Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Renewable Energy Communities: Three Unimore Academics Appointed to the Scientific Committee of the CER Bassa Modenese Foundation

The CER Bassa Modenese Foundation, an inter-municipal Renewable Energy Community, has appointed three academics from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia as members of its Scientific Committee. Professor Simone Pedrazzi (Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”) has been appointed Chair of the Committee, while Professor Giulio Allesina (Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”) and Dr Giulia Santunione (Department of Life Sciences, Unimore) will serve as members. Renewable Energy Communi...

Unimore: Caterina Longo among the world’s leading melanoma experts in the Expertscape ranking

According to the ranking compiled by Expertscape.com, Caterina Longo, Full Professor at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and Director of the Dermatology Unit at the University Hospital of Modena, is ranked among the world’s leading experts in the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma. The American website, developed by researchers at the University of North Carolina, bases its rankings on the scientific output of specialists across different areas of medicine, with a particular focus o...

Unimore awarded a €2 million ERC Consolidator Grant for a groundbreaking project on reading processes

Understanding more profoundly how the human brain reads is the goal of READy, the research project led by Prof. Sendy Caffarra of Unimore’s Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, which has received two million euros through the ERC Consolidator Grant, a competitive scheme awarded by the European Research Council (ERC) to excellent researchers. In Italy, 17 projects will be funded through this call in 2025. READy adopts an innovative approach that combines neuroscientific meth...

Military Academy and Unimore: new pathways approved for the Degree Programme in Strategic Sciences

The Military Academy hosted the meeting of the Board of the Degree Programme in Strategic Sciences of the Department of Law at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, held in the presence of the Rector of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Professor Rita Cucchiara, and Major General Stefano Messina, Commandant of the Military Academy. The Board approved an amendment to the academic regulations of the Degree Programme for the 2026–2027 academic year, for the benefit of those atte...

Unimore inaugurates its 850th Academic Year with the President of Confindustria, Emanuele Orsini

Opening the event, accompanied by the Unimore Choir, was the inaugural address of Unimore’s Rector, Rita Cucchiara, during which she outlined the 2025–2031 Strategic Plan (available on the University website: www.pubblicazioni.unimore.it/MandatoCucchiara/). “In an uncertain and rapidly changing global context, the University must remain a solid institution, rooted in its own traditions yet capable of anticipating and shaping the future. It must educate individuals able to understand complex...

Professor Carla Bagnoli of Unimore Receives the Prestigious Humboldt Research Award

Professor Carla Bagnoli, Professor of Theoretical Philosophy in the Department of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, has been awarded the Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation—one of the most prestigious international honours recognising a scholar’s scientific career and granted to researchers of international standing for the excellence and impact of their entire academic output. The nomination was submitted by Professor Monik...

Unimore’s DIEF: A New Strategic Plan to Promote Inclusivity, Equity and Workplace Wellbeing

In line with Unimore’s Gender Equality Plan, the DIEF developed and approved in November 2025 a dedicated strategic document outlining goals and actions to be implemented over the next three years. These initiatives aim to enhance workplace wellbeing, increase the number of female students, and communicate the Department’s commitment to DE&I-related issues. The first actions contained within the departmental strategic plan will be: Monday 1 December 2025: the inauguration of the first r...

Unimore: A November Filled with Initiatives to Raise Awareness Against Gender-based Violence

Once again, Unimore plays a leading role with a wide range of initiatives supporting the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Many events will take place across November, all dedicated to preventing and countering gender-based violence. In particular, five events are scheduled for the week from 24 November to 1 December. “As the Delegate for Equal Opportunities,” states Professor Elena Bassoli of Unimore, “I am proud that our University reaffirms its strong commitmen...

A new potential therapeutic strategy for patients with blood cancers

Myelofibrosis is a cancer that affects blood stem cells and, to date, no fully effective cure exists. The disease is characterised by the development of fibrous tissue in the bone marrow, leading to a progressive impairment in blood cell production and a worsening of patients’ clinical conditions. A new potential therapy to inhibit the early fibrotic transformation of the bone marrow has emerged from researchers at Unimore’s Interdepartmental Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (CI...

Professor Rita Cucchiara in the delegation of 20 Italian rectors accompanying Minister Bernini for the “14th China–Italy Week of Science, Technology and Innovation”

Unimore aims to present itself increasingly on the global stage and to build academic relationships with an international outlook. With this objective in mind, the Rector, Professor Rita Cucchiara, has undertaken her first official mission abroad, choosing as a key destination the Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (ZSTU) in Hangzhou. The visit marks an important step in the University’s internationalisation strategy for the next six years, with the aim of expanding scientific connections and foster...