Dr. Vita Poštuvan finalists for the 2025 Mentor of the Year Award
The Young Academy Association has presented the Mentor of the Year Award for the seventeenth consecutive year. The award highlights the importance of quality mentorship for successful doctoral studies. This year, they received 78 valid applications, in which 68 different mentors were nominated. Among the five finalists is Dr. Vita Poštuvan (UP IAM, UP FAMNIT), who was nominated for the award by her doctoral student Vanja Gomboc, also on behalf of her colleague Lucija Rojc, as well as Dr. Nina Krohne and Dr. Meta Lavrič, who have already earned their doctorates under her mentorship. Thus, her nomination was supported by absolutely all of her former and current mentees, which in itself is proof of her high-quality work.
Memorandum signed with Bhutanese company BRETS
On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, UP IAM InnoRenew CoE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for technical cooperation in innovation and capacity building within wood science and technology with Bhutan Regenerative Engineered Timber Systems (BRETS).
Exhibition of the 2025 Zois and Puh Award Winners in Ljubljana
An exhibition showcasing the achievements and portraits of the recipients of the highest national awards in the fields of science, research, and innovation for 2025 will be on display at Krakovski nasip in Ljubljana until April 16, 2026.
Fourteen full professors inaugurated at UP
Today, 17 March 2026, the Vice-Rector for Scientific Research and Development, Prof. Dr. Štefko Miklavič, joined by the Deans of the University of Primorska's member faculties, presented the decrees of election to the title of Full Professor to fourteen new professors at the ceremony of inauguration.
UP vice-rector promoted fourteen new doctors of science
At the solemn ceremony, which traditionally takes place during UP Week, on Monday, March 16, 2026, the Vice-Rector for Scientific Research and Development, prof. dr. Štefko Miklavič, promoted fourteen new UP Doctors of Science. As of today, the University of Primorska has 400 Doctors of Science.
Public Call for Young Researchers at UP for 2026
The University of Primorska has published the Call for Young Researchers who will undergo a four-year training programme consisting of research and academic components, based on a full-time employment contract. Each young researcher will conduct a research project under the supervision of a mentor, aligned with the specific research programme.
First Conference of the New European Bauhaus Academy (NEB Academy)
Researchers from the UP IAM InnoRenew CoE department, Dr. Andreja Kutnar, Dr. Mike Burnard, and Dr. Sonja Jantar, attended the first conference of the New European Bauhaus Academy on February 27, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain.
Open opportunity: Join the new HB-SAXS Beamline at Elettra 2.0
A new high-brilliance SAXS beamline (HB-SAXS) is under development at Elettra 2.0 in Trieste through an international consortium involving Elettra – Sincrotrone Trieste, Graz University of Technology, University of Maribor and University of Primorska.
UP FAMNIT is opening postdoctoral research positions
The Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies at University of Primorska (UP FAMNIT) invites applications for postdoctoral researcher positions. We welcome outstanding candidates with a strong research record in mathematics who are motivated to develop independent research and to contribute to the preparation of competitive project proposals.