The University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, is seeking a university teacher (assistant, associate, or full professor) in the field of forest protection, focusing on forest phytopathology, mycology, and entomology, for a full-time, permanent position; the application deadline is May 6, 2025,...

The ViroiDoc Doctoral Network is seeking for 10 highly motivated Doctoral Candidates. Deadline for applications: 25 April 2025 by 12:00 CET.

The International Summer School Erasmus+ BIP on Healthy Nutrition – Between Tradition and Innovation will take place in September 2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, offering a unique learning experience for life sciences students worldwide. The program combines expert lectures, hands-on laboratory work,...

Eurasian lynx are adaptable apex predators that can survive in a large variety of habitats – from Arctic tundra to Mediterranean forests. But only if people allow them. This was the focus of new continental-scale research co-led by researchers from the University of Ljubljana. Two studies published...

On 23 January 2025, the Second Slovenian Bacteriophage Research Meeting will take place at the Biotechnical Faculty, bringing together experts from academia and industry. Featuring renowned speakers, including Prof. Rob Lavigne, the event will focus on the latest developments, international...

At the Taste of Slovenia workshop smelled of Slovenian traditional dishes, where Erasmus students, under the mentorship of food science students, prepared Idrija žlikrofi and potica.

Ten researchers from UL BF rank among the 2% most influential scientists in the world

A doctoral position starting 01.04.2025 (40 hours per week, limited until 31.03.2028) for a period of three years is available at the Department of Landscape Architecture (Biotechnical Faculty University of Ljubljana). The position is part of the Doctoral Network “LANDLABS - Landscape Laboratories:...

Prof. Dr. Ryota Kataoka from the University of Yamanashi, Japan, visited the Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, and delivered a lecture as part of the International Seminars in Biosciences course. This visit followed a September 2024 delegation meeting where the institutions reviewed their...

The University of Ljubljana has been recognized as the top institution for international students in Slovenia in the latest Study Abroad Aide World University Rankings. Released on September 30, 2024, the second edition of these rankings assessed a total of 8,536 institutions worldwide.

The call is open to doctoral theses that have been successfully completed at the UL BF from 1 January 2022 to 30 September 2024.

The project »Shared circular bio-economy approaches for the valorisation of dairy by-products« is coordinated by the Posoški razvojni center, Biotechnical Faculty takes part as partner organisation, together with three Italian partners. The main objective is to bring together complementary competences...

The latest projects and research results in the field of sustainable food production were presented at the AGRA fair.

Together with a group of researchers from the »George Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology and Virology« in Tbilisi, Georgia, led by the internationally recognized Prof. Dr. Nina Chanishvili, we have succeeded in publishing a scientific article entitled: »Genomic insights into the safety...

V četrtek, 9. junija 2023, je Biotehniško fakulteto Univerze v Ljubljani skupaj s prof. dr. Igorjem Papičem, ministrom za visoko šolstvo, znanost in inovacije, obiskala prof. dr. Maria Leptin, predsednica Evropskega raziskovalnega sklada. Sprejeli so ju prof. dr. Gregor Majdič, rektor Univerze v...

The conservation genetics team at Biology Department of the Biotechnical Faculty (BF), led by assis. Prof. Tomaž Skrbinšek, is organizing a two-day training workshop on microsatellite (STR) genotyping using high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technology.

Researchers of IML-PRO in collaboration with researchers from the Faculty of Pharmacy, received silver award for an inventive solution in the field of circular economy for 2022, entitled: Use of sour whey as a by-product of the dairy industry for the production of vitamin B12. The recognition was...

The Institute for Dairy Science and Probiotics (IML-PRO) moved its renewed website under the umbrella of the website of the Biotechnical faculty.

An original scientific article was published in the prestigious journal Gut Microbes (IF =9.434 ). In the study researchers from the Institute of Dairy Science and Probiotics of the Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana collaborated with the Department of Microbial Diversity, Microbiomics and...

Friday, 9. september at 1 p.m. in lecture hall G6 at the Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources

From June 7-10, 2022, the Biotechnical Faculty hosted an Erasmus+ QUADIC study visit.

In March 2022, the IML-PRO laboratory received a new Annex to the Accreditation Document from the Slovenian Accreditation, thus confirming that it has successfully expanded the scope of accreditation to implement the SENSORY ANALYSIS OF MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS method, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISO 22935 -2.3...

Lecture entitled Pollution indices as useful tools for the evaluation of the degree of soil contamination by heavy metals will be held on the 26th of May.

The 11th Central European Congress on Food and Nutrition, CEFood 2022 entitled "Food, technology and nutrition for healthy people in a healthy environment" will take place in Čatež ob Savi from Tuesday, 27th September 2022, to Friday, 30th September 2022. The honorary sponsor of the Congress on Food...