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We are a Research Centre of excellence in both research and education. We are a leading voice in the scientific debate on economic issues; our research helps to understand and tackle fundamental problems such as poverty, inequality, development, employment, climate and technological change, immigration and health.
10 mln
Research Project Funding 2024–202639,4 %
International Students92,5 %
Master's Degree Graduates Working After 3 Years9
International DegreesEvents
12 November 2026
Jurisdictional Reward Funds for reducing fossil fuel demand and supply in global general equilibrium
Environmental field seminar
20 – 21 November 2026
“The Individual’s Voice at the End of Life: Between Advance Directives and Assisted Suicide” “Femicide and Trans*icide: The Roots of Gender-Based Violence”
Two days of lectures from the Master’s Programme in Forensic Psychiatry, open to all students and medical residents at the University of Bologna
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Do you travel around Bologna and district?
You can purchase a subsidised annual pass for TPER buses until 15 December 2026, subject to the availability of funds.
Have you heard of the Field Work call for applications?
Would you like to gain experience in development cooperation in countries of the Global South?
The call for Great-ER is open
Take part in the free, 12-month advanced incubation programme, designed to support the development of deep tech research-based business projects
Course: “BEYOND RESEARCH - Tools and strategies for transforming research into innovation”
Learn the tools and skills to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. Join this introductory entrepreneurship course, organised in collaboration with Almacube.
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