Tijana Martinović currently works at the Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague and is an external associate of the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI). She is a member of the research group on the scientific project " Environmental drivers of fungal community composition in the Mediterranean region of Croatia (FunMed)" HRZZ-IP-2022-10-5219, led by Armin Mešić, PhD. Her stay at the IRB is funded "by the European Union - NextGenerationEU" through support from the internal competition Mobility of Researchers (MZ2-24) under the Program Agreement of the Ruđer Bošković Institute and The Ministry of Science, Education and Youth of Croatia (2024-2027).

The kick-off conference of the ROBONETCBC project (Developing innovation network for uptake of solutions in robotics and sensors to improve monitoring and prevention of pollution of freshwater and sea ecosystems) was held on 8 November 2024 in Šibenik, organized by the Šibenik-Knin County, one of the project partners.

Recent findings published in the prestigious Communications Earth & Environment journal underscore an escalating concern for the increasing levels of toxic metals in coastal waters, intensified by ongoing climate change.

The SMART-Water project has officially launched, aiming to improve water quality monitoring in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro through the application of cutting-edge data collection technologies, while also raising public awareness about the importance of water conservation as one of the most vital natural resources.

Dr. Jelena Bujan of the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) has secured a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant. With funding of €1.5 million, her innovative research aims to uncover how ants adapt to extreme temperatures caused by global warming.

Young researchers from the RBI Division of Marine and Environmental Research came together to share ideas at the first ZIMO Young Scientists Meeting.

The oceans, often envisioned as vast blue expanses harboring the mysteries of the deep and unexplored ecosystems, are now closer to revealing their secrets thanks to the efforts of scientists involved in the SOUND project (Swarm of Underwater Noise Detectors).

Only about 11 to 18 percent of conducted ecological research reaches its full informative value.

A team of researchers from the RBI has won second prize at the Blue Cloud Hackathon for an innovative prototype 'PerfeCt - Performance of Aquaculture under Climate Change'.