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Efforts to ensure increasingly inclusive access to public services across the Bologna metropolitan area continue to move forward, thanks to the synergy between the University of Bologna, the Municipality and the Emilia-Romagna Region
The event “Welcome to UniBo: Explore, Connect, Belong” at the University of Bologna just ended. It was a week of encounters, discoveries, and shared experiences to welcome the freshmen coming from all over the world
To understand today’s global context, we need a broader, truly global perspective that moves beyond contested concepts and theories such as geopolitics and the liberal international order. UniboMagazine discussed this with Michela Ceccorulli and Giovanni Agostinis, lecturers at the Department of Political and Social Sciences and organisers of the latest edition of the Pan-European Conference on International Relations, hosted by the University of Bologna
According to an analysis of more than one hundred thousand university exams, an international team of researchers has shown that the moment in which students achieve the best results is around 12 p.m. This trend may be explained by the physiological rhythms that regulate cognitive abilities and mental fatigue
Financed by the INGV (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology) and co-coordinated by the University of Bologna and INGV, SAKURA research project aims to study closely the part of the Earth’s mantle lying between 80 and 200 kilometres under the globe’s surface. The focus is on the Mediterranean area with a particular attention to both the Phlegraean Fields and Ischia, and the Adriatic Sea
At the heart of the meeting hosted by King’s College London, which brought together more than two hundred participants from around the world, there were principles, values and responsibilities of universities in a fragmented world
Developed by Euclid Consortium, it includes 3.4 billion galaxies, each described by more than 400 physical properties, including luminosity, position, velocity and shape. Its purpose is to help the scientists interpret the Euclid telescope’s observations and study the origin of the “cosmic web” and the nature of dark energy and dark matter
A survey on 158 small- and medium-sized family-run businesses shows that children-in-law often feel put aside by their parents- and siblings-in law, with significant consequences in terms of organisational dynamics and business results
The new foundation was created through the merger of nine separate foundations linked to the University of Bologna. It will promote the work of students and researchers across the scientific fields represented by the original foundations – from medicine to the humanities, from law to agricultural sciences
Entrepreneurial ideas from the University of Bologna have won first, third, and fourth place in the regional business plan competition, which this year celebrates its 25th edition
A journey through the remnants of manuscripts whose folds of recycled parchment reveal micro-stories, events, people, and places — as well as early models of environmentally sustainable behaviour. Free guided tours are available for all visitors
Measures to support scholars at risk due to conflicts or geopolitical crises, funding to strengthen cooperation within Una Europa, the new Interuniversity Research Centre for Comparative Oncology (ICOR), the new University Proof of Concept call, and the latest edition of "Unijunior" are among the topics discussed at the Governing Bodies meetings in October
The Bachelor of Arts in European Studies is the first joint degree awarded by four universities within an alliance, including the University of Bologna: a crucial step towards the European university of the future
Although the use of corporal or emotional punishment as a form of child discipline can cause significant physical and psychological harm, such practices remain widespread today. A new ERC Consolidator Grant project at the University of Bologna will, for the first time, investigate the broader contextual causes behind this phenomenon, going beyond individual and family factors
An unprecedented perspective on Ulisse Aldrovandi's woodblocks, created with the aim of enhancing the scientist's xylographic matrices preserved at the Palazzo Poggi Museum of the University Museum System and the University Library of Bologna
Leading policymakers, diplomats, and scholars from Europe, China, and the United States will gather in Bologna for "Turning Tides? – The Future of China–EU Relations”, the conference organised by Johns Hopkins University – SAIS Europe and the University of Bologna to explore how Europe can navigate its complex and evolving relationship with China