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How gender narratives have constructed and dismantled the cultural phenomenon of the 'girlboss', shaping social expectations of women entrepreneurs: a study by the University of Bologna and the Canadian Ivey Business School
The student mediation team is at the heart of the University Dispute Resolution project, an initiative now using mediation as a tool for resolving conflicts between university students
Launched in 2020 and steadily growing, the simultaneous interpreting service for academic lectures has broken down language barriers for over 1,000 students in seven departments of the university
The UNESCO Chair, research and initiatives by the University of Bologna to promote the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed to live in a globalised world and make it more equitable, inclusive, peaceful and sustainable. An interview with Professor Tarozzi
Led by Lorenzo Tabarrini, a researcher at the Department of History and Cultures of the University of Bologna, the new ERC project RaESETfides will attempt to shed light on one of the unresolved mysteries of the Middle Ages: the sudden economic and commercial success of central and northern Italian cities at the dawn of the 13th century
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
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
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
A project by the University of Bologna reveals the key role of families, schools and local communities in fostering openness to diversity in an increasingly multicultural society
The excavation campaign led by the University of Bologna has brought to light a vast production district that stretched along the main road, with structures extending more than five metres deep, together with an extraordinary quantity of coins and several almost intact vases
It was discovered inside one of the most important — and until now least studied — houses of the archaeological site: the House of Nicentius. The find was made by an Italian-Tunisian mission involving the University of Bologna, the National Heritage Institute of Tunisia, and the University of Manouba
Univers-ITA, a project coordinated by the University of Bologna, has produced the first systematic map of Italian university students’ formal writing skills
New research conducted on 126 boys and girls aged 3 to 8 reveals that parents’ anxiety about maths can have a significantly negative impact on their children’s numeracy skills
'Colonial Legacies of Universities: Materialities and New Collaborations (COLUMN)' is the title of the project in which the University of Bologna participates, led by the Universities of Utrecht, Anton De Kom (Suriname), Graz (Austria), Pretoria (South Africa), Geneva (Switzerland), Charles (Czech Republic), Aarhus (Denmark) and Studio Louter
Starting tomorrow, videos on monitors in regional trains, posters in bus shelters and a dedicated website will offer tips on how to lead a healthy lifestyle to people who travel every day from home. This is the core of the activities coordinated by the Department for Life Quality Studies of the University of Bologna, in collaboration with Trenitalia and Tper
Two digital exhibitions highlight the cultural and environmental treasures preserved in the collections of the Alliance that brings together eleven of Europe’s leading universities, accompanied by a workshop exploring how digital innovation is shaping the future of university heritage