Unibo Magazine

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The Highest Energy Neutrino Ever Observed

Detected by the KM3NeT deep-sea neutrino telescope, the event opens new scenarios in the interpretation of astrophysical phenomena occurring in the universe. A group of researchers from the ‘Augusto Righi’ Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Bologna and the local Section of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics participated in the discovery

University Highlights: Key Resolutions – January 2025

This January, the University Governing Bodies discussed several key topics, including the appointment of the Evaluation Group for 2025-2028, the degree programme catalogue for 2025-2026, the Integrated Activity and Organization Plan (PIAO), the Gender Equality Plan (GEP) 2025-2027, paid study leave for technical-administrative staff, and the agreement with Modernissimo S.r.l.

How to Turn a Virus into an Anti-Cancer Nanobioparticle

A research team from the University of Bologna has developed a system that uses a specific bacteriophage — a virus that infects bacteria but is harmless to humans — as a template to synthesise new photosensitive nanoparticles able to target and destroy cancer cells and tissues