Under the Tree: Christmas Traditions Around the World
The international student community has welcomed the Christmas season by exploring both Italian and global traditions and creating festive decorations
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The international student community has welcomed the Christmas season by exploring both Italian and global traditions and creating festive decorations
Despite Reduced Ordinary Financing Fund Allocations and Increased Personnel Costs, the Budget Ensures Sustainability in the Short and Medium Term, Confirming Investments in Student Support, Doctoral Programmes, and Infrastructure Projects
Genetic hybridisation with Denisovans has allowed current Himalayan populations to develop vital adaptations to survive at high altitudes, reducing cardiovascular risks from low blood oxygen and ensuring adequate tissue oxygenation
Awarded at the 27th Congress of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery (EACMFS), the system automatically provides customised reconstructions of facial skeletons deformed by diseases that can vary in nature deformed by diseases of varying nature, including oncological, malformative, and traumatic conditions. Surgeons can work on this model to prepare for the actual reconstruction in the operating room
The SENSOPAD project, coordinated by the National Technical University of Athens, aims to revolutionise the management of this chronic condition affecting millions of women worldwide, significantly improving their quality of life. The University of Bologna is among the project participants
This is confirmed by the latest edition of the GreenMetric ranking, which evaluates universities’ actions for environmental sustainability. The University of Bologna ranks first in Italy for the eighth consecutive year and has reached ninth place in the global rankings
Experts from the RETURN Foundation—a PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) partnership established to address natural and anthropogenic risks—outline the research and action priorities necessary to make these events less destructive and deadly. Shared practices and regulations are required, including periodic safety assessments of land and infrastructure
This alarming trend is already evident in the Mississippi Delta, and troubling signs are emerging in Italy’s Po Delta. Prolonged droughts, extreme weather events, and rising sea levels are causing devastating impacts on agriculture and biodiversity, threatening to make these lands uninhabitable for humans
Inclusive access of classrooms and student spaces for people with disabilities, the responsible and ethical use of Generative Artificial Intelligence, the prevention and fight against harassment and discrimination, staff planning for 2025, and the supplementary collective labour agreement for technical-administrative and managerial staff: these are some of the topics discussed during the University’s governing body meetings in November
The three-dimensional reconstruction of stellar dynamics has revealed a new and fascinating perspective on the dynamical evolution of globular clusters, shedding light on some of the most complex mysteries surrounding their origin
A fertilizer and a magnet take the spotlight in the initiative showcasing the most innovative ideas for the ecological transition in the Emilia-Romagna Region
Among the winners of the national competition recognizing the best patents from public research is a device developed at the University of Bologna to absorb impacts in helmets. Two other Unibo patents also reached the finals: an innovative IT system for monitoring and predicting soil moisture levels, and a device that generates continuous electric current through alkaline oxidation of organic waste materials
Rector Giovanni Molari, together with local and regional authorities and the Minister of Universities and Research, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new ER.GO university residence offering 30 beds
University of Bologna PhD student Mariangela Rea has been recognised for her research advancing safer food packaging. She is one of the winners of the Una Europa PhD Impact Competition, an initiative celebrating PhD candidates who make significant contributions to shaping the future
The aim of this challenge is to reward the three most innovative projects that analyse the impact of climate change on the demographics of Emilia-Romagna. This will be the focus of the event "A Demographic Lens: From Data to Data Visualization to Focus on Society", which will be held during the Fourteenth Italian Day of Statistics
Thanks to the United Nations Collaborative Center for Coastal Resilience to Climate Change, hosted by the University of Bologna, a new opportunity is now available for young researchers, scholars, and experts in environmental issues