University of Nova Gorica in the year 2025

Overview of the most prominent articles of colleagues from the University of Nova Gorica.

Number	Reference	Authors	Title
1.	Nature 647, 109-114 (2025)	C. Tassel, ..., G. Močnik, K. Džepina et al	Oxidative potential of atmospheric particles in Europe and exposure scenarios
2.	Nature Photonics 19, 946–951 (2025)	J. Morgan, .... G. De Ninno et al.	Poincaré beams from a free electron laser
3.	Advance Functional Materials 35, 2423109 (2025)	A. Semerci, ..., E. Saim, M. Fanetti et al	The Role of Fluorine-Functionalized Organic Spacers for Defect Passivation and Low-Dimensional Phase Formation in 3D MAPI Perovskite
4.	ACS energy letters 10, 1911-1920 (2025)	Y. Liu,... A. Mavrič, I. Arčon, M. Valant et al.	Lattice-matched Ta3N5/Nb5N6 interface enables a bulk charge separation efficiency of close to 100%
5.	Angewandte Chemie, 64, e202424747 (2025)	K. Klemenčič,..., N Zabukovec Logar, et al	Amine‐Functionalized Triazolate‐Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Diluted CO2 Capture Performance
6.	Nature astronomy 9, 1375-1386 (2025)	A. J. Levan,... A. Gomboc et al	Fast X-ray transient EP240315A from a Lyman-continuum-leaking galaxy at z ≈ 5
7.	Physical Review Letters 134, 156701 (2025)	M. Fanculli, ..., G. De Ninno et al	Magnetic Vortex Dynamics Probed by Time-Resolved Magnetic Helicoidal Dichroism
8.	Physical review letters 134, 021001 (2025)	A. A. Halim,..., A. Filipčič, J.P. Lundquist, S. U. Shivashankara, S. Stanič, S. Vorobiov, D. Zavrtanik, M. Zavrtanik et al	Inference of the mass composition of cosmic rays with energies from 1018.5 to 1020 eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory and deep learning.
9.	Annals of medicine 57, 1-9 (2025)	I. Cikaljo et al.	The effect of weight-bearing training with visual feedback on balance and prosthetic loading in trans-tibial amputees following vascular disease: a pilot randomized control trial
10.	Carbon Energy, e70102 (2025)	M. Okorn, ..., N. Novak Tušar, P. Djinović	Simultaneous Photoactivation of Copper and Ti‐Doped CeO2−x Enables Optimal Acceleration of the RWGS Reaction

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Pregled najodmevnejših dosežkov sodelavk in sodelavcev Univerze v Novi Gorici:

Number	Description	Reference
1.	The start of full partnership of UNG in the ACROSS European Cross-Border University Alliance.	Across unites 10 European universities, 9 full partners from Banja Luka, Bialystok, Chemnitz, Craiova, Girona, Nova Gorica, Perpignan, Udine, and Ruse, plus our associated partner from Lviv.
2.	Vesna Film Awards for Creators of the School of Arts of UNG.	For the feature-length animated film “Stories from the Enchanted Garden”, directed by Leon Vidmar (external collaborator of School of Arts), screenplay by Kaja Balog (external collaborator of School of Arts), produced by Kolja Saksida (employee of School of Arts); and for the student animated film “Arachnophobia”, created by Melita Sandrin, author of the diploma student film (School of Arts student).
3.	Prof. Dr Saša Dobričić, President of UNISCAPE, Speaker at the Council of Europe Ministerial Conference.	President of UNISCAPE Prof. Dr. Saša Dobričić, officially presented the Nova Gorica/Gorizia UNISCAPE Declaration on Borderless Landscapes, adopted during the general assembly of UNISCAPE during the Landscape Festival (official programme of the European Capital of Culture Nova Gorica - Gorizia 2025).
4.	UNG as a Partner in the Competence Centre for Semiconductors and Semiconductor Technologies and in the Competence Centre for Artificial Intelligence.	The competence centres aim to accelerate the development of semiconductor technologies and semiconductor ecosystem as well as artificial inteligence on the national and European levels.
5.	Prof. Dr Peter Purg, Head of the International Curatorial Team of the 26th Festival of Contemporary Artistic Practices Pixxelpoint.	Within the framework of the European Capital of Culture Nova Gorica – Gorizia, Pixxelpoint presented over sixty artists from around the world across a total of thirteen venues, through more than thirty exhibition setups and events.
6.	UNG as a Full Partner in the Slovenian AI Factory (SLAIF) Project.	The SLAIF project addresses the key needs of the Slovenian economy, the research sphere, and society in the field of artificial intelligence. The funding exceeds EUR 100 million, and the project is based on the use of a supercomputer optimized for AI methods.
7.	The Slovenian Chemical Society (SCS) Award to Doc. Dr. Andraž Mavrič.	The Slovenian Chemical Society awarded him the prize for young chemists and chemical engineers in the field of scientific research and pedagogical activity for scientific excellence and successful leadership of national and international research projects.
8.	Prof. Dr Irina Elena Cristea edited the book Algebraic Structures and Graph Theory.	Algebraic structures and graph theory. 2nd ed. Basel: MDPI, cop. 2025, ISBN 978-3-7258-3356-6, CRISTEA, Irina Elena (urednik), LINZI, Alessandro (urednik).
9.	Presentation of the First Images from the World’s Most Powerful Telescope, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.	The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will carry out a 10-year survey of the sky called the Legacy Survey of Space and Time and, using the largest digital camera ever built, will record a so-called color movie of the Universe with around 40 billion celestial objects. Researchers from the University of Nova Gorica are also participating in this primarily US–Chilean project.
10.	Awards for Doctoral Students for Research Contributions at Conferences.	PhD student Anjali received an award for her oral presentation at the SKD conference, PhD student Ahmad Shazheb received an award for his poster at the Slovenian Microscopy Society conference, and PhD student Enrico Talotti received the award for the best presentation at the HAnDA mathematical symposium.

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