Rector of the University of Bologna from 1985 to 2000, Emeritus Professor and honorary graduate of the University of Bologna, he promoted major international initiatives, including the Magna Charta Universitatum (1988) and the Bologna Process (1999)
In the history of music, the image of musical talent emerging suddenly is often associated with children capable of playing, composing or interpreting with astonishing naturalness, as was the case with the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. But talent, on its own, is not enough. How is musical talent truly nurtured, and what does it mean today to "blossom" in the world of art? We asked Anna Scalfaro, a professor and musicologist at the University of Bologna
Academic freedom and social justice come together in the story the work and commitment of a Burmese activist, now a researcher at the University of Bologna through the Scholars at Risk programme
From renewables to carbon capture and storage: where do we stand with the energy transition in a world cyclically marked by geopolitical crises? UniboMagazine discussed it with Professor Ezio Mesini
Following the official visit conducted by the Committee of Evaluation Experts (CEV), the University of Bologna has come out at the top of the national quality assessment
Home to thousands of “waste pickers”, Dandora is the largest open-air landfill in East Africa. Here, the University of Bologna works alongside local community organisations to develop innovative projects in sustainable urban agriculture – with the help of a small insect...
A new invisible marking technology aims to make plastic recycling more efficient and competitive. ELISET, a European project worth €2.36 million, is bringing to market a solution developed from research initiated at the University of Bologna and later advanced through the spin-off Sinbiosys
A major international study involving more than 7,500 participants across 34 countries shows that people with greater resources are more likely to invest in local mitigation measures and less likely to support broader action to cut emissions—pushing a global solution further out of reach
From the archives of the museums of Carthage and the Bardo, a remarkable collection of painted plasters has resurfaced, whose refinement rivals the celebrated examples of Pompeii
A UniboMagazine feature on emerging talent, ideas taking shape, and projects growing for and with future generations
Home to thousands of “waste pickers”, Dandora is the largest open-air landfill in East Africa. Here, the University of Bologna works alongside local community organisations to develop innovative projects in sustainable urban agriculture – with the help of a small insect...
Academic freedom and social justice come together in the story the work and commitment of a Burmese activist, now a researcher at the University of Bologna through the Scholars at Risk programme
In the history of music, the image of musical talent emerging suddenly is often associated with children capable of playing, composing or interpreting with astonishing naturalness, as was the case with the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. But talent, on its own, is not enough. How is musical talent truly nurtured, and what does it mean today to "blossom" in the world of art? We asked Anna Scalfaro, a professor and musicologist at the University of Bologna
From renewables to carbon capture and storage: where do we stand with the energy transition in a world cyclically marked by geopolitical crises? UniboMagazine discussed it with Professor Ezio Mesini