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Based on the analysis performed by Stanford University, Dr. Anna Sandak, InnoRenew CoE, UP IAM researcher, Materials research group leader and Associate Professor at the University of Primorska, is among the world’s top-cited scientists in 2024.

InnoRenew CoE (UP IAM) is seeking a well-qualified individual to join its research team within the European project WoodStock. The selected candidate will contribute expertise in economics and financial management to the creation of the European Wood Construction Observatory (ECWO). The ECWO aims to provide comprehensive guidelines and solutions for circular and zero-waste construction, tools to expand the knowledge base on sustainable timber construction, and a platform for collecting, sharing, and exchanging best practices, including the results of the WoodStock project.

The InnoRenew CoE International Conference 2025: From lab to life - innovative solutions for a healthier and greener built environment took place on 16–17 September 2025. The event brought more than 40 participants from 13 countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Iran, Italy, Hungary, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and the USA) to Izola.

The 12th Doctoral Summer School in Discrete Mathematics took place at UP FAMNIT between 7 and 13 September 2025. The event was co-organised by UP FAMNIT, Institute Andrej Marušič (UP IAM), the Slovenian Discrete and Applied Mathematics Society (SDAMS), and the Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics (IMFM), in collaboration with the Center for Discrete Mathematics at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education (UL PEF).

Today, 12 September 2025, the third Community Day took place under the title Building Bridges Between Support Systems for Suicidal Behaviour. This year’s event, organised by the Slovene Centre for Suicide Research (UP IAM SCSR), focused on strengthening collaboration across sectors, bringing together professionals from education, healthcare, social services, and NGOs to improve coordination among support systems and strengthen responses to young people in distress.

On Thursday, 11 September 2025, the UP IAM Researchers' Assembly of Researchers held elections for the position of Director of UP IAM. The Election Commission has completed its work and, in its final report, confirmed a voter turnout of 69.3%, with 70 eligible voters participating in the election.

The consortium of the European project The Modular Mental Health Toolbox (MentBox) is celebrating its first anniversary with a two-day meeting on September 11–12, 2025, hosted by the Andrej Marušič Institute University of Primorska in Koper, Slovenia.

InnoRenew CoE, UP IAM is seeking a well-qualified and highly motivated individual to work in the Engineered Living Materials (ELM) laboratory at the InnoRenew CoE department.

In the ELM laboratory, we work at the interface of microbiology, materials science and chemistry. The technician will be employed at the InnoRenew CoE, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska under the supervision of Assoc Prof. Anna Sandak. It is expected that the technician will contribute to the projects ERC ARCHI-SKIN (GA #101044468), EIC REMEDY (GA #101185862), and other ongoing activities.

Expected start date: October 1, 2025.

InnoRenew CoE, UP IAM is seeking a well-qualified individual to work on a PhD research project at the department in Izola, Slovenia. The successful candidate will be employed full-time at the University of Primorska and will be required to enroll in the PhD study program Renewable Materials for Healthy Built Environments at University of Primorska.

The research institute InnoRenew CoE, established in 2017, became an independent research department within the Institute Andrej Marušič at the University of Primorska (UP IAM) at the end of July this year. Today, the milestone was celebrated in the InnoRenew CoE building together with partners, while the department’s future plans were presented.