Today, October 14, 2025, this year's recipients of the highest national awards and recognitions for outstanding achievements in scientific research and development (Zois and Puh awards and prizes, and the Ambassador of Science of the Republic of Slovenia) were announced in Ljubljana. Read more

At its meeting held on 20 November 2025, the National Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Quality in Higher Education (NAKVIS) granted accreditation to the new higher education professional study programme "Wood Innovation for Sustainability", which will be implemented at the University of Primorska, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technology (UP FAMNIT). The programme addresses the current needs of the woodworking industry in Slovenia and Europe, promotes innovative technological approaches and focuses on the development of human resources. The latter is one of the central challenges of the wood industry, as both in Slovenia and elsewhere in Europe we are facing the need for modern knowledge, digital competencies and sustainable approaches. The study programme will be included in the call for enrolment in undergraduate study programmes of the University of Primorska in the academic year 2026/2027. Read more

This year, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation launched the Science4EU campaign aiming to promote science and highlight how EU supports scientists, researchers and innovators in pushing the boundaries of knowledge. University of Primorska (UP) joined the campaign and became a Science4EU partner to share its success story of the InnoRenew CoE establishment. This was made possible through an EU funded project, and it is a clear example how EU support can drive scientific excellence. Read more

Dr. Andreja Kutnar, acting department chair of the InnoRenew CoE, UP IAM, attended the E-RIHS.si (European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science) conference, held 18 – 19 November 2025, in Izola, Slovenia. Read more

The programme of the final LIFE Be-WoodEN project conference, titled “Tackling embodied carbon through wooden construction. The role of bio-based materials and the New European Bauhaus in building greener futures”, has now been published. The event will be held on 3 December 2025, in Brussels (Salle de Guichet, BIP Meeting Centre, Rue Royale 2–4) and online, as part of the Decarbonisation Summit programme, organised by Housing Europe and held 3-4 December 2025 at the BIP Meeting Centre. Read more