Grants and networks
National Grants funded by Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
Research Program
- P1-0031 Multimessenger astrophysics (2022-2027), PI: Prof. Dr. Samo Stanič
Infrastructure Program
- I0-0033 Infrastructure program of the University of Nova Gorica (2022-2027), PI: Prof. Dr. Samo Stanič
Research Projects
- N1-0344 (D) Machine learning algorithms in data intensive astrophysics in the age of LSST (2024-2027), PI: Prof. Dr. Andreja Gomboc
- J1-60014 Atmospheric Raman lidar for the northern Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory and its use in high precision measurements of very high energy cosmic rays (2025-2027), PI: Prof. Dr. Samo Stanič
International Grants and Networks
MSCA COFUND
- MSCA COFUND project SMASH (2023-2028), PI: Prof. Dr. Gabrijela Zaharijaš
Bilateral projects financed by ARRS
- BI-US/24-26-085 - Collaboration with the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScl), US. Project title: Advancing Cosmology with the First Statistical Sample of Gravitationally Lensed Supernovae (Kozmologija s prvim statističnim vzorcem močno lečenih supernov). P.I. doc.dr. Petrushevska.
- BI-VB/23-25-005 - Collaboration with the Institute for Astronomy, University of Cambridge, UK. Project title: Exploring new frontiers in stellar physics and cosmology with supernovae and strong lensing, PI: Doc. Dr. Tanja Petrushevska
- BI-US/22-24-006 - Collaboration with the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScl), US. Project title: Unveiling the expansion of the Universe with a novel strategy: strongly lensed supernovae with the Roman Space Telescope, PI: Doc. Dr. Tanja Petrushevska.
- BI-US/2019–2021 - Collaboration with the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford University. Project title: Unveiling the nature of the dark matter with a novel strategy: search for short gamma-ray bursts from supernovae induced by axionlike particles; P.I. Petrushevska.
EU COST Actions
- COSMOVERSE • COST ACTION CA21136 “Addressing observational tensions in cosmology with systematics and fundamental physics” (2022-2026)
- “Quantum gravity phenomenology in the multi-messenger approach” (2019-2023)
- CA18104 - Revealing the Milky Way with Gaia (MW-GAIA)
European Space Agency PRODEX Project
- Euclid Astronomical Transient Hunt (EArTH) (2025 - 2026). PI: Dr. Saptashwa Bhattacharyya
- Gaia Astrometric Microlensing Events - GAME (2022-2024), PI: Prof. Dr. Andreja Gomboc
Involvement in academic networking
- through UNG’s School of Science and Graduate School
The International Doctorate Network in Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology (IDPASC)
- The CAC/UNG is part of the IDPASC network and has organized the 6th IDPAC Summer Ph.D. School in the Lanthieri mansion, Vipava in 2016.
Central European Exchange Program for University Studies (CEEPUS) Networks
- “Multi-messenger Astrophysics in Central Europe (CIII-SI-1314-01-1819) – Astro.CE,” established in 2018, PI: Prof. Dr. Gabrijela Zaharijaš
Completed projects
- J1-3011 Atmospheric remote sensing for Cherenkov Telescope Array and its impact on science from large sky survey observations, (2021-2024), PI: Prof. Dr. Samo Stanič
- J1-2460 New era in the study of high-energy astrophysical transients (2020-2023), PI: Prof. Dr. Andreja Gomboc
- N1-0111 Identification of Cosmic Ray Sources Amongst Jetted Active Galaxies (2019-2022), PI: Prof. Dr. Sergey Vorobyev
- Z1-1853: Unveiling the expansion of the Universe with strongly lensed supernovae (2019-2022), PI: Doc. Dr. Tanja Petrushevska
- J1-1700: Preparing for dark matter search with the Cherenkov Telescope Array using machine learning (2019-2022), PI: Prof. Dr. Gabrijela Zaharijaš
- J1-9146 New atmospheric monitoring devices and techniques for Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (2018-2022), PI: Prof. Dr. Samo Stanič