Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia

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...

Unimore welcomed Professor Nathan Dean Nielsen, an international expert in intensive care, as a Visiting Professor

In October, Unimore welcomed Professor Nathan Dean Nielsen, Full Professor at the University of Albuquerque (New Mexico, USA) and a recognised international expert in intensive care medicine, particularly in the management of coagulation and sepsis, as part of a teaching programme under his appointment as Visiting Professor. The initiative was organised in collaboration with Professor Massimo Girardis and Professor Stefano Busani from Unimore’s Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (C...

Unimore Libraries Host the International Exhibition “Supercharged by AI | Synthetic and out of control” in November

The Unimore University Library System has been chosen as one of the Italian hosts for the 2025 international exhibition “Supercharged by AI | Synthetic and out of control”, a project developed by IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) and EMIF (European Media Information Fund), in collaboration with Tactical Tech and the DensityDesignLab of the Politecnico di Milano. The selection followed a call launched by the AIB (Italian Library Association) Information...

Professor Rita Cucchiara, the new Rector of Unimore

A formal and well-attended ceremony today marked the conclusion of professor Carlo Adolfo Porro’s term as Rector and the beginning of professor Rita Cucchiara’s leadership at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Held in the Great Hall of the Teaching Services Centre of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, the event brought together the University community to witness the symbolic investiture of the new Rector — a gesture that sealed the institutional transition at the head of Unimore. Th...

A Palestinian Student Welcomed at Unimore within the Framework of the IUPALS Programme – Italian Universities for Palestinian Students

Nada Ayman Abu Khubaiza, a young Palestinian student selected within the IUPALS – Italian Universities for Palestinian Students – programme, a national initiative promoted by CRUI in collaboration with the Ministry of Universities and Research and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, arrived in Italy on the evening of 23 October. Unimore’s participation in the IUPALS programme is part of the University’s broader engagement within RUniPace – the University Network f...