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Are Environmental Subsidies the Right Tool for the Green Transition?

Governments are introducing them to promote clean energy production and encourage the spread of electric vehicles, but paradoxically, they might end up generating negative environmental effects. UniboMagazine discussed this topic with Alessandro Tavoni, professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Bologna, and one of the authors of a piece on the subject published in the journal Science

A new Picene princely tomb from Corinaldo

As part of the ArcheoNevola project – led by the University of Bologna – a large burial dating back to the 7th century B.C. has been discovered. It contains over 150 objects, including a two-wheeled chariot and a prestigious set of bronze artifacts comprising a helmet, a cauldron, and several finely decorated containers

The major eruption at the Phlegraean Fields 40,000 years ago did not affect the cultural development of the early Homo sapiens

A new study on the artefacts found in the Grotta di Castelcivita, in the Salerno province, shows that the crucial shift from the Proto-Aurignacian culture to the Early Aurignacian occurred before the major eruptive event that marked the Mediterranean region. This contradicts previous hypotheses on the relevance of sudden natural hazards for technological development in prehistoric times

For a hassle-free digital transition

DIGI-B-WELL: a European project to promote the digital well-being of SMEs, public institutions and academia was launched at the kick-off meeting in Rijeka (Croatia). Nine partners, including the University of Bologna, join forces to create a sustainable and future-oriented working environment