Events

10 Dec 2025

Presentations and meetings

Talking about gender-based violence - 10 December

Aula Magna "Carmen Tura", Cesena Campus, Via dell'Università Cesena, and will also be streamed

Recognising the signs, challenging stereotypes: an opportunity to develop awareness, responsibility and prevention skills through the insights of expert voices. Take part in the event.

19 Dec 2025

Seminars

Psychology and Artificial Intelligence: innovations, clinical applications and emerging risks

Room 2.7, Via dell’Università 50, 47522 Cesena

A seminar with Paola Pedrelli (Harvard Medical School) on opportunities and challenges of using AI to expand mental-health access and support clinical practice.

Concluded events

20 Nov 2025

Seminars

Multilingualism in Action: Cognition and Educational Outcome

Aula Prodi, Complesso di San Giovanni in Monte 2, 40124 Bologna, Italia.

A seminar exploring how multilingual experience shapes the mind, cognition and learning, dispelling myths and highlighting the benefits of growing up with multiple languages

14 Nov 2025

Presentations and meetings

Post-Doc Research Day

Sala Manfredi, Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Bologna Via Zamboni 31, 40126 Bologna, Italy

An opportunity to discover the research carried out by post-docs of the Department of Psychology and their contribution to the growth of the scientific community.

8 Nov 2025

Presentations and meetings

Community Meeting: Families from Gaza Meet the Professionals of the Project

Bologna, Italy

A community gathering for families from Gaza to share experiences and perspectives of care together with the professionals of the project “Collective Healing and Decolonial Storytelling”.

7 Nov 2025

Presentations and meetings

From Basaglia to Today: Rethinking Care and Reclaiming that Mental Health is Political

Sala Studio Prometeo, Viale Giambattista Ercolani 33, 40138 Bologna, Italy

A public event exploring how care practices can become tools for social and political transformation, from Franco Basaglia’s legacy to contemporary struggles for mental health and justice.

7 Nov 2025

Seminars

Mental Health, Liberation and Decolonisation: Past, Present and Future

Biblioteca Minguzzi-Gentili, via Sant’Isaia 90, 40123 Bologna, Italia

A seminar with Samah Jabr and Wael Garnaoui on psychiatry, migration and dignity in decolonial contexts followed by a discussion with experts from the Minguzzi Institute and the University of Bologna.

7 Nov 2025

Seminars

Decolonial Approaches in Psychology in Times of Genocide

Aula 3, Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, Via Berti Pichat 5, 40127 Bologna, Italy

A dialogue between PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows in Psychology with Francesca Esposito and Samah Jabr, exploring the role of psychology in contexts of violence and oppression.

6 Nov 2025

Presentations and meetings

From a Theory of Oppression to a Practice of Collective Care: Decolonial Principles, Clinical Work and Mental Health

Aula Seminari 2, Piazza S. Giovanni in Monte 2, 40124 Bologna, Italy

A workshop for mental health professionals, activists and volunteers to explore decolonial approaches to care and clinical practice with Samah Jabr and Zaynab Hinnawi. Registration required.

6 Nov 2025

Presentations and meetings

Developing Decolonial Practices of Care and Solidarity: Local Experiences and Actions

Aula Prodi, Piazza S. Giovanni in Monte 2, 40124 Bologna, Italy

A round table bringing together local initiatives to share experiences and practices of care and solidarity inspired by decolonial perspectives.

6 Nov 2025

Seminars

Language Acquisition in Multilingual Children

Aula Grande, San Giovanni in Monte 2, 40124 Bologna, Italy.

How do children acquire two languages? A seminar on bilingual development, language mixing, and implications for assessment, intervention, education and family support.

5 Nov 2025

Seminars

Colonial violence, trauma and reparations: community struggles for life, care and dignity

Aula Magna, Dipartimento di Psicologia "Renzo Canestrari", Viale Berti Pichat 5, 40127 Bologna, Italia

An in-depth seminar with international experts exploring how mental health, colonialism and decolonisation intertwine in practices of care and social justice.