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Your Research in 3 Minutes

Innovation and Research

Your Research in 3 Minutes

Applications are open for the Coimbra Group Three-Minute-Thesis Competition. If you're a final-year PhD student, you can present your research in English in just 3 minutes. Deadline: 17 December.

Contributions for health costs for non-resident students

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Contributions for health costs for non-resident students

If you are a non-resident student you can apply for the competition to request contributions. Application deadline: 31 December.

Care and Liberation 100 Years after Fanon: A Series of Conversations on Mental Health, Resistance and Decolonisation

Meetings and Initiatives

Care and Liberation 100 Years after Fanon: A Series of Conversations on Mental Health, Resistance and Decolonisation

From 3 to 8 November in Bologna and Cesena, a series of international seminars dedicated to Frantz Fanon and the links between mental health, colonial oppression and practices of liberation.

Your first job contract is never forgotten: rights, duties, and useful tips

Meetings and Initiatives

Your first job contract is never forgotten: rights, duties, and useful tips

Join the online seminar on 12 November. You’ll learn about the main types of employment contracts and the most common clauses, so you can read a job contract with confidence and awareness.

ALMA-AI launches the Video Contest on Artificial Intelligence

Innovation and Research

ALMA-AI launches the Video Contest on Artificial Intelligence

Two categories, one challenge: tell a story about AI or create with AI. Open to Unibo students and PhD candidates. Submit your video by October 30, 2025.

Career Day in Rimini - Job networking event

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Career Day in Rimini - Job networking event

On 5 November, meet companies and test your approach to the job market. Sign up now!

Times Higher Education Ranking: University of Bologna ranked first in Italy and 130th in the world

Awards and Recognitions

Times Higher Education Ranking: University of Bologna ranked first in Italy and 130th in the world

For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Bologna ranks first among Italian universities in one of the most renowned and prestigious international university rankings.

Back to the Future: Virtual Dialogues with Historical Figures

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Back to the Future: Virtual Dialogues with Historical Figures

An evening dedicated to exploring the theme of human–machine interaction throughout history, featuring figures and disciplines whose legacies continue to inspire teaching and research today.

Sìcura – Safety Week

Meetings and Initiatives

Sìcura – Safety Week

From 27 to 31 October, take part in the events organized by the University of Bologna as part of the European Safety Week.

Let’s talk about mental health

Meetings and Initiatives

Let’s talk about mental health

Until 11 October, a program of free events to reflect and explore self-care. Sign up.

Innovation and Research

Doctoral Day Cesena – Where Research Comes to Life

On September 25th at Cesena Campus, PhD students from the Department of Psychology will present their ideas, projects, and research. Come and discover the science growing in our community!

The European Researcher’s Night - 26 September

Innovation and Research

The European Researcher’s Night - 26 September

Take a closer look at the world of research and discover how it addresses highly relevant topics: technologies, environmental protection, health, mobility development, culture, and digital innovation.