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Heart regeneration: the key role of a growth factor has been discovered

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

Combating Climate Change Through Carbon Dioxide Removal from the Oceans

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

University Highlights: key resolutions - May 2024

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 University of Bologna’s Startup Day Goes Green and Returns with Many New Features

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 next steps towards a European Degree

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

Emotional intelligence for individual and collective well-being

"We are Puzzle": a boot camp for students and professors, the result of the collaboration between the University of Bologna, the In Oratione Instantes Foundation and the University of Foggia, with the aim of exploring relational skills, in a hyper-connected world characterised by unprecedented social challenges, which paradoxically has led to extreme loneliness

A weekend to discover Bologna gardens and the University's Botanica Garden

Two "Diverdeinverde" days to visit the hidden and secret gardens of Bologna's historic centre. The Botanic Garden and Herbarium of the University of Bologna will also open its doors for free and organize a walk to discover the favourite flowers of pollinating insects with researchers from the LIFE4Pollinators project

The Academic Senate Votes on a Motion Regarding the War in Gaza

Presented by the student representatives, the motion expressed various requests related to the University's position on the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, its current or future relationships with Israeli companies involved in the arms industry, and more generally with military sector companies and entities such as the Italian Navy

Oper.space: the University of Bologna's Innovation Factory has been created

Bringing together universities, companies and institutions in order to tackle society’s complex problems through innovation pathways that generate solutions centred on people's real needs. This is the aim of the new meeting and discussion space created at the University, open to companies, start-ups and spin-offs, the research world and young talent