Guidance
26 e 27 February Alma Orienta 2020
A 2-day event offering guidance to incoming students
Published on 14 February 2020
Motion
Patrick George Zaky’s arrest: the motion of the University of Bologna
Following a proposal by the Rector Francesco Ubertini and by mutual agreement of the board of governors, the directors of Departments, the Campus Presidents, the Administrative and Technical Staff Council and the Student Council, the Academic Senate, at the special session of 12 February 2020, passed the following motion regarding the arrest of Patrick Zaky, a young student enrolled in the "GEMMA" Master at the University of Bologna.
Published on 12 February 2020
Research
The Great White Shark and the Mediterranean: a 3.2 mln years long history
An international research group led by the University of Bologna managed to sequence the DNA of this great predator of the seas, comparing DNA from ancient artifacts such as teeth, jaws and vertebrae. The results are also worrying: the Mediterranean white shark is endangered.
Published on 12 February 2020
Ranking list
Call for applications and ranking lists for student collaboration - 150 hours
Provisional ranking list for student collaboration-150 hours - a.y. 2019/2020 has been published.
Published on 11 February 2020
Lecture
Samantha Cristoforetti at the University fo Bologna: a lecture from earth to space
The Italian ESA Astronaut, who held the record for the longest single space flight by a woman, is coming to UniBo to tell us about her experience, giving a speech in the context of "Umberto Eco Lectures".
Published on 11 February 2020
Research projects
Research at UniBo: more than 100 mln euro from Horizon 2020 European funds
With 244 funded projects, the Alma Mater is among the first universities in Europe for its ability to attract research funds, obtaining excellent results in fields such as food, climate change, energy and social inclusion.
Published on 07 February 2020
Coronavirus
Coronavirus 2019-nCoV: the largest meta-analysis of the sequenced genomes of the virus
The analysis carried out by the University of Bologna confirms that the virus originates in bats and shows a low heterogeneity: the virus does not mutate a lot. However, it also identifies a hyper-variable genomic hotspot.
Published on 07 February 2020
loan
UniCredit ad Honorem loan
Applications for students enrolled on Professional masters and Postgraduate vocational training programmes - a.y. 2019/20 are now online. Deadline: 28 February.
Published on 07 February 2020
Ranking
The University of Bologna is one of the most international universities in the world and the most international in Italy
A new ranking by Times Higher Education using data from the World University Rankings 2020 about universities' internationalization confirms UniBo's international reputation.
Published on 04 February 2020
European project
Iraq, Archaeology and the University of Bologna: training tomorrow's scholars
New labs, libraries and 16 new courses in Archeology, Philology and Ancient History at the Universities of Baghdad, Kufa and Qadissiya.
Published on 04 February 2020