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A multi-faceted, dynamic and innovative department active in all areas of physics and astronomy, whose great potential stems from moving beyond the stereotype of an abstract physics department, far removed from practical competencies and current issues.
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Degree programmes for undergraduates in the 2024/25 academic year5
Second cycle/Two-year Master’s degree programmes in the 2024/25 academic year84
Total number of competitive research projects in 2022, 2023 and 2024158
Full professors, associate professors and researchersEvents
3 November 2026
PLS Film Festival: Contagion
Screening of Steven Soderbergh's film, for an evening dedicated to statistics, with commentary by Marco Novelli
Event Within the Framework of:
Science at the Cinema 2026
3 – 5 November 2026
Italia – Deutschland science-4-services network in weather and climate IDEA-S4S - Annual meeting 2026
Strengthening Italian-German collaboration in meteorology, climate science and environmental research for a more resilient society
5 November 2026
Il clima su altri mondi: alla ricerca di un’altra Terra
Aomawa Shields (Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Universita' di Bologna)
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Conferences at the Specola
6 November 2026
Signals from the cosmos 2
Neutrinos, gravitational waves and rare particles are messengers from the cosmos, capable of revealing phenomena that would otherwise remain invisible
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On the Shoulders of Giants 2026
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Call for Applications for a Self-Employment Contract within the “PlayForScience: Bologna’s Science Play Library” Project
Scope of the assignment: cataloguing educational games; collecting and uploading game information sheets; managing contacts with project partner organizations; and organizing project-related events....
Are you interested in global sustainability? Join the UnaVEx – Virtual Exchange for Sustainability
Between November and December 2026, join the online international exchange programme to discuss and act on today’s global sustainability challenges. Apply until 1 November.
Do you travel around Bologna and district?
You can purchase a subsidised annual pass for TPER buses until 15 December 2026, subject to the availability of funds.
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