From the importance of a global vision for scientific research to studies on extracting water from air, one of the leading figures in contemporary chemistry will address the challenges of climate, energy and resource scarcity for a sustainable planet
Ten years after the death of the semiotician and University of Bologna professor, more than 300 scholars from Italian and international universities and research centres will gather at the University for a three-day event organised by the University of Bologna’s Umberto Eco International Centre for the Humanities. Alongside the conference, a series of events will engage the wider public and reaffirm the deep bond between Eco, Bologna and the University
As part of the PACE project promoted by the Union of Mediterranean Universities, the University of Bologna welcomed Fadi Issa for a mobility experience, reaffirming its commitment to training, skills exchange and support for academic communities across the region
Research ties between the University of Bologna and strategic partners in East Asia continue to grow
During the Holocene, between 2,000 and 8,000 years ago, the melting of ancient ice sheets caused the Earth’s axis of rotation to shift, thereby altering sea levels across the entire planet
Developed during the Covid-19 lockdown at the Department of Interpreting and Translation, ReBooth is now used in Kharkiv and Beirut, helping ensure continuity in training even when access to classrooms is limited or impossible
A large-scale survey of five million births in 33 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and India shows that exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage, particularly for male foetuses
A new multidisciplinary study, led by researchers at Unibo, Unimore and MUSE – the Trento Museum of Science, has reconstructed the evolutionary history and relationship with the environment of a population of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) that lived in the mountains of Trentino more than 13,000 years ago
The research, coordinated by Professors Federica Andrei and Elena Trombini of the University of Bologna’s Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, examines parental wellbeing and the factors influencing burnout in Italian families