Society

The Suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Generated Record Gains for Companies Involved in Overseas Corruption Cases

The enforcement of the historic United States law to combat international corruption was suspended on 10 February 2025 through a presidential executive order. On the same day, companies under investigation or sanctioned for corruption increased their market capitalisation by an average of USD 160 million. A signal that could also lead other countries to scale back their efforts to fight international corruption

“Emergy”: A New Instrument to Measure the Complexity of Climate Action

Emergy analysis is a tool to objectively calculate the environmental and social costs of climate policies, with significant implications on legal proceedings related to climate change

Environment and life

Girlbosses in the media: from boom to bust, the parable of an icon

How gender narratives have constructed and dismantled the cultural phenomenon of the 'girlboss', shaping social expectations of women entrepreneurs: a study by the University of Bologna and the Canadian Ivey Business School

Economics

The University Dispute Resolution group (Photo: Giacomo Maestri)

Problem-solving Student Mediators

The student mediation team is at the heart of the University Dispute Resolution project, an initiative now using mediation as a tool for resolving conflicts between university students

Our community Education Law

Educational inclusion: transforming linguistic diversity from obstacle to resource

Launched in 2020 and steadily growing, the simultaneous interpreting service for academic lectures has broken down language barriers for over 1,000 students in seven departments of the university

Our community Education

Global Citizenship: the University of Bologna as a Bridge Between Worlds

The UNESCO Chair, research and initiatives by the University of Bologna to promote the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed to live in a globalised world and make it more equitable, inclusive, peaceful and sustainable. An interview with Professor Tarozzi

Education Culture Interviews

How Did Italy’s Medieval “Economic Boom” Begin?

Led by Lorenzo Tabarrini, a researcher at the Department of History and Cultures of the University of Bologna, the new ERC project RaESETfides will attempt to shed light on one of the unresolved mysteries of the Middle Ages: the sudden economic and commercial success of central and northern Italian cities at the dawn of the 13th century

Culture Economics

Beyond Geopolitics: New Perspectives for Understanding International Relations

To understand today’s global context, we need a broader, truly global perspective that moves beyond contested concepts and theories such as geopolitics and the liberal international order. UniboMagazine discussed this with Michela Ceccorulli and Giovanni Agostinis, lecturers at the Department of Political and Social Sciences and organisers of the latest edition of the Pan-European Conference on International Relations, hosted by the University of Bologna

Politics

Children-in-Law in Family-Run Companies: Caught Between Discontent and Frustration

A survey on 158 small- and medium-sized family-run businesses shows that children-in-law often feel put aside by their parents- and siblings-in law, with significant consequences in terms of organisational dynamics and business results

Economics Wellbeing

Uncovering the Roots of Violent Disciplinary Practices

Although the use of corporal or emotional punishment as a form of child discipline can cause significant physical and psychological harm, such practices remain widespread today. A new ERC Consolidator Grant project at the University of Bologna will, for the first time, investigate the broader contextual causes behind this phenomenon, going beyond individual and family factors

Economics

Growing Up Inclusive: What Helps Teenagers Embrace Diversity?

A project by the University of Bologna reveals the key role of families, schools and local communities in fostering openness to diversity in an increasingly multicultural society

Wellbeing Medicine