?

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• Empowering people to tackle the climate crisis
  31.01.2022Empowering people to tackle the climate crisis

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• The future of smart cities
  24.01.2022The future of smart cities

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• HIDRA: a deep neural network for predicting floods
  17.01.2022HIDRA: a deep neural network for predicting floods

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• The University of Ljubljana has been granted its sixth prestigious project by the European Research Council (ERC)
  12.01.2022The University of Ljubljana has been granted its sixth prestigious project by the European Research Council (ERC)

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• Single-process 3D printing of sensors
  03.01.2022Single-process 3D printing of sensors

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• Bacteria also avoid DNA exchange among relatives
  27.12.2021Bacteria also avoid DNA exchange among relatives

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• The Slovenian subterranean world hides and protects a rich biodiversity
  27.12.2021The Slovenian subterranean world hides and protects a rich biodiversity

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• Using machine learning to achieve better electricity price forecasting
  27.12.2021Using machine learning to achieve better electricity price forecasting

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• Intimate media and the technological nature of social relationships
  27.12.2021Intimate media and the technological nature of social relationships

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• New antibiotics deal with super-resistant bacteria
  27.12.2021New antibiotics deal with super-resistant bacteria

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• Breakthrough in solving the famous Babai conjecture
  27.12.2021Breakthrough in solving the famous Babai conjecture

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• New paradigm for the detection of visual defects on product surfaces
  27.12.2021New paradigm for the detection of visual defects on product surfaces

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• Hegel 250 – Too Late?
  27.12.2021Hegel 250 – Too Late?

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• New advanced cellular medication for prostate cancer immunotherapy
  27.12.2021New advanced cellular medication for prostate cancer immunotherapy

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• Organic contaminants of emerging concern can be managed using algae
  27.12.2021Organic contaminants of emerging concern can be managed using algae

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• Are you too sweet?
  13.12.2021Are you too sweet?

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• Even bacteria favor their kin
  09.12.2021Even bacteria favor their kin

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• Asst. prof. dr. Nejc Bezak of UL FGG recipient of the international Danubius Young Scientiest Award
  26.11.2021Asst. prof. dr. Nejc Bezak of UL FGG recipient of the international Danubius Young Scientiest Award

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• Prof. Dr Svanibor Pettan of UL FF elected president of the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM)
  24.11.2021Prof. Dr Svanibor Pettan of UL FF elected president of the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM)

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• How do catalysts in fuel cells age and why is this important for our environment?
  10.11.2021How do catalysts in fuel cells age and why is this important for our environment?

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• Andrej Bauer from Ljubljana's Faculty of Mathematics and Physics wins prestigious American Mathematical Society prize
  28.10.2021Andrej Bauer from Ljubljana's Faculty of Mathematics and Physics wins prestigious American Mathematical Society prize

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• Scents of the past
  15.10.2021Scents of the past

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• Droplet-based diagnostics on liquid crystal–based open surfaces
  13.10.2021Droplet-based diagnostics on liquid crystal–based open surfaces

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• Snow leopards among the world’s most endangered big cats
  28.09.2021Snow leopards among the world’s most endangered big cats

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• New Generation of Advanced Cell-Based Medicine for Personalized Immunotherapy of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
  10.09.2021New Generation of Advanced Cell-Based Medicine for Personalized Immunotherapy of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

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• New possibilities for diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis
  01.09.2021New possibilities for diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis

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• The first international quantum communication between three countries
  24.08.2021The first international quantum communication between three countries

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• Mechanisms and prevention of cancer drug resistance
  18.08.2021Mechanisms and prevention of cancer drug resistance

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• Meadow orchards have multi-layered potential for revitalising the Slovenian countryside
  05.08.2021Meadow orchards have multi-layered potential for revitalising the Slovenian countryside

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• Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowships to dr. Lea Rems and dr. Shaurya Sachdev for research in the field of electroporation-based medical treatments
  04.08.2021Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowships to dr. Lea Rems and dr. Shaurya Sachdev for research in the field of electroporation-based medical treatments

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• Sustainable use of plastic in agriculture
  14.07.2021Sustainable use of plastic in agriculture

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• Research dealing with the seismic safety of Krško NPP2
  04.06.2021Research dealing with the seismic safety of Krško NPP2

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• Accelerating the transition to sustainable pest management in agriculture
  02.06.2021Accelerating the transition to sustainable pest management in agriculture

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• Climate change affecting the composition of forests and varieties of timber
  07.05.2021Climate change affecting the composition of forests and varieties of timber

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• INCIT-EV: User-Centric Electric Mobility
  16.04.2021INCIT-EV: User-Centric Electric Mobility

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• Studying Wood to Understand the Impact of Climate on Tree Growth
  06.04.2021Studying Wood to Understand the Impact of Climate on Tree Growth

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• MIRACLE COTTON TEXTILE
  24.03.2021MIRACLE COTTON TEXTILE

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• Reaching a worldwide consensus on the pathologic potential of astrocytes
  11.03.2021Reaching a worldwide consensus on the pathologic potential of astrocytes

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• MSCA Individual Fellowship to doc. dr. Ivan Tomac for optical identification of vibration fatigue
  22.02.2021MSCA Individual Fellowship to doc. dr. Ivan Tomac for optical identification of vibration fatigue

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• Social innovation for integrated healthcare of aging population in the ADRION region
  03.02.2021Social innovation for integrated healthcare of aging population in the ADRION region

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• Women and Spirituality
  29.01.2021Women and Spirituality

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• New bioinsecticides for controlling plant pests
  11.01.2021New bioinsecticides for controlling plant pests

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• Ladies of the Seas: the hidden history of women at sea in the Upper Adriatic
  04.01.2021Ladies of the Seas: the hidden history of women at sea in the Upper Adriatic

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• AI-based early detection of cognitive and motor changes in premature infants
  28.12.2020AI-based early detection of cognitive and motor changes in premature infants

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• Award-Winning Innovative Cryogenic Machining System
  21.12.2020Award-Winning Innovative Cryogenic Machining System

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• Method of more accurate cancer cell irradiation
  14.12.2020Method of more accurate cancer cell irradiation

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• The impact of the humans on Lake Bohinj has been catastrophic for more than 3,000 years (Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering)
  11.12.2020The impact of the humans on Lake Bohinj has been catastrophic for more than 3,000 years (Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering)

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• Knowledge of intergenerational changes in being overweight and obese in children (Faculty of Sport )
  11.12.2020Knowledge of intergenerational changes in being overweight and obese in children (Faculty of Sport )

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• Development of a tool for the democratisation of data analytics (Faculty of Computer and Information Science)
  11.12.2020Development of a tool for the democratisation of data analytics (Faculty of Computer and Information Science)

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• A stand-alone monograph on the importance of graffiti and street art in the Balkans and Central Europe, published by Routledge (Faculty of Social Sciences)
  10.12.2020A stand-alone monograph on the importance of graffiti and street art in the Balkans and Central Europe, published by Routledge (Faculty of Social Sciences)

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• The perception of career success depends on the cultural and institutional environment in a specific country (School of Economics and Business)
  09.12.2020The perception of career success depends on the cultural and institutional environment in a specific country (School of Economics and Business)

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• MAGO platform: an important tool for the production and mass evolutionary analysis of microbial genomes (Biotechnical Faculty)
  09.12.2020MAGO platform: an important tool for the production and mass evolutionary analysis of microbial genomes (Biotechnical Faculty)

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• The Invisible Life of Waste
  01.12.2020The Invisible Life of Waste

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• ONTOCHAIN - Trusted, transparent and traceable ontological knowledge on blockchain
  17.11.2020ONTOCHAIN - Trusted, transparent and traceable ontological knowledge on blockchain

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• SENSORS IN BENCHES HELP MEASURE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF WOOD
  17.11.2020SENSORS IN BENCHES HELP MEASURE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF WOOD

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• Krka Grand Prize Awardee - Cheaper Medicine Through Precious Metals
  11.11.2020Krka Grand Prize Awardee - Cheaper Medicine Through Precious Metals

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• Important discovery in diabetes treatment
  24.09.2020Important discovery in diabetes treatment

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• Research on the life of Himalayan Hermits
  23.09.2020Research on the life of Himalayan Hermits

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• Successful launch of first Slovenian satellites into space
  07.09.2020Successful launch of first Slovenian satellites into space

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• Using stem cells to combat Alzheimer disease in the future
  21.08.2020Using stem cells to combat Alzheimer disease in the future

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• Artificial stomach
  12.08.2020Artificial stomach

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• The first self-sufficient village in Slovenia
  06.08.2020The first self-sufficient village in Slovenia

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• Modelling extreme flood events
  03.07.2020Modelling extreme flood events

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• The Slovenian project RESCCCUE awarded by the European Meteorological Association
  03.07.2020The Slovenian project RESCCCUE awarded by the European Meteorological Association

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• Our research on sustainable social work will contribute to achieving the UN sustainable development goals
  16.06.2020Our research on sustainable social work will contribute to achieving the UN sustainable development goals

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• The University of Ljubljana receives EU funds to establish the Centre for Neuroinformatics
  10.06.2020The University of Ljubljana receives EU funds to establish the Centre for Neuroinformatics

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• Nationwide survey on the incidence of the new coronavirus successfully carried out with the help of three University of Ljubljana faculties
  08.05.2020Nationwide survey on the incidence of the new coronavirus successfully carried out with the help of three University of Ljubljana faculties

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• The contribution of researchers at the University of Ljubljana to the fight against COVID-19
  07.04.2020The contribution of researchers at the University of Ljubljana to the fight against COVID-19

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• The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a prestigious research grant to three Slovenian physicists
  03.04.2020The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a prestigious research grant to three Slovenian physicists

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• Important step towards precise and safer immunotherapy of bee venom allergy
  19.12.2019Important step towards precise and safer immunotherapy of bee venom allergy

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• Positive environmental values are also developed through egoism
  19.12.2019Positive environmental values are also developed through egoism

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• Development of production process for the first sustainable non-combustible polyamide 6 textile
  19.12.2019Development of production process for the first sustainable non-combustible polyamide 6 textile

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• Time in range targets for standardized data interpretation and decision making in diabetes
  19.12.2019Time in range targets for standardized data interpretation and decision making in diabetes

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• The Proteus genome, one of the largest animal genome known, has been sequenced
  25.11.2019The Proteus genome, one of the largest animal genome known, has been sequenced

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• 1st CELSA Service to Society Award goes to Assoc. Prof. Rok Zupančič of the University of Ljubljana
  26.09.20191st CELSA Service to Society Award goes to Assoc. Prof. Rok Zupančič of the University of Ljubljana

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• Slovenian researchers have discovered a new mechanism of action in ketamine
  01.08.2019Slovenian researchers have discovered a new mechanism of action in ketamine

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• Using nuclear magnetic resonance to control the running of anaerobic processes
  03.12.2018Using nuclear magnetic resonance to control the running of anaerobic processes

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• A genetic life cycle switch in Bacillus thuringiensis virus GIL01
  03.12.2018A genetic life cycle switch in Bacillus thuringiensis virus GIL01

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• Comparison of Clinical Course and Treatment Outcome for Patients With Early Disseminated or Early Localised Lyme Borreliosis
  03.12.2018Comparison of Clinical Course and Treatment Outcome for Patients With Early Disseminated or Early Localised Lyme Borreliosis

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• Dyslectic students need eyes as well as ears
  03.12.2018Dyslectic students need eyes as well as ears

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• EU Marie Sklodowska Curie project PlasmaSolution launched at University of Ljubljana
  30.08.2018EU Marie Sklodowska Curie project PlasmaSolution launched at University of Ljubljana

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• EU MARIE SKLODOWSKA CURIE PROJECT PLASMASOLUTION LAUNCHED AT UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA
  30.08.2018EU MARIE SKLODOWSKA CURIE PROJECT PLASMASOLUTION LAUNCHED AT UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA

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• Two autonomous Slovenian sailboats will set sail across the Atlantic Ocean
  29.08.2018Two autonomous Slovenian sailboats will set sail across the Atlantic Ocean

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• University of Ljubljana Wins the 2.5-Million-Euro COMPETE Project
  13.08.2018University of Ljubljana Wins the 2.5-Million-Euro COMPETE Project

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• University of Ljubljana Wins its Fifth ERC Project
  13.08.2018University of Ljubljana Wins its Fifth ERC Project

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• The Proteus Genome Project
  10.04.2018The Proteus Genome Project

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• A Potential for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  04.12.2017A Potential for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

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• Computational Models of Liver Metabolism: How Far from the Clinics?
  04.12.2017Computational Models of Liver Metabolism: How Far from the Clinics?

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• Efficient Water Disinfection by Hydrodynamic Cavitation
  04.12.2017Efficient Water Disinfection by Hydrodynamic Cavitation

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• Absorptive Capacity of Domestic Firms is Crucial for Knowledge Spillovers from Foreign-Owned to Domestic Firms
  04.12.2017Absorptive Capacity of Domestic Firms is Crucial for Knowledge Spillovers from Foreign-Owned to Domestic Firms

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• Breakthrough Discovery: An Early Mechanical Coupling of Planktonic Bacteria in Dilute Solutions
  04.12.2017Breakthrough Discovery: An Early Mechanical Coupling of Planktonic Bacteria in Dilute Solutions

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• Breakthrough research of Prof. Dr. Matevž Dular will be funded by the European Research Council
  30.11.2017Breakthrough research of Prof. Dr. Matevž Dular will be funded by the European Research Council

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• The Effect of Cerium(IV) Oxide Nanoparticles on the Enzyme Activities in Bees
  09.11.2017The Effect of Cerium(IV) Oxide Nanoparticles on the Enzyme Activities in Bees

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• An important discovery of mechanical connections between bacteria
  26.10.2017An important discovery of mechanical connections between bacteria

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• A big milestone in the eco efficiency of air transport
  23.10.2017A big milestone in the eco efficiency of air transport

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• ERC Advanced Grant 2016 awarded to prof. Marta Verginella
  10.04.2017ERC Advanced Grant 2016 awarded to prof. Marta Verginella

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• Connection between the Zika Virus and Microcephaly
  05.12.2016Connection between the Zika Virus and Microcephaly

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• Efficient Monitoring of the Development and Treatment of Brain Diseases
  05.12.2016Efficient Monitoring of the Development and Treatment of Brain Diseases

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• During Times of Crisis, Companies Invest in Energy Efficiency, Not in Clean Technology
  05.12.2016During Times of Crisis, Companies Invest in Energy Efficiency, Not in Clean Technology

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• Discovery that Significantly Reduces the Cost of Hydrogen Production
  05.12.2016Discovery that Significantly Reduces the Cost of Hydrogen Production

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• Promising Discovery for the Improvement of the Treatment of Autoimmune and Inflammatory Conditions and Cancer
  05.12.2016Promising Discovery for the Improvement of the Treatment of Autoimmune and Inflammatory Conditions and Cancer

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• New Scientific Achievement at the University of Ljubljana: Discovery of the Leanness Gene
  20.06.2016New Scientific Achievement at the University of Ljubljana: Discovery of the Leanness Gene

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• University of Ljubljana students will be the first in the world to make an“autonomous” sailboat that will cross the Atlantic
  15.04.2016University of Ljubljana students will be the first in the world to make an“autonomous” sailboat that will cross the Atlantic

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• Slovenian scientists first to prove the link between the Zika virus and foetal brain damage
  19.02.2016Slovenian scientists first to prove the link between the Zika virus and foetal brain damage

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• Recovery of large carnivores in Europe's modern human-dominated landscapes (Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana)
  01.12.2015Recovery of large carnivores in Europe's modern human-dominated landscapes (Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana)

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• Cross-border Project for a Comprehensive Conservation and Protection of the Brown Bear in the Northern Dinarides and the Alps
  12.02.2015Cross-border Project for a Comprehensive Conservation and Protection of the Brown Bear in the Northern Dinarides and the Alps

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• The SloWolf Projects Selected as the Best LIFE Projects
  02.02.2015The SloWolf Projects Selected as the Best LIFE Projects

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