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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
More than 80 scholars and professionals from all over the globe gathered at the most prestigious annual meeting, this year hosted by the University of Bologna. The focus was on erosion mechanisms affecting embankment structures and dams: participants debated the latest research findings and the most innovative mitigation solutions
The Zhejiang University has gifted the University of Bologna with a precious collection of Chinese art volumes and a delegation was welcomed at the Rectorate - marking a new milestone in academic and cultural cooperation between the two institutions
Starting from the case of Madrid, an international group of researchers has developed a method to identify the areas with the highest vulnerability to rising temperatures. The method is based on the distribution of specific population subgroups, such as the elderly, women and people with a low socio-economic status
Fifteen episodes to discuss how ambiguous ideas can be controversial, convincing and productive on the one hand, yet problematic and harmful on the other
By studying the traces left by predators and parasites on shells, it was revealed that the molluscan communities in the northern Adriatic Sea are subjected to much more limited predation and parasitism compared to a few thousand years ago. This finding reflects a reduction in biodiversity and stability of ecosystems
He probably had blue eyes, ebony skin and curly, dark hair; the genes also suggest a close kinship between his parents – possibly first-degree cousins. His death, which happened when he was only 16 months old, could have been caused by a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a congenital cardiac disease associated with sudden death
Cinema Perla will host the 8th edition of the film series, organised as part of the activities of the Scientific Degree Plan of the University of Bologna. An opportunity to explore, through art, current topics of collective interest