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The University of Bologna, ART-ER, and Bonfiglioli Riduttori are participating in a European project aimed at developing an exoskeleton for tasks involving heavy lumbar loads, with weights ranging from 10 to 25 kilograms
The Council of Europe and the University of Bologna have promoted the third Forum of the Intergovernmental Programme on History Education, a three-day event dedicated to the threats and challenges in teaching history at higher education institutions
The University of Bologna’s teaching and experimental rose garden, named after Raffaele Bazzocchi and housed at the “Persolino-Strocchi” Professional Institute of Faenza, serves as the venue for an international competition dedicated to new rose selections for gardening and to more modern and sustainable landscaping
After the helpdesks against gender violence in Bologna and Forlì, Ravenna now hosts a third helpdesk dedicated to countering forms of discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation
The University of Bologna, the Municipality of Bologna, and the Gramsci Foundation Emilia-Romagna are organising a series of events to honour Giacomo Matteotti, who studied at the University of Bologna from 1903 to 1907. The commemorations will start on 10 June, on the centenary of his kidnapping and murder, and will continue until 7 November, the anniversary of his graduation with honours in Law
The University of Bologna's project has won first place in the Sustainable PA category of the 2024 “PA a Colori” (PA in Colour), an initiative aimed at assessing the best solutions for a future-oriented Public Administration. The AI system developed enables automatic recognition of the contribution of the University's activities to the advancement of the UN 2030 Agenda
Patented by the University of Bologna, the fabric can be used to remove synthetic and natural paints from paintings, sculptures, archaeological finds, archival material or films. Within minutes, the solvent interacts with the layer to be removed, causing it to swell and become absorbed into the fabric itself.
An international study, coordinated by the University of Bologna and the IRCCS - Policlinico Sant’Orsola Hospital, has discovered that a growth factor belonging to the bone morphogenetic protein family acts as a powerful promoter of cardiac muscle cell regeneration. The results offer potential new therapeutic strategies for heart regeneration
At the University of Bologna, a lecture by Professor Emanuele Di Lorenzo from Brown University explored the inseparable link between innovation and environmental management, the role of carbon dioxide removal from the oceans in combating climate change, and the latest research frontiers in this field
Donkeys, cattle, geese, ducks, horses, sheep and many others, along with their breeders. The biodiversity of Emilia-Romagna's livestock in twenty pictures
The May meetings of the Governing Bodies covered topics such as the 2022/2023 Good Practice Results, Extension of the University Quality Committee (PQA), Survey on PhD Students' Opinions, CAF and CFP 2024/2025
The building plan for the three-year period 2024-2026 has been presented: 104 construction sites are planned, with an expected investment of around €385 million, including new student residences, state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities and the continued consolidation of the Multi-campus facility
The University of Bologna has adopted a Policy on digital cultural heritage: a new tool to bring knowledge beyond the academic community, promote the University's openness to new audiences, and encourage participation
Four seminars in which expert business coaches and trainers will guide Alumni and Alumnae of the University of Bologna in making decisions about building or re-building their careers, addressing personal awareness, emotion management and much more
Reaching its 10th edition, the Start Up Day will be held at DumBO, promoting innovation by connecting the startup ecosystem and businesses. Thanks to the collaboration with Ecosister Foundation and for the first time, it will involve all public universities in the Emilia-Romagna Region in a programme entirely dedicated to sustainability. Among the guests are Professor Stefano Mancuso and Francesco Oggiano, digital journalist and face of Will Italia
The results of the ED-AFFICHE project have been presented. The project involved six university alliances and 51 higher education institutions from 22 countries to propose recommendations and identify obstacles to be overcome to achieve degrees that are automatically valid in all 27 EU Member States