BISC-E 2026 Slovenia National Competition: Student innovations that are changing the world WHEN: June 8, 2026, at 11 a.m. WHERE: Department of Wood Science and Technology, UL BF, University of Ljubljana, large lecture hall What is BISC-E? BISC-E – Bio-based Innovation Student Challenge Europe...

BF Career Days 2026 Mentor of the Year 2024, Prof. Matej Černe: Unlock creativity and innovation in the workplace! Join an inspiring workshop with Mentor of the Year 2024, Prof. Dr. Matej Černe, entitled Creativity and Innovation in the Workplace, and discover how to awaken innovative thinking,...

2nd International Conference of Young Experts in Heritage Science HERI SCI Event details: Date: March 23, 2026 Venue: Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana   Dear all!   HeriSci – Association of Young Experts in Heritage Science of Slovenia, in cooperation with the MATRES project,...

Dear students! The Biotechnical Faculty will once again host the Vegova Mathematics Competition this year. The competition consists of two stages. In the school competition, called Mathematical Kangaroo, you can win a bronze award. In the national competition, you can win a silver or gold award,...

Jesenko Awards and Recognitions In 2026, the Jesenko Awards ceremony will take place on Friday, March 13, 2026, starting at 12:00 p.m. The recipients of both the Jesenko Awards and the Faculty Recognitions will be present in the Assembly Hall. The Biotechnical Faculty has been awarding Jesenko Awards...

9th Simčič Symposium: HYDRATION – more than just water   How much fluid do we actually need? Is water always the best choice? What role does hydration play in health, well-being, and daily performance? These and many other questions will be answered at the 9th Simčič Symposium, which...

Dear Sir or Madam,   You are cordially invited to attend the presentation of AccessEngineering, an interactive reference and educational platform designed for students, researchers, and professors in the broader field of engineering (mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical...

Invitation to students: Interfaculty Improvisation Championship 2026 March is coming, the month of student culture, and with it the most entertaining student competition: the 20th Interfaculty Improvisation Championship! Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. – First competition evening Wednesday,...

17th Slovenian Consultation on Plant Protection with International Participation   The Plant Protection Society of Slovenia, which has been based at the Faculty of Biotechnology in Ljubljana since its inception, announces that the 17th Slovenian Consultation on Plant Protection with International...

A Cup of Knowledge with Eva Mustafa at UL BF You are invited to the fourth Cup of Knowledge, which will take place on March 3., 2026,in the dean's meeting room on the first floor of the Biotechnical Faculty, UL, at Jamnikarjeva ulica 101. The event will start at 9:00 a.m. and last until 10:30...

PREPARATION OF THE RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN (RDMP) AND PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH DATA IN THE REPOSITORY   Lecturer: Dr. Tina Zorman (UL BF) Who is the workshop intended for? The workshop is intended for researchers, especially those who are preparing or implementing projects that require the...

The Open Lecture Week of the Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, is coming in 2026   Between March 2 and 6, 2026, the UL BF will open its doors to high school students interested in studying natural sciences, biology, microbiology, biotechnology, food science and nutrition, agronomy,...

Ion microscopy for elemental characterization of tissues in plant and food sciences What is really hidden in the plant tissues we consume every day? How are elements distributed within cells and tissues—and why is this crucial for understanding their biological availability in food? At this...

11TH SNOWDROP FESTIVAL February 27–March 1 The University of Ljubljana Botanical Garden is organizing a three-day festival dedicated to snowdrops to mark the release of a new publication and the presentation of new varieties. Friday, February 27 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Snowdrop sales...

Are you buried under reports and seminar assignments? Still haven't recovered from the winter exam period? Join us on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at the Biotechnical Faculty library, Jamnikarjeva 101 (dean's office), where we will be visited by therapy dog Thor and his handler Dušanka...

Ceremonial awarding of scholarships by the Pahernik Foundation Sustainable management for resilient urban forests of the future Location: Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources, BF, Večna pot 83, lecture hall G6 Venue: Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources, Biotechnical...

Dear fellow microbiologists! DŠMBS continues its annual tradition of spreading knowledge, friendship, and love for microbiology with its biggest event of the year—MICROBIOLOGICAL FAMILY 2026! This year, we will gather on Wednesday, February 18, at 4 p.m., as we do every year, in the...

Dear students! Choosing a course of study begins with exploring your interests, personality traits, and potential, and continues with gathering information about the content of study programs. For those of you who are interested in life sciences, natural resource management, production and processing...

BFestival 2026 – The Power of Science for Biodiversity Conservation   On Thursday, February 12, 2026, the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana will host BFestival 2026 – The Power of Science for Biodiversity Conservation in the Prof. Dr. Janez Hribar Hall at Jamnikarjeva...

Living Laboratory Founding Workshop: TRAILS4SOIL Project   On Thursday, February 5, 2026, the Department of Agronomy at the UL BF will host a founding workshop for the living laboratory as part of the TRAILS4SOIL project.  The workshop is designed as an interactive process aimed at establishing...

Biotechnical faculty UL at the UNI-SI Slovenian University Festival 2026 In January 2026, the UNI-SI Slovenian University Festival will be held for the first time at the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Center. This new trade fair-style event will bring together presentations from all faculties...

We invite you to the 1st National Conference 'Law for Society and Nature': 'Are we changing the environment for the better? WHEN? 15 and 16 January 2026 WHERE? Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Poljanski nasip 2, Ljubljana The conference will address: the problem of disregarding...

Dear Sir or Madam,   Nature conservation research and wildlife monitoring require broad cooperation. The involvement of volunteers – so-called citizen scientists – is crucial for collecting the data that science needs for sustainable species management and conservation. Students,...

Dear Sir or Madam, We kindly invite you to the 5th KAEPP seminar "VFO and agriculture: how and why is the Common Agricultural Policy changing after 2028?", which will take place on Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The seminar will be held in a hybrid format, in...

Pre-New Year's Eve meeting of the Biotechnical Faculty seniors   On Thursday, 18 December 2025, we are organising a pre-New Year's Eve meeting of the Biotechnical Faculty seniors. The seniors are already looking forward to the meeting, and we kindly invite you, as representatives of the...

FACULTY PREŠERN AWARDS FOR 2025 On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, exactly 225 years after the birth of Slovenia's greatest poet France Prešeren, the University of Ljubljana Rectorate will host a ceremony to present the UL BF 2025 Prešeren Awards. The ceremony will begin at 2...

The Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana invites students to the Alumni Mentoring Programme for Students event, which will take place on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, from 15.00 to 17.30 at the Department of Forestry (G6/7). In the academic year 2025/26, we are continuing with the new...

Final workshop of the V4-2211 project on risk management in forests   The Biotechnical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana invites you to the final workshop of the targeted research project V4-2211: Managing risks in forest management due to climate change. The event will take place on 21...

Wednesday, 19 November 2025 at 5 pm Lecture SEED BANK AT THE BOTANICAL GARDEN FOR THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE KEW MILLENNIUM SEED BANK This year, the Botanic Garden of the University of Ljubljana was invited to contribute to the 25th anniversary celebration of the largest seed bank of natural species...

12th Scientific Consultation in Animal Husbandry - Ločniškar Days 2025 Theme: Challenges in the Dairy Chain - Opportunities for Research and DevelopmentTuesday, 18 November 2025Faculty of Biotechnics, Department of Zootechnics, Knight's Hall (Groblje 3, Domžale) Dairy farming today is at...

You are invited to the 16th Slovenian Hunting Day, which will take place on Saturday, 15 November 2025, in Ljubljana (Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources, Večna pot 83). The 16th Slovenian Hunting Day will focus on the increasingly topical issue of encroachment...

Bioscience and Human   Bioscience and Human is a new annual event of the Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, which will take place the day after the Slovenian Science Day and will focus on the links between science, man and society. This marks the start of a tradition of meeting,...

Dear Sir or Madam, You are cordially invited to the 3rd KAEPP seminar on Discrete Choice Evaluations (DCE) as a tool for evaluating environmental and social preferences, which will take place on Friday, 7 November, from 14.00 to 15.30. The seminar will be held in a hybrid format, in the Chamber Hall...

TRAVEL LECTURES  The Department of Forestry is starting this year's series of travel lectures. The season will open with a lecture by Nik Šabeder on Wednesday, 5 November at 16:00 in Lecture Room G6, on Work, Adventures and Experiences of Exploration in Namibia. We will manoeuvre...

Is there still a need to read books about farmers and agriculture? - Discussion on the occasion of the publication of the translation of A. V Chayanov's book The Organisation of the Peasant Economy Tuesday, 4 November, 17:00, Trubar House of Literature, Stritarjeva 7, Ljubljana Speakers: Dr Emil...

On Wednesday and Thursday, 29 and 30 October, we are organising a mushroom exhibition as part of the elective course Useful and poisonous autotrophic plants and fungi.     The exhibition will be held in the lobby of the Department of Agronomy and is being organised in cooperation with...

INVITATION TO THE FINAL EVENT OF THE FULL MIRROR (V3-2310) and SCHOOL CROCHET (V4-2307) OBJECTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS on Friday, 24 October 2025, at 12 noon, in the Janez Hribar Hall at the Biotechnical Faculty, 101 Jamnikarjeva Street, 1000 Ljubljana The two targeted research projects, co-funded by...

You are cordially invited to the launch of the Agronomic Terminology Dictionary Thursday, 23 October 2025, at 14.00 Lecture room A4, Department of Agronomy, UL BF (Jamnikarjeva 101, Ljubljana) Registration until 22 October 2025: External link to https://forms.gle/avYBKGMACF3iLNw87 Open in new...

Dear Sir or Madam, At the end of this year, the National Institute of Biology is finishing the European Twinning project CutCancer (https://www.cutcancer.si/, FB, Instagram). The project focuses on the implementation of state-of-the-art approaches and methodologies in the field of preclinical cancer...

Opening of the exhibition "Illustrations with botanical motifs in lithographic technique" The Botanical Garden of the University of Ljubljana invites you to the opening of the exhibition "Illustrations with a botanical motif in lithographic technique", which will take place on...

Professors from Ilia State University of Georgia visit the Biotechnical Faculty    Dear Sir or Madam, Next week we will host two professors from Ilia State University, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia, in the framework of the Erasmus+ programme at the Institute of...

BIOTECHNOLOGY DAY 2025 Biotechnology's responsibility towards society and the planet Wednesday 15 October 2025, Prof. Dr. Janez Hribar Hall Biotechnology Day is a day-long event where students have the opportunity to learn about the ways in which biotechnology is changing, or has already...

Press conference: Brown bear management in Slovenia is moving away from science Ljubljana, 9 October 2025 Scientists at the University of Ljubljana are warning of the harmful consequences of abandoning proven, effective, science-based solutions to brown bear management and introducing so-called...

Expert chat room: digitisation of (postal) services The Association of Business Law Societies of Slovenia would like to invite you to an online expert chat room titled Digitisation of (postal) services - how to use it to your/the country's advantage, which will take place on Thursday, 2 October...

The Biotechnical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana is delighted to welcome the new generation of students who will start their studies in October. On Wednesday, 1 October 2025, we will hold a reception for first-year students in the Prof. Dr. Janez Hribar Hall, where they will be addressed by the...

75 years of study and 50 years of the Department of Wood Engineering - opening of the renovated laboratories The Department of Wood Engineering at the Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, celebrates three important milestones this year: the 75th anniversary of the study of wood engineering...

Arena of Technologies is coming to Križanke! The UL BF Department of Microbiology will also be present. When? 25 September 2025 from 8.00-16.00 Where? Ljubljana, Križanke Entrance is free! Arena of Technologies is the technology event of the year, brimming with innovation, energy and stories of...

INVITATION TO THE ROUND TABLE "Crisis science communication: How to say the right thing at the wrong time?" The Student Council of the Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, in the framework of the Summer School "Science at a Crossroads: From Popularisation to Manipulation",...

Dear students, We would like to invite you to join us for a student work action in the Iški morost Nature Reserve on Wednesday, 24 September 2025 (reserve date in case of rain: Tuesday, 30 September 2025).  During the work action we will plant seedlings of native plant species and clean...