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. Read more

UP IAM InnoRenew CoE is seeking a dynamic and motivated candidate to work on a research project focused on the development of moisture-activated densified wood dowels for adhesive-free engineered wood products. The researcher will be employed at UP IAM and become a doctoral candidate at the University of Primorska – PhD study program Renewable Materials for Healthy Built Environments. Expected start date is October 1, 2026. The employment relationship will be contracted for full-working time of 40 hours per week (100%), for a definite period of time of 36 months, with a three-month probationary period. The expected start date is October 1, 2026, or as agreed. Read more

UP IAM InnoRenew CoE is seeking a dynamic and motivated candidate to work on the department’s social science projects. The researcher will be employed at UP IAM and become a doctoral candidate at the University of Primorska – PhD study program Renewable Materials for Healthy Built Environments. The employment relationship will be contracted for full-working time of 40 hours per week (100%), for a definite period of time of 36 months, with a three-month probationary period. The expected start date is October 1, 2026, or as agreed. Expected start date is October 1, 2026. Read more

On Tuesday, 9 June 2026, the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Festival opened in Brussels. The opening ceremony was attended by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, António Costa, who visited a selection of exhibition stands. Among their first stops was the stand of the New European Bauhaus Academy (NEBA Alliance) project, where they met with Dr. Andreja Kutnar, the project coordinator and head of the UP IAM InnoRenew CoE department. Read more

Prof Marko Tkalčič and assist. Uroš Sergaš from the Department of Information Sciences and Technologies at UP FAMNIT and UP IAM received the Best Paper Award in the Late-Breaking Results (LBR) category at the ACM UMAP 2026 international conference, which took place from June 8 to 11 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Read more