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An international research group has developed a global database on migration phenomena between different regions within the same country in 72 countries between 1960 and 2016. The rise in temperatures is forcing more and more people to leave their homes, particularly in rural areas heavily dependent on agriculture
Rector Giovanni Molari, accompanied by Vice Rector for International Relations Raffaella Campaner, led the University of Bologna on a mission to Japan aimed at consolidating its international standing and fostering dialogue on some of today’s most pressing global issues. Among the key events were the International Association of Universities (IAU) conference and the Rector’s participation in the Conversation Series organized by the United Nations University Centre in Tokyo—an interactive platform for debates on global challenges such as international security, sustainable development, and technological governance
This December, the Choir and Orchestra of the University of Bologna will host two special events: the Advent Concert at the Church of Santa Cristina and the annual Christmas Concert at the Auditorium Manzoni
The Nobel Prize for Medicine winners Paul Nurse and Michael Rosbash, alongside other well-known guests such as Paolo Vineis, Alberto Mantovani and John Ioannidis, will be in Bologna for the 10th edition of the international initiative sponsored by Carisbo Foundation together with the University of Bologna
The alliance of eleven of Europe’s most prestigious universities is celebrating its fifth anniversary at the University of Bologna. This milestone provides an opportunity to reflect on past achievements and look ahead to future challenges. A key highlight of the event will be "Una Europa Talk", an online session dedicated to exploring the future of international academic relations, striking a balance between integration and competition
This question will take centre stage during “Tempi della cittadinanza (The Times of Citizenship), a series of events held in Italian organized by the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bologna in collaboration with the Municipality of Bologna, in celebration of World Philosophy Day 2024
The series kicks off with a meeting featuring Gino Cecchettin and secondary school students, which will also be streamed online. Representatives from the Anti-Violence Centres and Centres for Male Perpetrators of Violence in the metropolitan area of Bologna will be present
During his lecture, President Mattarella praised the University of Bologna, recognizing its enduring tradition, prominent role in the global academic landscape, dedication to international collaboration, and its ability to adapt to changing times to remain at the forefront of modernity
Currently home to the Research Centre on Environment, Energy and Sea, one of the headquarters of the Technopole of Ravenna, and an extension of the Interdepartmental Industrial Research Centre on Renewable Resources, Environment, Sea and Energy, the complex will be named after the pioneer(ing) bioeconomy entrepreneur
Excavations first launched by the University of Bologna nearly a century ago have resumed: the new Archaeological Mission has uncovered an additional section of the ancient agora and intriguing traces of the city's earliest phases
The discovery was made possible thanks to the Archaeological Mission of the University of Bologna and the archaeological officers of the Archaeological and Landscape Park of the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. The find, located within one of the tanks of a Roman-era thermal system, likely dates back to the Early Christian stage of the city, or possibly to the Early Middle Ages
Thanks to an agreement between the Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences and the Southern Apennines District Basin Authority of, a project aimed at improving the monitoring of aqueducts and underground springs in Southern Italy saw light
They will be presented at the 65th International Symposium on “Advances in Biological Regulation”. This international event, coordinated by the University of Bologna, will focus on frontier research dedicated to cell function
This database is coming to life thanks to the European Reference Genome Atlas, in which the University of Bologna is a participant. The pilot project of this initiative involved researchers from 33 countries to sequence and freely make available the genomes of 98 European species. It represents an inclusive and equitable model in biodiversity genomics
Designs on stone cylinders dating back six thousand years correspond to some signs of the proto-cuneiform script that emerged in the city of Uruk, in southern Iraq, around 3350–3000 BCE. This discovery, made by a research team at the University of Bologna, offers a direct connection in the transition from prehistory to history
A study conducted by the University of Bologna experimented a ‘biodiversity intervention’: for 15 days, during a summer camp, 10 children living in urban areas interacted with horses for about 10 hours a day in an educational farm. At the end of the time spent in a rural area, the children’s gut microbiota had been enriched with health-promoting bacteria and anti-inflammatory metabolites