Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Unimore's 850th anniversary celebrations kick off

Inaugurating the programme of events celebrating the 850th anniversary of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia will be, on Wednesday 23 October, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., in the Church of San Carlo in Modena, the public meeting with free participation ‘From Bernardino Ramazzini to the present and the future - a current message on Health, Safety at Work and the Environment’. The event aims to raise awareness of the legacy left behind by this great master of medicine, today recognised as the f...

Unimore leads DeepFake research with CoDE: the most advanced system to distinguish the real from the fake

DeepFakes, a term combining ‘Deep Learning’ and ‘Fake’, are images, videos and sounds generated or manipulated by artificial intelligence systems with such precision that they are difficult to distinguish from the real thing. For images, technologies such as StableDiffusion, MidJourney, DALL-E and many others are now within everyone's reach and allow the creation of artificial visual content, often used for industrial, medical, artistic or educational purposes, but also with the risk of manipu...

Two welcome days for freshmen, Oct. 12 in Modena and Oct. 13 in Reggio Emilia

Unimore is organising two welcome days dedicated to the freshmen of the 2024/25 academic year, to be held on Saturday 12 October in Modena, at the San Geminiano Complex, and Sunday 13 October in Reggio Emilia, at the Reggiane Parco Innovazione (hall 17), again starting at 6 p.m. and closing at 11 p.m. It will not only be an opportunity for many young people to celebrate the start of their university career, but there will also be numerous stands from student associations, the University mana...

The 9th edition of the course “Multidisciplinary approach to the critically ill patient: focus on the military context” has closed

The 9th edition of the course “Multidisciplinay Approach on the Critically Ill Patient: focus on Military Context” was held in the Advanced Training and Medical Simulation Centre (FASiM) of Unimore over the past few days. The 5-day course, born out of the synergy between Unimore, the Military Academy, the University Hospital of Modena and the Modena Fire Brigade Command and addressed to the Second Lieutenants of the 201st “Esempio” Course of the Military Academy, to the Military Rescue personne...

Unimore promotes provincial day for inclusion of Special Educational Needs

In Modena, which has always been an inclusive city, the provincial Day of Inclusion returns on 8 October, promoted by Unimore together with Modena City Council, the Modena Health Authority, the Modena Provincial School Office, ANMIC (National Association of Civilian Disabled and Invalids), the Strada dei Geni Association and AID - the Italian Dyslexia Association. Opening the day will be the meeting “ Giornata provinciale per l’inclusione dei Bisogni Educativi Speciali” (Provincial Day for th...

MUNER and Ducati reward talent: Vittorio Nocchi awarded the "Giulio Malagoli Memorial Scholarship"

The first edition of the "Giulio Malagoli Memorial Scholarship" has been awarded to Vittorio Nocchi, as part of the collaboration between MUNER - Motor Vehicle University of Emilia-Romagna and Ducati Motor Holding spa. The award ceremony took place at Ducati's headquarters in Bologna in the presence of Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati and President of Motor Valley, Professor Francesco Leali, representing MUNER and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), and Simone Di Piazza, Head...

Unimore launches new master's degree program in nursing and midwifery together with Ausl of Modena

A press conference was held to present the new Master's Degree Programme in Nursing and Midwifery Sciences with a focus on community and community care. The two-year course, which is open to a maximum of 40 students, will be based in Modena and represents a concrete response to the territory's requests in terms of the development of territorial assistance and the reorganisation of the healthcare system. Last Friday, the entrance examination was held, which saw 277 applications, despite the prog...

Atrial fibrillation: asymptomatic case identified through free screening during Unimore Research Night

During the “European Research Night” organised by Unimore, the Cardiology Division of the Policlinico di Modena, directed by Prof. Giuseppe Boriani, conducted a free screening open to all in the cloister of the San Geminiano Complex in Modena, aimed at detecting abnormalities of heart rhythm and blood pressure. During the initiative, the blood pressure and heart rate (via ECG on smartphones) of 55 visitors to the Research Night stands were monitored, thanks to the work of Unimore Cardiology PhD...

Refurbishment begins at Foro Boario, home of the 'Marco Biagi' Department of Economics: €4.6 million investment

Unimore has officially started work on the refurbishment of the ground floor of the west wing of the MO07 building, located in the Foro Boario complex in Modena, which houses the “Marco Biagi” Department of Economics. The project, which includes the creation of new classrooms and service rooms, aims to meet the growing educational and logistical needs of the Department's students, while also improving the usability and functionality of the university spaces. These works have a total value of a...

Unimore Research Night is back

On Friday 27 September, Unimore will once again turn on the spotlight of Research Night, which will shed light on the University's countless study projects. The 2024 edition will see the involvement of around 120 groups, with over 450 researchers exhibiting their studies and fields of research through experiments, laboratories, exhibitions, debates and seminars, in five venues: in Modena at the Complesso San Geminiano, the Complesso San Paolo and the Osservatorio Geofisico, in Reggio Emilia at ...