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Events
27 October 2026
PhD and Management: building a bridge
Managers and PhD holders compare skills and opportunities: talks and workshop tables to explore the value of a PhD in business
29 October 2026
Stable isotopes in Microbiology: from activity to function
Linking microbial identity to activity, growth, and function through stable isotope tracing
23 November 2026
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Growing ideas and generating impact
Event Within the Framework of:
Student Entreprenurial Cycle 2026-2027
9 December 2026
Presentation of the Call for Startups & Call for Ideas 2026/2027
Shape your ideas!
Event Within the Framework of:
Student Entreprenurial Cycle 2026-2027
News
FaBiT Research on Neuroblastoma Recognised at the 18th Congress of the Italian Federation of Life Sciences (FISV)
Sara Aloisi received the 2026 FISV Young Researchers Award for a study published in Cell Reports, while Suleman Khan Zadran received the award for best oral presentation.
Call for applications for admission to the Collegio Superiore’s International PhD College
If you are enrolled in a PhD programme at the University of Bologna, you can participate in complementary research activities and obtain the Collegio Superiore Diploma. Deadline: 4 November.
The Active Ingredient Where and When It Is Needed: New Smart Medicines with the ERC ReLiEF Project
FaBiT researcher Serena Bertone has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for ReLiEF, a project developing new systems for the targeted delivery of active ingredients.
Kelly Chibale Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Bologna
Kelly Chibale will receive an Honorary Doctorate in Biotechnological, Biocomputational, Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences for developing new drugs against diseases affecting Africa.
About us
For over ten years, we have been a reference point at both local and global level in the pharmaceutical, biological and biotechnology sectors.
2,701
Students enrolled on degree programmes in the 2024/2025 academic year92
Competitive research projects in the three-year period 2022–20241,072
Research outputs in the three-year period 2022–202492.4%
Graduates in employment three years after graduation in 2023
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