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Satellite galaxies too grow by "eating" smaller galaxies

A new study carried out by researchers from the University of Bologna and the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) shows for the first time that a star cluster within the Large Magellanic Cloud originated in a different galaxy

At the University of Bologna the first UNESCO Chair on Global Citizenship

An important acknowledgement that comes thanks to the first International Research Centre on Global Citizenship Education, created at the Department of Life Quality Studies at the University of Bologna, and that has made the University a champion in the promotion of this issue also at teaching level

In-person classes back to full capacity

Following COVID certificate (“green pass”) requirements and ministerial directives aiming for a higher in-person attendance in curricular activities, the University will increase classroom capacities

Some stars age at a different rate

Some White Dwarf stars retain a thin layer of hydrogen that allows them to produce energy for a longer period of time and thus extend the final stage of their life. The discovery was made by a research team led by scientists from the University of Bologna and the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF)

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, to be awarded the Honoris Causa degree of the University of Bologna

Eric Schmidt, co-founder of Schmidt Futures and former CEO and Chairman of Google, will be awarded the Honoris Causa Degree in Business Management, on September 10, during the Graduation ceremony of Bologna Business School. The event will take place in Piazza Maggiore in Bologna. More than 1,500 participants in BBS Master's programs will receive their diploma, in the presence of the Rector Francesco Ubertini, the Dean Massimo Bergami, and the President of BBS Romano Prodi

University of Bologna: COVID-19 Green Pass

As per the Decree-Law number 111, issued on the 6th of August 2021, from September 1st, university staff members and students must have a green pass and show it on the premises

Umberto Eco's library at Unibo

More than 40,000 books, notes and documents of Umberto Eco will find a new location in Bologna University Library (BUB). A space specifically designed to recreate the atmosphere of Eco's Modern Library will host the collection once belonged to this great mentor, semiologist and Unibo professor