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Questionnaire for students/PhD students

The evaluation questionnaire for outgoing academic mobility of UBB students and doctoral candidates (minimum duration of 5 days) is available at the following addresses: The methodology can be found here (only in Romanian):https://senat.ubbcluj.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/HS-nr.-70-privind-aprobarea-Metodologiei-de-evaluare-a-calitatii-stagiilor-de-mobilitate-academica-ale-studentilor-si-doctoranzilor-UBB.pdf

Admission PhD positions 2026-2027

The admission procedure for doctoral positions available at the ŞDBI has been launched for the academic year 2026/2027. All details can be found here. We would like to wish all candidates every success and look forward to welcoming the winners of the admission competitions in our Ph.D. program. We would…

The 2026 ISQBP President’s meeting

The International Society of Quantum Biology and Pharmacology (ISQBP) is currently lead by the DSIB group leader Vlad Cojocaru. ISQBP was founded in 1970 to provide a forum for chemists, pharmacologists, and biologists to discuss and extend the impact of computational methodologies in the fields of biology, chemistry, medicinal chemistry,…

Open course and hands-on workshop

Coming up: DSIB organizes the following open course and hands-on workshop: 18–20 May 2026 – Open Course (CFCIDFR): Introduction to Genome-Resolved Metagenomics and Microbial Ecology;Teacher: Dr. Paul Adrian Bulzu (Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS, České Budějovice, Czech Republic). https://elearning.ubbcluj.ro/introducere-in-metagenomica-bazata-pe-genomuri-si-ecologia-microbiana/;Venue: Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca. 8  May 2026 – Hands-on Workshop…

Habilitation thesis defense

You are invited you to the defense of the habilitation thesis of Dr. Pavel-Dan Turtureanu, entitled “Research on the ecology of plant ecosystems: from community diversity to functional traits of species and landscape dynamics”, which will take place on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 1:00 PM, in the A. Borza…

Bogdan Drugă joins the DSIB

Bogdan Drugă, Prinicpal Investigator and Director at the Institute for Biological Research in Cluj-Napoca joins our doctoral school as a PhD supervisor after a decision taken in unanimity by the board. Bogdan Drugă is an  aquatic microbiologist and Director of the Institute of Biological Research in Cluj-Napoca, a branch of…

The EU co-funded WATERPATH project

Project:WATERPATH – Understanding and improving water-driven ecosystem services for the production of drinking water and treated wastewater for agricultural reuse, COFUND-ERA-NET-Water4All-Waterpath, ctr. 103/2025. https://waterpath.eu/ Period: 2024-2027 Organizații finanțatoare: UEFISCDI (Romania), MUR (Italy), AEI (Spain) Coordinator: Università degli studi di Firenze – Italy Partners: The project aims to strengthen the scientific…