Public Outreach
Regular science communication events
- Portal v Vesolje, an astronomy portal was founded and is managed by a CAC member, Prof. A. Gomboc.
- Prof. A. Gomboc authors a bi-weekly column in the magazine Delo, covering various topics in science.
Press coverage in 2024
- Interview with Dr. Miha Živec in the magazine DELO, June 20: https://www.delo.si/novice/znanoteh/raziskovanje-je-ena-poglavitnih-potreb-cloveka
Events in 2024
- 25-31.08.2024 3rd GoChile summer school https://ung.si/sl/fakultete/fakulteta-za-naravoslovje/raziskave/gochile/poletna-astronomska-sola-gochile/
- 12.07.2024 - We participated in an art and science event Astrotop_X: Between Astronomy, Art and Ecology https://www.go2025.eu/en/whats-up/events/astrotop-x-between-astronomy-art-and-ecology
- 08. 03. 2024 - Lecture about What astronomers observe by Darko Kolar for the pupils from primary school OŠ Puconci
- 02. 02. 2024 Lecture by Prof. dr. Samo Stanič, followed by physics experiment, astronomy quiz and telescope observations at Gimnazija Ilirska Bistrica.
Press coverage in 2023
- CAC member prof. dr. Gabrijela Zaharijas was involved in a new study - NASA’s Fermi Mission discovers 300 Gamma-Ray Pulsars. Read more here: UNG press release NASA press release
- Radio interview with Doc. Dr. Tanja Petrushevska on supernovae and cosmology, November 20, Available on Rai Play Sound: https://www.raiplaysound.it/audio/2023/11/Hevreka-del-20112023-73f04ba7-5a39-414f-93e3-7779edfe259e.html
- LSST@Europe5 conference, September 2023, organized by the CAC/UNG, University of Rijeka (Croatia), University of Belgrade (Serbia) and Rudjer Boskovic Istitute (Croatia). Read more here and in Slovenian newspaper: http://znanost.sta.si/3216462/na-konferenci-bodo-predstavili-zakljucne-faze-gradnje-observatorija-vere-rubin
- Popular science article in the magazine DELO on Vera Rubin observatory, June 1: https://www.delo.si/novice/znanoteh/digitalna-kamera-za-najboljsi-film-vseh-casov/
- Popular science article in the magazine DELO on Euclid mission - with participation of Prof. Dr. Gabrijela Zaharijas, June 29: https://www.delo.si/novice/znanoteh/euclid-na-sledi-skrivnostnima-silama-vesolja/
- New revolution in astronomy, Prof. Dr. Andreja Gomboc on RTV SLO, May 12: https://365.rtvslo.si/arhiv/apollolajka/174956875
- CAC member doc. dr. Tanja Petrushevska was involved in a new study that reports what appears to be the largest supernova explosion ever observed. Read more... News about this discovery was featured on national television and on TV Koper, you can find it here.
Events in 2023
- 29.11.2023 Znanost na cesti event, with prof.dr. Andreja Gomboc https://www.ung.si/sl/obvestila/dogodek/103/vesolje-skozi-zenske-oci-od-prvih-astronomk-do-prve-nobelove-nagrade-za-astronomko/
- 6-7.10.2023 Telescope workshop for high school teachers https://cosmolab.si/novice/delavnica%20Avber%20oktober%202023/30
- 29-30.09.2023 UNG, including the School of Science, represented by our students and their experiments, participated at InCastra https://incastra.si
- 13-19.08.2023 2nd GoChile summer school https://ung.si/sl/fakultete/fakulteta-za-naravoslovje/raziskave/gochile/poletna-astronomska-sola-gochile/
- 08. 07. 2023 Lecture by dr. Andreja Gomboc, followed by telescope observations before Pomnik braniteljem slovenske zemlje na Cerju event at KD Stanko Vuk Miren in Orehovlje, https://www.mojaobcina.si/miren-kostanjevica/dogodki/astronomski-vecer-8.html
- 24.05.2023 - As part of the Parade of knowledge (Tednih vseživljenjskega učenja https://www.lu-ajdovscina.si/tedni-vsezivljenjskega-ucenja-2023-v-ajdovscini/ ) our students made an amusing resonance plate and showed it at the stand during the fair in the square of Ajdovščina. See the video here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cso9ay6Il8a/?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ==
- 19.05.2023 - We hosted the pupils from the primary schools OŠ Šturje and OŠ Col, they had the chance to do an interactive experiment in our Materials Science lab and visit the labs. They also listened to a lecture by Prof. Andreja Gomboc on the changing sky.
- 15.05.2023 - We hosted the high school students from Veno Pilon, they had the chance to listen to a lecture by Prof. Andreja Gomboc and visit our research labs.
- 26.01.2023 - We hosted 45 high school students from Slovenska Bistrica, they had the chance to hear a presentation about our faculty and the research we are doing.
Press coverage in 2022
- The University of Nova Gorica and its partners in the European Cofund call, within the framework of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie fund, obtained 10 million euros to finance the research project Smash, the topic of which is machine learning in the natural sciences and humanities. The project applicant is Gabrijela Zaharijaš, director of the doctoral study program Physics at UNG and researcher at the Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology. Read more here...
- The first GoChile astronomy summer school, organized by the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Nova Gorica, ended on August 31st, 2022, in the Youth House in Ajdovščina. Read more here...
- Article in Dnevnik newspaper: https://www.dnevnik.si/1042989009/magazin/znanost-in-tehnologija/s-teleskopom-velikosti-zemlje-prvic-fotografirali-supermasivno-crno-luknjo
- 8th of March event:
- Astronomy podcast Dark side of the Moon:
- Interview on the Val202 radio program:
Events in 2022
- On Monday, November 7th, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., we invite you to a public outreach event in the Amphitheater of the School of Science in Ajdovščina. The event will consist of a public lecture by Veronika Vodeb, titled "Po poti odkrivanja temne snovi," followed by telescope observations of the Moon, Jupyter, and Saturn. The event is organized in collaboration with the Astronomical society Nanos, the Veno Pilon high-school, and local primary schools.
- On Thursday, October 13, 2022, at 10:30 a.m., we invite you to a public lecture, which will be given by the honorary doctor of the University of Nova Gorica, prof. Dr. Heino Falcke (Radboud University Nijmegen), entitled The first photograph of a black hole. Read more...
- During the activities of the University Week 2022, which this year is 03. - 07. 10. 2022, we will hold a stargazing party in Nova Gorica on Friday, 07. 10. 2022. The evening will start with a lecture titled "The path to dark matter discovery" at the France Bevk public library in Nova Gorica. After the lecture, it is time for snacks, drinks, and stargazing. Warm welcome! Read more...
- We are participating at INCASTRA (https://incastra.si) 30.09 - 01.10.2022, two days of Industry and Entrepreneurship in Ajdovscina
- We participated in the Day of technical culture (17.09.2022, Dan tehnične kulture Goriške 2022)
- The first summer school in astronomy with GoChile telescope (26-31.08.2022) https://www.ung.si/sl/obvestila/dogodek/19/poletna-sola-astronomije-gochile/
- CAC was invited to participate in the largest scout event in Slovenia (Taborniški ZLET 2022); there were 700 high school students and 300 volunteers. We did telescope observations, lectures, and astronomical quizzes, under the dark skies of the mountain near Cerkno.
- We hosted students of the secondary school from Gorizia, Italy, for their internship; read more here: https://www.ung.si/en/news/news/6448/university-hosts-students-of-the-slovenski-licejski-poliis-trubar-gregorcic-secondary-school-from-gorizia-italy/
- Info Days 2022 - During these days when Slovenian universities opened their door for high school students, we were able to do presentations and visits to the labs in person! Furthermore, all the events were in hybrid mode, which means that the visitors had a chance to attend the events online as well. From CAC, we had Dr. Jure Japelj talking about the GoChile Telescope, then Dr. Saptashwa Bhattacharyya about Exploring Slovenian caves with machine learning, Taj Jankovič about Tidal Disruption of Stars, and Prof. dr. Samo Stanič about the Cherenkov Telescope Array. https://www.ung.si/en/education/info-days/
Press coverage in 2021
- In the show Ugriznimo znanost on the national tv on 09.12.2021, CAC member, Tanja Petrushevska, discussed how astronomers measure distances in the Universe. Watch the episode here.
- Popular science article in the magazine DELO, January 18: V študiji o nenavadni zvezdi sodelovala tudi novogoriška profesorica covered research results by CAC member Gabrijela Zaharijaš.
Events in 2021
- On September 24, 2021, we participated in the European Researchers’ Night 2021. From the Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology, Dr. Saptashwa Bhattacharyya will speak about the gASTRONOMIC experience – Energetic breakfast at Cherenkov Telescope Array (the theme is Virtual Scientific snacks). Check out the full program here.
Press coverage in 2020
- Popular science article on the ALTERNATOR page, March 12: Dark Matter: From its Discovery to the Modern Quest to Understand its Nature, by Gabrijela Zaharijas
- Contribution to the March 2020 issue of the CTA Newsletter: The Dark Side of the Matter, by Gabrijela Zaharijas
- Popular science article in the magazine DELO, June 12: Iskanje narave temne snovi, by Tanja Petrushevska, Helena Lupinc, and Andreja Gomboc
- Popular science article in the magazine DNEVNIK, June 14: Novogoriška raziskovalka o raziskovanju temne snovi v vesolju
- Popular science article on the TROMBA website, June 16: Iskanje temne snovi z eksplozijami supernov
- Popular science article in the magazine DELO, June 18: Špageti in supergravitacija, by Katja Bricman
Events in 2019
- On 16.10.2019, 17:00-21:00, as part of the University week, we will hold an astronomical evening at the School of Science in Ajdovščina, with various fun experiments, telescope observations, and a lecture. The full university-wide program is here.
- On Friday, 27.09.2019, we participate in the European Researchers’ Night. First, at Kavarna Stolp in Ajdovščina, there will be a Science Espresso with dr. Tanja Petrushevska at 12:00. From 16:00 to 20:00 at the School of Science in Ajdovščina, we offer various fun experiments, telescope observations, and a lecture at 18:00.
- From Solar eclipse to black holes: On May 29th, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Solar eclipse, which confirmed Einstein’s theory of relativity. To celebrate this important milestone, we will host an event at the university center in Ajdovščina. We invite you to visit us and participate in a lecture about the importance of the Solar eclipse in 1919, together with some recent discoveries in astronomy, including the first-ever image of a black hole in galaxy M87. After the lecture, we will organize a fun astronomical quiz, and before the lecture, in case of clear weather, we will observe the Sun with telescopes. You are invited to join us on 29th May at 15h at the university center in Ajdovščina, Vipavska cesta 11c.
- We will celebrate Woman's day in Astronomy 2019 on February 11. The event will start at 17h and will include a presentation on woman astrophysicists, quizzes, and sky observations. Everyone is invited!
- Fermi masterclass 2019 – Join us on April 5 to participate in the analysis of astrophysics data together with four Italian institutions!
Press coverage in 2018
- Popular science article in the magazine DELO, December 13: Catching the light of the first stars, by Dr. G. Zaharijas
- Popular science article in the magazine DELO, October 18: Stars also explode on Sundays, by Dr. T. Petrushevska.
- Popular science article in the magazine DELO, July 19: The long voyage of a little neutrino, by Dr. G. Zaharijas
Events in 2018
- During the University Week of the UNG, October 18th, 2018 – CAC organized a lecture, three interactive workshops, and telescope observations.
- Einstein Day, March 13th, 2018 – Lecture about Einstein's contribution to physics and interactive workshop at Ajdovscina