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Inside a device that today can be as small as a coin, an ancient question lives on: how is the impulse that sets our cardiac muscle in motion created, how does it travel, and how can it be corrected? The answer begins with Luigi Galvani’s experiments on frogs, passes through the story of Swede Arne Larsson, who fainted as many as 20 times a day, and leads all the way to today’s most advanced wireless pacemakers
This is shown by an analysis based on the longest series of satellite observations ever produced: the loss of ice has raised the global average sea level by more than three centimetres
The chemist and academic who received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bologna shares his journey in drug discovery and the story of the centre he founded to train a new generation of African scientists, emphasising the importance of an international and inclusive research
From health to artificial intelligence, from the environment to cultural heritage, research meets the public through experiments, workshops, demonstrations, talks and interactive activities. Events will take place across Bologna’s university district and Navile District, the Romagna Campuses and Piazza Castello in Ferrara, with something for all ages
Beams of light, electric clothes, Joy Division’s music, sci-fi suits to move safely around the landfills of Nairobi. UniboMagazine analysed art’s portrayal of progress, from the Industrial Revolution to today’s challenges, with professor Francesco Maria Spampinato
Engaging citizens, public bodies, businesses and universities in local initiatives: the national picture and the Bologna experience
From Tadej Pogačar’s successes, supported in part by a meticulously planned nutritional strategy, to Jannik Sinner’s difficulties in hot weather: two champions who show just how much energy, nutrition and the environment can influence performance. We discuss this with Professor Cristina Angeloni, Director of the Master Degree Programme in Human Nutrition, Well-being and Health at the University of Bologna
Talks, sporting events, meetings and science over drinks: throughout September, the University opens its doors to sharing and exchange, showing how research impacts our everyday lives
With four new installations in Bologna and Forlì, self-generated electricity rises from 3% to 7% of the University’s total electricity consumption, delivering annual savings of €850,000 and cutting CO₂ emissions by 700 tonnes a year
UniboMagazine spoke to Fabio Sgolastra, Professor at the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences and one of the authors of a commentary on the issue published in Science
Funded with €1.2 million, the European MagBIO project will develop “magnetobots”, engineered microorganisms capable of moving within the human body, supporting diagnostic monitoring and delivering anticancer drugs. The University of Bologna is among the 18 partners in the international consortium
A series of analyses conducted on the genome of Yakutia’s inhabitants, where low temperatures can reach -70°C, has highlighted certain combinations of genetic variants that can positively regulate physiological functions associated with exposure to cold. And the hybridisation of their ancestors with Neanderthal populations also plays a part
An analysis of content related to the Calabrian context shows that the way the social media platform operates can progressively blur the boundaries between the celebration of cultural heritage and the justification of criminal behaviour or values shared by members of the ’Ndrangheta
The alliance has secured funding under the Erasmus+ European Universities 2026 call, enabling the eleven partner universities to strengthen their collaboration and prepare for the next phase of European funding from 2028
Ten years after its foundation, The Guild, the network bringing together some of Europe's leading research-intensive universities, continues to make its voice heard in Europe, promoting innovation, cooperation and academic freedom. UniboMagazine spoke with the network's Secretary-General, Jan Palmowski
New measures to support working students, the new Digital Centre for Precision Medicine, discounted TPER travel passes for students, the 2026/27 training programme for student representatives, and UniboWell, the University's new company dedicated to sport, health and wellbeing, are among the topics discussed by the University Governing Bodies during their July meetings