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Eco Library opens in Bologna

One of the most important contemporary author libraries is opening to the public in Bologna. The collection brings to the University of Bologna the books that accompanied Umberto Eco’s work as a writer, semiotician and professor. This has been made possible thanks to the collaboration with the Umberto Eco Foundation, the donation made by his heirs to the Italian State in 2020, and the loan for use to the University of Bologna, requested by the heirs themselves from the Ministry of Culture

Dracula, Batman, Princesses at the Loom and Princesses with Swords: How Has the Middle Ages Changed?

There are as many Middle Ages as we are able to dream. Together with Professor Francesca Roversi Monaco, UniboMagazine retraced centuries of history, literature and art, exploring the evolution of human society through the adventures of “medieval” characters

Culture

Euclid reveals the largest and most detailed photo of the centre of the Milky Way

With more than 60 million stars, the image could help confirm the existence of exoplanets and measure their masses through variations in starlight

Technological frontiers Environment and life

From smartphones at night to heatwaves: the environment is reshaping our health beyond DNA

At the University of Bologna, international experts reviewed the current state of knowledge on the exposome, discussing the role of Artificial Intelligence, organoids and European projects on climate, cities and health

Technological frontiers Environment and life

The more we expect something, the more certain we are that we saw it. Even if it's not true

A study identifies the brain mechanism that links expectations to confidence in our decisions in the alpha oscillations of the right parietal cortex

Wellbeing

In Granada, the Annual Conference and General Assembly of the Coimbra Group

Representatives from the network’s 42 member universities gathered to discuss the theme “Transforming the Local and Social Environment through Research and Innovation”

Our University today

The University of Bologna welcomes African partners involved in TNE projects

The meeting provided an opportunity to reflect on the achievements of the projects and explore future avenues for cooperation in mobility, education and joint research

Our University today

QS Rankings: the University of Bologna moves up fifteen places and is 123rd in the world

The University continues to rise and achieves its best position since the international ranking was introduced: it has climbed 43 places in the last five years. Bologna is in the world top 100 for academic reputation and for the breadth and diversity of collaborations in the field of scientific research

Our University today

The cave lion that survived a severe fracture 190,000 years ago

The analysis of a fossil humerus preserved in the Geology Collection “Museo Giovanni Capellini” of the University of Bologna documents one of the oldest known cases of healing from a severe fracture in cave lions. The study, led by the University of Padua, provides rare insights into the lives and survival strategies of the great predators of the Pleistocene

Technological frontiers Environment and life

Cleaning up space: University of Bologna students head to ESA to test robot "sweeper" teams in orbit

A team of students from the University of Bologna has been selected to trial a multi-robot orbital system for space debris removal at the Orbital Robotics Laboratory of the European Space Agency

Our community Technological frontiers

StartUp Day 2026 returns to showcase entrepreneurial ideas born at the University

Now in its twelfth edition, this year the event will take place at BolognaFiere, as part of WMF – We Make Future

Meetings

Who are the University of Bologna graduates and how successful are they in finding work?

New data presented by AlmaLaurea show that University of Bologna students graduate sooner and with higher marks, take part in more internships and international experiences, and enjoy higher employment rates than the national average

Our community Education

Declining forests and rising greenhouse gases: the impact of multinationals in Africa

These are some of the effects seen where regulation is weak and foreign companies relocate their most polluting operations, with significant environmental costs

Environment and life Economics

Lips in archosauromorph reptiles: the evidence from the Triassic period of Brazil

A new study suggests that the presence of extraoral soft tissues — labial scales or "lips" for short — was not unique to extant lepidosaur reptiles (lizards, snakes, and tuataras), but rather represents the primitive condition for all reptiles, including archosauromorphs that lived during the Triassic period more than 240 million years ago

Environment and life

The most detailed map of the cosmic web ever made

The University of Bologna contributed to the study, which traces the evolution of filamentary structures of galaxies back through time, up to when the universe was just one billion years old

Matter and the Universe

Water born from dry rock

A new study reveals that deep within our planet, certain minerals reacting with molecular hydrogen (H₂) can produce water molecules. This has implications for magma formation, seismic activity, and even the search for extraterrestrial life

Environment and life

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