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Earth, life, ecosystems

Understanding the Earth and its processes, environments and organisms, in order to protect biodiversity and promote sustainable development.

We are building the future through knowledge

  • Environment
  • Biodiversity
  • Ecosystems
  • Climate
  • Earth
  • Sea
  • Evolution
  • Fossils
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  • Water
  • Resources
  • Sustainability
  • Monitoring
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  • Minerals
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Events

Conference
Mosaic of photographs relating to human remains

13 November 2026

Resti umani tra bene culturale e ricerca scientifica

A dialogue between science, law and museology to explore the conservation, study, digitisation and display of human remains.

In Italian
Bologna
Film festival
Planet Earth held in a human being's hands

18 November 2026

The Song of the Earth

Regia di Margreth Olin, 2023, 90 minuti

Event Within the Framework of:
Thinking about the planet

In Italian
Ravenna
Talk
Drawing of planet Earth against a marine background

19 November 2026

Four female scientists leading marine research projects

How to transform ideas into projects, manage complex national and international groups, evaluate the tangible impact of the activities carried out

In Italian
Ravenna
Conference
Courtyard of San Giovanni in Monte

20 – 21 November 2026

“The Individual’s Voice at the End of Life: Between Advance Directives and Assisted Suicide” “Femicide and Trans*icide: The Roots of Gender-Based Violence”

Two days of lectures from the Master’s Programme in Forensic Psychiatry, open to all students and medical residents at the University of Bologna

In Italian and English
Bologna
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News

University

Contributions for health costs for non-resident students

If you are a non-resident student you can apply for the competition to request contributions. Application deadline: 17 December 2026.

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.

Life: a non-biological domain

Using Solaris as a lens, this talk explores the limits and biases in defining life, and how astrobiology seeks universal principles to recognize life beyond Earth.

Have you heard of the Field Work call for applications?

Would you like to gain experience in development cooperation in countries of the Global South? Get ready to apply – you can now propose a position of your own choosing.

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About us

Taking a scientific, multidisciplinary and quantitative approach, we are involved in research and teaching on geological processes, biological evolution, biodiversity and their interactions with humankind.

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6

Second cycle/Two-year Master’s degree Degree Programs, including 3 international ones, in the 2024/25 academic year

52

Total number of competitive research projects in 2022, 2023 and 2024

1,136

Research outputs in 2022, 2023 and 2024

89.2

Graduates in employment three years after graduation in 2023

Museums and collections

The BiGeA’s museums and collections cover the entire spectrum of the natural sciences and include some of the most prestigious collections in Italy.

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Communicating science and promoting environmental education

Find out about the initiatives, events and projects for Schools and the Community we are part of.

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Calls for applications, tenders and competitions

Opportunities for growth, training and professional collaborations offered by the department.

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