Funded with €1.2 million, the European MagBIO project will develop “magnetobots”, engineered microorganisms capable of moving within the human body, supporting diagnostic monitoring and delivering anticancer drugs. The University of Bologna is among the 18 partners in the international consortium
A series of analyses conducted on the genome of Yakutia’s inhabitants, where low temperatures can reach -70°C, has highlighted certain combinations of genetic variants that can positively regulate physiological functions associated with exposure to cold. And the hybridisation of their ancestors with Neanderthal populations also plays a part
An analysis of content related to the Calabrian context shows that the way the social media platform operates can progressively blur the boundaries between the celebration of cultural heritage and the justification of criminal behaviour or values shared by members of the ’Ndrangheta
The alliance has secured funding under the Erasmus+ European Universities 2026 call, enabling the eleven partner universities to strengthen their collaboration and prepare for the next phase of European funding from 2028
Ten years after its foundation, The Guild, the network bringing together some of Europe's leading research-intensive universities, continues to make its voice heard in Europe, promoting innovation, cooperation and academic freedom. UniboMagazine spoke with the network's Secretary-General, Jan Palmowski
Developed during the Covid-19 lockdown at the Department of Interpreting and Translation, ReBooth is now used in Kharkiv and Beirut, helping ensure continuity in training even when access to classrooms is limited or impossible
A large-scale survey of five million births in 33 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and India shows that exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage, particularly for male foetuses
A new multidisciplinary study, led by researchers at Unibo, Unimore and MUSE – the Trento Museum of Science, has reconstructed the evolutionary history and relationship with the environment of a population of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) that lived in the mountains of Trentino more than 13,000 years ago
The research, coordinated by Professors Federica Andrei and Elena Trombini of the University of Bologna’s Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, examines parental wellbeing and the factors influencing burnout in Italian families
How Umberto Eco’s thought still resonates today across science, technology and culture: a UniboMagazine focu
