Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Online the December issue of FocusUnimore

The December issue reflects on some key moments of the 2024 activities: from those promoted by the Technical Table for Student Services (starting with the opportunities of universal civil service) to the strengthening of the Listening and Psychological Counselling Service, which offers even more support for situations of emotional or existential distress to boys and girls at the University through meetings, working groups and the Open G service created in collaboration with psychologists from t...

Unimore participates in the Cities project to combat racism and discrimination

Unimore's commitment to the fight against racism and discrimination continues, most recently thanks to the European project "Cities - Cities Initiative Towards Inclusive and Equitable Societies," in which the university is participating alongside the Municipality of Reggio Emilia, which leads the project, Mondinsieme Foundation, and five Italian organisations that are part of the Italian "Cities of Dialogue" network – Modena, Ravenna, Olbia, and Casalecchio di Reno – as well as ICEI, a third-s...

Unimore among the winners of the Ministry of Universities and Research's PRO-BEN call for applications thanks to the PRISMA project

Thanks to the PRISMA project (Promoting Individual and Social Resources in the Academic World University for Wellbeing), Unimore is one of the winners of the PRO-BEN call for applications of the MUR - Ministry of Universities and Research, aimed at promoting psychophysical wellbeing and combating psychological and emotional distress among the student population. The “PRISMA network” consists of eight Italian universities: University of Ferrara (Lead Partner), Polytechnic University of Milan...

Modena hosts the 23rd Chemistry Day in Emilia-Romagna on 19 December

The Fondazione Marco Biagi hosts the 23rd edition of the Emilia Romagna Chemistry Day on Thursday 19 December, a free initiative organised by the Emilia Romagna Section of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI-ER), with the patronage of Unimore, the support of the Modena Foundation and the sponsorship of 14 companies in the Emilia-Romagna region. The theme of the day, which will be attended by more than 200 people, is “Chemistry for the Challenges of the Future”, chosen by the SCI-ER board to p...

A seminar at Unimore's DIEF on climate emergencies and environmental change

What are the causes of the floods and landslides that have hit our region hard in recent years? What is the impact of climate change in terms of rising temperatures? And what role does urbanisation play in this context? These topics, together with others of great relevance, will be the focus of the third edition of the event dedicated to the memory of Marcello Fiorentini, a young researcher who died prematurely in February 2021, to be held on Wednesday 18 December, at 3.30 p.m., at the 'Enzo...

Unimore takes to the track at the 22nd F1TENTH Grand Prix

Unimore is among the organisers and participants of the 22nd F1TENTH Grand Prix, a 1:10 scale competition between autonomous driving racing cars involving universities from all over the world scheduled to take place in Milan from 16 to 19 December. The Unimore team consists of: Simone Bondi and Antonio Russo, MSc Computer Science students, Nicola Musiu and Alessandro Toschi PhD students at the Department of Physical, Computer and Mathematical Sciences - FIM and Ayoub Raji, research fellow ...

A meeting dedicated to Marco Polo

Knowing today the heritage that has been handed down to us through time helps us plan for the future. Starting from this concept, Unimore has created a cycle of conferences dedicated to “Cultural Heritage: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”, which kicks off with an appointment included in the initiatives for Unimore's 850th anniversary, dedicated to “Marco Polo, Il Milione and the Minerals along the Silk Road”. The event will be held on Tuesday 17 December, at 5.30 p.m., at the Complesso Sant'Eufemia ...

Certificates of completion were awarded to two students of the Università 21 aps association

The final ceremony of the three-year university programme of two young students, Chiara Gubertini and Francesco Benedetti, followed by the Università 21 aps association, the first organisation in Italy that offers young people with intellectual disabilities, who do not have a diploma, the opportunity to experience university life, was held today at the Department of Linguistic and Cultural Studies of Unimore. Chiara Gubertini wrote a final paper on ‘Fashion and society: the historical evol...

Work inclusion and gender equality: on 14 December the results of the ‘CapacitAzione e AspirAzioni’ project are presented

On Saturday 14 December, at 10:30 a.m., at the Fondazione Marco Biagi in Modena, a meeting will be held to share the results of the project ‘CapacitAzione e AspirAzioni. Networking for the effective freedom of women'. The project, financed by the Emilia-Romagna Region, was realised by the Marco Biagi Foundation together with the Department of Economics ‘Marco Biagi’ of Unimore, the Association Casa delle Donne Contro la Violenza ODV of Modena and VivereDonna APS of Carpi. The aim of the projec...

Paolo Mongardi receives honorary degree in Management Engineering

The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia awarded Paolo Mongardi, President of SACMI, an honorary degree in Management Engineering. The ceremony was held in the Aula Magna of the Reggio Emilia Digital Campus, in the presence of the Magnificent Rector, Prof. Carlo Adolfo Porro, the teaching staff and numerous guests. Paolo Mongardi, born in Imola in 1964, began his career at SACMI in 1985 as a mechanical designer after graduating with top marks from the ‘F. Alberghetti’ Technical Institute....