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The February meetings of the Governing Bodies covered topics such as the new University Statute, academic recruitment planning for 2024, Ethical Code of Behaviour and guidelines for the activation of Master's programmes. Furthermore, the University Research Evaluation Report, the new "Unibo - Global South" call for development cooperation and the Action Plan of the Alma Mater Foundation for the 2023-2025 triennium were presented
A cherry variety from the Sweet Series, developed through research conducted by the University of Bologna, is set to launch in the Asian market
Born from the collaboration of the University of Bologna and other universities in the region, this new project is funded by the Regional Council of Emilia-Romagna with nearly 5 million euros. The aim is to establish a local community of doctoral scholars, focusing on the cultural, economic, technological, and social shifts essential for fostering a well-rounded and sustainable societal development
The exhibition "Design X the City," curated by the Advanced Design Unit research group with the support of the Department of Architecture at the University of Bologna, showcases the most impactful design projects emerging from educational journeys of the Degree programmes
After overcoming a problem caused by the interference of a small amount of unwanted sunlight, ESA’s space telescope will measure the shape of billions of galaxies with unprecedented detail over billions of years of cosmic history, to obtain a three-dimensional view of the distribution of dark matter in the Universe. The University of Bologna is participating in the mission with the Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi”
Surrounding HL Tauri, a star in the Constellation Taurus, there is at least three times as much water as Earth's oceans in a region where gas and dust can accumulate, thus initiating the process of planet formation
Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Bologna (AUSL Bologna) in accordance with Regione Emilia Romagna in northern Italy has joined organizations and representatives from Australia, Canada, England, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Slovakia, USA and Wales as members of the Global Leadership Exchange (GLE) community (formerly called International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership IIMHL)
Starting with Liliana Faccioli Pintozzi and Loubna Serraj's book introductions, the event at the University's Department of Political and Social Sciences focuses on showcasing the fights against discrimination and violence, along with exploring the various roles of investigative journalism in the public sphere
The University of Bologna is one of the partners of the new European PREMIO COLLAB project, which aims to extend patient survival and improve quality of life by testing the effectiveness of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT), one of the most innovative nuclear medicine tests for the diagnosis and monitoring of cancer
They will be installed in all the Multicampus areas, are free of charge and offer both room temperature and chilled water: a strong signal of Alma Mater's commitment to reducing its environmental impact
Formerly Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2017 to 2023, she will stand alongside the Rector to inaugurate the 936th academic year of the University of Bologna. During the ceremony, she will be presented with the University of Bologna's highest honor, the University Sigillum Magnum
The POWHER project, funded under the NRRP as a Research Project of National Interest (PRIN – MUR), aims to use an often neglected resource in an innovative way, laying the foundations for new, efficient energy generation solutions
The only ambassador for Italy among the 120 European delegates selected, Khalil Zantou was chosen for the 'Diplomacy and Security Policy' group from over 1400 candidates. An educational experience focused on the promotion of peace, cyber security and cultural exchange, culminating in a meeting with Fukuzawa Yoichi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
One out of four wooden tablets with inscriptions in Rongorongo may predate the arrival of the first European ships in the 1720s. This discovery - made by two research groups of the University of Bologna - could indicate the presence, on the remote Pacific Ocean Island, of one of the few independent writing inventions in human history
From February to May, the “Pre-Visioni di Intelligenza Artificiale” (Pre-Visions of Artificial Intelligence) film festival, organised by Alma Mater's Alma Human AI Centre, will offer important moments of reflection before each film to discover how much of the technology described in science fiction films is still fantasy and how much is already reality. After each film, viewers will also be able to create a film using an artificial intelligence platform
An international group of researchers has compared artificial neural network systems with human cognitive mechanisms, revealing that AI is currently an inadequate model for understanding how our brain analyses faces in motion