Fakulteta za naravoslovje, Vipavska 11c, Ajdovscina (2026)

03/09/2026

🇬🇧 A photo from Heidelberg: our student Sanja presenting her poster at the 9th Heidelberg International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (γ-2026), taking place this week at the Neue Universität. Sanja has just completed her BSc and will soon start her MSc studies with us, so this is her first international conference. A great start!

https://plan.events.mpg.de/event/543/overview

🇸🇮 Fotografija iz Heidelberga: naša študentka Sanja predstavlja svoj poster na 9. heidelberškem mednarodnem simpoziju o visokoenergijski astronomiji žarkov gama (γ-2026), ki ta teden poteka na Neue Universität. Sanja je pravkar zaključila dodiplomski študij in bo kmalu začela magistrski študij pri nas, tako da je to njena prva mednarodna konferenca. Odličen začetek!

03/09/2026

🇬🇧 Members of our Centre for Astrophysics and Cosmology took part in the 5th LSST Regional Meeting, with many of them presenting their work. Among them were our SMASH fellows and PhD students working on LSST and machine learning.

The timing could hardly be better: LSST has just started its ten-year survey of the southern sky. In his talk, Željko Ivezić, Director of Rubin Observatory, shared that the site was hit by a storm of a scale not seen in 70 years. The good news is that operations are expected to be back online within a month.

Congratulations to everyone who presented!

🇸🇮 Člani našega Centra za astrofiziko in kozmologijo so se udeležili 5. regionalnega srečanja LSST, kjer so mnogi predstavili svoje delo. Med njimi so bili tudi naši štipendisti programa SMASH in doktorski študenti, ki delajo na LSST in strojnem učenju.

Čas ne bi mogel biti boljši: LSST je pravkar začel svoj desetletni pregled južnega neba. Željko Ivezić, direktor observatorija Rubin, je v svojem predavanju povedal, da je lokacijo prizadelo neurje, kakršnega ni bilo že 70 let. Dobra novica je, da naj bi observatorij spet začel delovati v enem mesecu.

Čestitke vsem, ki so predstavljali!

02/09/2026

Včeraj je bil še en intenziven dan programa enomesečnega študijskega programa v tujini pod naslovom »Astronomija v Evropi: praktične vaje s teleskopi, opazovanji in umetno inteligenco v astronomiji«, ki se ga udeležujejo študenti in študentke z Univerze v Washingtonu in Fakulteta za naravoslovje Univerze v Novi Gorici.

Zgodaj zjutraj so opazovali eksoplanet z daljinsko vodenim teleskopom GoChile. Pri tem so jim pomagali asistenti in asistentke Fakultete za naravoslovje UNG. Dopoldan so analizirali pridobljene podatke, popoldan pa so se pripravljali na naslednja opazovanja, v noči s torka na sredo, ki so jih izvedli s teleskopom GoChile v Čilu in teleskopom TTT na Tenerifih.

A to še ni vse! Zvečer so se pomerili v astronomskem kvizu. Zmagovalna ekipa je nagrado uporabila kar na trgu pred palačo Paternolli v Gorici, kjer so študenti in študentke nastanjeni ta teden.

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Yesterday was another intensive day of the one-month study-abroad program titled "Astronomy Europe: Hands-on with Telescopes, Observing, and Artificial Intelligence in Astronomy," attended by students from the University of Washington and the School of Science of the University of Nova Gorica.

Early in the morning, they observed an exoplanet using the remotely operated GoChile telescope, assisted by teaching assistants from the UNG School of Science. In the morning, they analyzed the data they had obtained, and in the afternoon they prepared for the next observations, which took place during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday using the GoChile telescope in Chile and the TTT telescope in Tenerife.

But that's not all! In the evening they competed in an astronomy quiz. The winning team used their prize right on the square in front of the Paternolli Palace in Gorizia, where the students are staying this week.

Foto / Photo: prof. dr. Andreja Gomboc

01/09/2026

𝗣𝗿𝘃𝗶 𝗴𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗷𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮č𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶 🗝️

Nova študentska rezidenca Univerze v Novi Gorici je včeraj sprejela prve goste – študentke in študente Univerze v Washingtonu / University of Washington, ki bodo pri nas preživeli teden dni.

Svoj prvi dan so začeli s predstavitvijo Evropske prestolnice kulture 2025, nadaljevali s predavanji v večnamenski galeriji v najvišjem nadstropju rezidence ter s skupnim kosilom v pritličju.

Ob prihodu so jih pričakale tudi darilne vrečke z gradivi in spominki, ki sta jih pripravila in Vipavska dolina - Vipava Valley in European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica - Gorizia ter jim tako približala somestje Nove Gorice in Gorice. Hvala! 💚

Popoldne so se odpravili še v EPICenter - Interpretacijski center EPIC, kjer je prof. dr. Mario Jurić z Univerze v Washingtonu na javnem predavanju predstavil desetletje sprememb paradigem v astronomiji. 🔭

Palača Paternolli je tako prvič zaživela prav tako, kot smo si zamislili – kot prostor bivanja, študija, srečevanja in mednarodnega povezovanja.

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 🗝️

The University of Nova Gorica’s new student residence welcomed its first guests yesterday – students from the University of Washington, who will be staying with us for one week.

Their first day began with a presentation of the European Capital of Culture 2025, followed by lectures in the multipurpose gallery on the top floor and lunch in the residence’s shared spaces.

Upon arrival, they also received welcome bags with gifts and information about the twin cities of Nova Gorica and Gorizia, prepared by European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica - Gorizia and Vipavska dolina - Vipava Valley. Thank you! 💚

In the afternoon, they visited EPICenter - Interpretacijski center EPIC, where Prof. Mario Jurić from the University of Washington gave a public lecture on a decade of paradigm shifts in astronomy.

Paternolli Palace has begun to live exactly as envisioned – as a place for living, learning, meeting and building international connections.

01/09/2026

Prof. dr. Mario Jurić (Univerza v Washingtonu) je v včerajšnjem predavanju z naslovom »Desetletje sprememb paradigme v astronomiji: raziskava "Legacy Survey of Space and Time " in umetna inteligenca«, govoril o nepogrešljivosti umetne inteligence (UI) v sodobni astronomiji. UI namreč omogoča tako vse hitrejšo analizo ogromnih naborov astronomskih podatkov, kakršne na primer zbira observatorij Vera C. Rubin v sklopu projekta Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), kot tudi avtomatizacijo nalog, ki so nekoč zahtevale človeško presojo, s čimer korenito spreminja vlogo človeškega znanstvenika. Poleg številnih pozitivnih sprememb pa se je prof. dr. Jurić dotaknil tudi temnejših plati UI ter potrebe po njeni regulaciji. Predavanje je organizirala Fakulteta za naravoslovje Univerza v Novi Gorici / University of Nova Gorica v Kavarni EPIC v Novi Gorici.

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In yesterday's lecture titled "A Decade of Paradigm Shifts in Astronomy: The Legacy Survey of Space and Time and AI," Prof. Dr. Mario Jurić (University of Washington) spoke about the indispensability of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern astronomy. AI enables both the increasingly rapid analysis of vast astronomical datasets, such as those collected by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory as part of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) project, and the automation of tasks that once required human judgment, thereby fundamentally transforming the role of the human scientist. In addition to the numerous positive changes, Prof. Dr. Jurić also touched on the darker sides of AI and the need for its regulation. The lecture was organized by the UNG School of Science at Kavarna EPIC in Nova Gorica.

31/08/2026

Fakulteta za naravoslovje Univerze v Novi Gorici bo od 23. avgusta do 7. septembra 2026 prvič gostila študentke in študente astronomije z University of Washington.

Poleg večernih opazovanj nebesnih teles s teleskopom GoChile in izdelavi kratkih raziskovalnih projektov se bodo mladi čez dan udeležili različnih predavanj na temo astronomije in umetne inteligence.

Obisk bo poglobil znanstveno povezovanje med Univerza v Novi Gorici / University of Nova Gorica in Univerzo v Washingtonu. Univerzi že vrsto let sodelujeta pri ameriško-čilskem projektu Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), ki je konec junija s pomočjo observatorija Vera C. Rubin začel snemati največji kozmični film vseh časov.

Več o obisku si lahko preberete tukaj: https://ung.si/sl/obvestila/dogodek/356/studentke-in-studenti-z-univerze-v-washingtonu-na-dvotedenskem-raziskovalnem-obisku-na-univerzi-v-novi-gorici/

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From 23 August to 7 September 2026, the School of Science of the University of Nova Gorica will for the first time host astronomy students from the University of Washington.

In addition to evening observations of celestial bodies with GoChile telescope and the creation of short research projects, the young people will attend various lectures during the day on the topics of astronomy and artificial intelligence.

The visit will deepen the scientific ties between the University of Nova Gorica and the University of Washington. The two universities have for a number of years been collaborating on the American-Chilean Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) project, which at the end of June, with the help of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, began recording the largest cosmic film of all time.

31/08/2026

Končal se je prvi teden enomesečnega študijskega programa v tujini pod naslovom »Astronomija v Evropi: praktične vaje s teleskopi, opazovanji in umetno inteligenco v astronomiji«, v sklopu katerega so Univerza v Novi Gorici / University of Nova Gorica obiskali študenti in študentke z Univerze v Washingtonu.

V petek dopoldan so ob pomoči asistentov in asistentk s Fakulteta za naravoslovje in Centra za astrofiziko in kozmologijo UNG pripravljali opazovalne projekte. Popoldne so obiskali Vipavo, kjer so v dvorcu Lanthieri skupaj s podoktorskimi raziskovalci in raziskovalkami projekta SMASH MSCA poslušali dve predavanji: prof. dr. Uroš Seljak (Univerza v Kaliforniji, Berkeley) jim je predaval o uporabi umetne inteligence v kozmoloških raziskavah, prof. dr. Mario Jurić (Univerza v Washingtonu) pa o uporabi umetne inteligence pri odkrivanju asteroidov v našem Osončju.

Čez vikend so imeli prosto. Nekateri so raziskovali Vipavsko dolino, drugi širšo Slovenijo, nekateri pa so skočili celo do Dunaja.

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The first week has concluded of the one-month study abroad program titled "Astronomy Europe: Hands-on with Telescopes, Observing, and Artificial Intelligence in Astronomy," during which students from the University of Washington visited the University of Nova Gorica.

On Friday morning, with the help of assistants from the School of Science and the Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology of UNG, they worked on preparing observational projects. In the afternoon, they visited Vipava, where, together with postdoctoral researchers from the SMASH project, they attended two lectures at Lanthieri Mansion: Prof. Dr. Uroš Seljak (University of California, Berkeley) lectured on the use of artificial intelligence in cosmological research, while Prof. Dr. Mario Jurić (University of Washington) lectured on the use of artificial intelligence in detecting asteroids in our Solar System.

Over the weekend they had free time. Some explored the Vipava Valley, others toured Slovenia more broadly, and some even made a trip to Vienna.

Foto / Photo: prof. dr. Andreja Gomboc

31/08/2026

OPOMNIK: Javno predavanje: prof. dr. Mario Jurić / REMINDER: Public lecture by Prof. Dr. Mario Jurić

Še nekaj ur nas loči od javnega predavanja prof. dr. Maria Jurića (Univerza v Washingtonu) na temo »Legacy Survey of Space and Time« in umetna inteligenca«, ki bo potekalo danes, 31. avgusta 2026, ob 18:00 v Kavarni EPIC v Novi Gorici.

Vljudno vabljeni!

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Only a few hours remain until the public lecture by Prof. Dr. Mario Jurić (University of Washington) titled "A Decade of Paradigm Shifts in Astronomy: The Legacy Survey of Space and Time and AI," which will take place today, 31st August 2026, at 18:00 at Kavarna EPIC in Nova Gorica.

You are warmly invited!

Foto: Photo: prof. dr. Mario Jurić (author: Christopher Michel)

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