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At the beginning of October, the Academic Reading Room of Aleš Debeljak hosted the third Fusnota – an event celebrating and awarding outstanding student achievements from the previous academic year. Creativity, humour, and excitement filled the room from start to finish. The jury, composed of Prof. Ksenija Šabec, Prof. Peter Stanković, Zala Julija Kavčič, Eva Rogl Mežnar, and Asst. Teja Kosi, faced the difficult task of selecting the best works from 61 nominations across 11 categories. The evening, moderated by Gaia Merlak Gnamuš and Prof. Jernej Kaluža, concluded with the traditional freshman party organised by the student association Kult.co.

Assistant Professor Jasmina Šepetavc, PhD, researcher at the Center for Cultural and Religious Studies (CCRS) and lecturer at the Department of Cultural Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, is the recipient of the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant project.

The Department of Cultural Studies and the Centre for Cultural and Religious Studies are pleased to announce that their member, Prof. Dr. Aleš Črnič, was elected Deputy General Secretary of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR). The election took place at the session of the 23rd IAHR Congress, held on August 26, 2025, in Kraków.