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As of June 30, 2025, the O2 Department of the Jožef Stefan Institute has successfully obtained two new Calibration and Measurement Capabilities (CMCs), bringing the total number of published CMCs to 32.

On July 16, 2025, the Nuclear Technology Development Center (CDTN) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, honored Dr. Radojko Jaćimović of the Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia, with a Certificate of Recognition for his exceptional contributions to the advancement of the k₀ method of Neutron Activation Analysis.

On 14^th and 15^th July 2025, a "Training on statistical interpretation of isotope data, and modelling in R" was held at the Department of Environmental Sciences.

On 23–24 June 2025, the FishEUTrust project coordinated by prof. dr. Nives Ogrinc participated in the "R&I for a Competitive Green Transition" conference in Brussels, a key satellite event of the European Research and Innovation Days.

Our colleagues from the O-2 department, in collaboration with the HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (Budapest, Hungary) and the ZRC SAZU Anton Melik Geographical Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia), are co-convening a session at the Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society (EMS).

We are proud to share that our colleague dr. Raghuraj S. Chouhan has received the Best Poster Award at the prestigious Biosensors 2025 – 35th Anniversary World Congress on Biosensors, held from 19–22 May 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal.

On May 13 and 14, O2 hosted the final meeting of the PRIMA PROmedLIFE project, an initiative focused on enhancing adherence to the Mediterranean diet through a multi-actor approach. The project promotes the adoption of healthy eating habits while minimizing the environmental and economic impacts of food production and processing. PROmedLIFE also emphasizes effective food communication and education through tailored training programs for primary and secondary students, their families, and all age groups—from children to older adults.

On May 20, 2025, the global metrology community celebrated World Metrology Day, marking the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention — a foundational agreement that established a unified, internationally recognized measurement system.

In April 2025, Dr. Radojko Jaćimović was elected Chair of the k0-International Scientific Committee (k0-ISC), following the resignation of the previous Chair, Dr. László Szentmiklósi.

On 16.4.2025 a training session titled Leadership and Development of Effective Teams was held at the Department of Environmental Sciences.

We are proud to share that the review article “Mercury isotopes in the atmosphere: Synthesis, perspectives, and analytical considerations”, authored by our colleagues Jan Gačnik, Igor Živković, and Milena Horvat, has been published in Trends in Analytical Chemistry (TrAC)—the highest-ranked journal in the field of analytical chemistry.

From April 1st to 3rd, O2 proudly hosted the PARC T4.3 H01-H02-H03 meeting, bringing together experts to discuss cutting-edge topics in chemical analysis.