PhD scholarships financed by the Emilia-Romagna Region
40th cycle – a.y. 2024/25
In the framework of the PhD call for applications for the 40th cycle, Emilia-Romagna financed 29 scholarships. These include 23 scholarships within the research training projects Territory: Technological, Cultural, Economic, and Social Transition towards Sustainability – PR FSE+ 2021/2027 (rif pa 2023-20955/RER) and 6 scholarships within the research training projects Sustainability and Resilience of Society, Communities, and Territories – PR FSE+ 2021/2027 (rif pa 2023-19910/RER).
| PhD programme | Research topic |
| Psychology | Psychological resources in managing transitions |
| Economics | Economic choices in the context of environmental, cultural, and socio-economic resource scarcity |
| Philosophy, Science, Cognition, and Semiotics (PSCS) | Chronicles of the climate crisis |
| Literary and Philological Cultures | The cultural identity of Emilia-Romagna between cultural traditions and new technologies |
| Arts, History, Society | Storytelling for Habitat Sustainability |
| Pedagogical Sciences | Educational and training resources for social transition: promoting inclusion and appreciating diversity through lifelong learning and continuing education |
| Political and social sciences | Sustainability and welfare |
| Cultural and Environmental Heritage | Cultural and environmental heritage in ecological transition Sustainable restoration: history, methods, and perspectives |
| Legal Studies | ALMA MATER MAGISTRORUM. A digital and open-access archive of faculty members of the University of Bologna (12th–20th centuries) |
| Translation, Interpretation, and Intercultural Studies | Communicating ecological transition: eco-emotions, discursive practices, storytelling, and ecological citizenship to tackle climate change challenges |
| Political and social sciences | Sustainability and welfare |
| Economics | Economic choices in the context of environmental, cultural, and socio-economic resource scarcity |
| Public Governance, Management and Policy | Statistics for territorial sustainability |
| Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Diversity and Inclusion | Cultural and natural heritage between local and global: texts, contexts, and discourses New strategies to promote regional artistic and cultural heritage |
| Management | Management and organisational practices for a sustainable and inclusive use of data, technological innovations, and workforce changes |
| Sociology and Social Research | Environmental transition towards sustainability in Emilia-Romagna: a sociological analysis |
| European Law | EU law, competitiveness, and innovation |
| Cultural Heritage in the Digital Ecosystem | Strategies and methods for advancing knowledge of digital cultural heritage objects, both tangible and intangible, in Emilia-Romagna through computational methodologies |
| Management | Management and organisational practices for a sustainable and inclusive use of data, technological innovations, and workforce changes |
| Economics | Economic choices in the context of environmental, cultural, and socio-economic resource scarcity |
| History and Archaeology. Studies on Heritage, Memory and Cultures Memory, civilisations, and heritage | Modern history’s contribution in preserving archives and cultural heritage through digital humanities |
| Global Histories, Cultures, and Politics | Possible cohabitations: compatibility and synergies between environmental protection policies and anthropic practices in Emilia-Romagna |
| Political and social sciences | Climate change and socio-political consequences |
| Philosophy, Science, Cognition, and Semiotics (PSCS) | Education for global citizenship and teacher training |
| Political and social sciences | Climate change and socio-political consequences |
| Pedagogical Sciences | Theoretical foundations of education for sustainable development. The role of the body in sustainability-related learning |
| Management | Strategies and policies for advancing circular and sustainable innovation ecosystems |
| Economics | Climate change and economic choices |
39th cycle - a.y. 2023/24
In the framework of the PhD call for applications for the 39th cycle, Emilia-Romagna Region financed 11 scholarships within the research training projects Territory: Technological, cultural, economic and social transition towards sustainability - PR ESF+ 2021/2027.
Phd programme |
Research topic |
| Data Science and Computation | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning systems to support 6G networks |
| Economics | Behavioral strategies to foster a circular economy |
| Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering | Analysis of gas solubility, diffusivity and permeability in polymeric materials relevant in CO2 transport application in the Carbon Capture and Storage value chain |
| Law, Science and Technology | From eParticipation to data driven legislation: technical, ethical and legal challenges |
| Management | Organizing and managing the digital transition in the creative industries |
| Mechanics and Advanced Engineering Sciences | Renewable energy sources integration for buildings' climatization: innovative aspects of low enthalpy system |
| Oncology, Hematology and Pathology | Biological activity of components isolated from agribusiness chain waste |
| Hearth, Life and Environmental Sciences | Cumulative impacts on the isolation of wildlife populations and habitat connectivity in Emilia-Romagna |
| Health and Technologies | Remote monitoring for patients with advanced heart failure: a comparison of different technologies |
| Political and Social Sciences | Making circularity work. Actors, tools and policy solutions for the circular economy |
| Innovative Technologies and Sustainable Use of Mediterranean Sea Fishery and Biological Resources (FishMed-PhD) | Strategies of resilience of calcifying marine organisms to different environmental conditions: fundamentals and technological applications |
36th and 37th cycle
Information about scholarships financed by Emilia-Romagna Region within the "Alte Competenze - ESF" project are published at the European social fund page (available only in Italian).
Scholarships financed by Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna
The Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna is a private, not-for-profit, membership-based legal entity with full statutory and managerial autonomy, working for social freedoms.
With its projects rooted in principles of subsidiarity, solidarity, and equality, the Foundation exclusively pursues social utility goals, encouraging local development in the reference area, respecting original traditions and paying particular attention to the community, whose interest it has always worked in, always striving to achieve the common good.
Since the a.y. 2020/2021, through the PhD project, the Carisbo Foundation has provided our University with contributions aimed at strengthening Unibo Phd programmes in strategic areas for the territory.
38th cycle - a.y. 2022/23
Phd programme |
Research topic |
| Architecture and Design Cultures | Criteria and methods for an aware redevelopment of the 20th century building heritage |
| Architecture and Design Cultures | Innovative solutions to improve the liveability of urban built environment |
| Cultural and environmental heritage | Italian Judaism between the Middle Ages and the Modern Age in the light of its manuscripts |
| Oncology, Hematology and Pathology | Hydrogen therapy in oncology: pilot study of the feasibility/efficacy of percutaneous administration using the Hy-MED medical device in healthy volunteers and evaluation of the efficacy in the prevention or recovery of cisplatin-based chemotherapy-induced toxicity in patients with various neoplasms |
| Oncology, Hematology and Pathology | Virus-like-particle (VLP) based cancer vaccines: mechanisms of action and novel target antigens |
| Surgical Sciences and Innovative Technologies | Cognitive, emotional and social modulation of post-surgical pain |
| General Medical and Services Sciences | Molecular mechanisms of adaptation to antimetabolic and conventional therapies in ovarian cancer |
| General Medical and Services Sciences | Study of a cardiovascular risk assessment based on ultrasound techniques in primary and secondary prevention |
37th cycle - a.y. 2021/22
Phd programme |
Research topic |
| Biomedical, Electrical and System Engineering | Analysis methodologies and design of cold plasma devices for industrial and biomedical applications |
| Psychology | Supporting early development in preterm infants: the role of vocal qualities and emotional co-regulation in dyadic interactions |
| Earth, Life and Environmental Sciences | Development of Artificial Intelligence algorithms for the prediction of landslides in Emilia-Romagna |
| Statistical Sciences | Modelling heterogeneity in human gut microbiome: a clustering-based perspective |
| Veterinary Sciences | Long-term prediction and prevention of emerging risks for food safety and animal and human health and welfare through improved genomic tracking systems and integrated big data analysis |
36th cycle - a.y. 2020/21
Phd programme |
Research topic |
| Architecture and Design Cultures | The Infra-ordinary of Home: A Perecquian Study of Temporary Living. The cases of student bedrooms in Bologna and Copenhagen |
| Literary and Philological Cultures | Creation of a model for the automatic recognition of verbal structures |
| Economics | Crime perception and populism: evidence from individual data |
| Law, Science and Technology | Ethical, legal and implementation aspects of biobanks – A theoretical and practical study |
| Mathematics | |
| Oncology, Hematology and Pathology | Liquid biopsy approaches in cancer management |
| Philosophy, Science, Cognition, and Semiotics (PSCS | Covid narratives |