Biosciences
interdisciplinary doctoral study program
Presentations of topics of doctoral dissertations
By the start of the summer semester in the 2nd year of study (the middle of February) a doctoral student hands in an application for approval of the topic and title of a doctoral thesis.
In accordance with the programme of doctoral study of Biosciences a student must present the topic of the doctoral dissertation. With the successful presentation of the topic, the student obtains 5 ECTS, which count towards the quota of credit points that he/she must obtain for advancement to the third year of study.
By the time of submission of the application for approval of the topic and title of doctoral dissertation, a doctoral student must have attended the presentation of at least three topics of doctoral dissertations of other doctorands. At the time of submission of his application, she or he shall attach evidence (FORM) by which she or he proves participation in the presentations of topics. Presentation dates will be announced on an ongoing basis. Presentations will take place live or online. After the online presentation, the chairman of the commission confirms by confirmation email that the student participated in the presentation: form for online participation. The student prepares a short report on each presentation he / she has listened to and attaches it to the confirmation e-mail of the chairman of the commission or add it the form if the presentation was live.
Dates of presentations of the topics of the doctoral dissertations of individual students are published in the table below:
| Student |
Scientific area |
Title of doctoral dissertation |
Date and location of the presentation |
| Barbara Fojkar | agronomy |
Integration of processes of EDTA-based removal of potentially toxic metals and the anaerobic and aerobic degradation for the stabilization of activated sludge from wastewater treatment plants president of the commission: assist. prof. dr. Rok Mihelič (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) PRESENTATION WILL BE IN ENGLISH |
Friday, 25 May 2025 az 2.00 p.m., lecture room A5, Dep. of agronomy, Jamnikarjeva 101, LJ and online: |
| Ana Kugovnik | agronomy |
Phenotyping of spring barley (Hordeum vulgare) root systems and root exudates under different environmental conditions president of the commission: prof. dr. Dominik Vodnik (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) PRESENTATION WILL BE IN ENGLISH |
Thursday, 29 May 2025 at 9.00 a.m., online: |
| Nurainina Ayob | microbiology |
Development, molecular and metabolic characterization of Roseburia intestinalis strains tolerant to high antioxidant concentrations president of the commission: dr. Bojana Bogovič Matijašić (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) PRESENTATION WILL BE IN ENGLISH |
Monday, 23 June at 3.00 p.m., conference room, Dep. of food science and technology BF, Jamnikarjeva 101, LJ |
| Alen Radolič | microbiology |
Manipulation of the rumen microbiome with selected plant extracts to inhibit methanogenesis and prevent subacute acidosis president of the commission: assoc. prof. dr. Andrej Lavrenčič (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) PRESENTATION WILL BE IN ENGLISH |
Monday, 16 June 2025 at 10 a.m. in the chamber hall (zbornična dovorana) at Dep. of Animal Science, Groblje 3, Domžale and online, link to be announced later |