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Events

Seminar
Jean Arp, Constellation selon les lois du hasard

12 November 2026

Being and Time after Being and Time

Seminar in preparation for the Sein und Zeit Today conference (Padua, February 17-19, 2027)

Seminar

12 November 2026

Manzoni, unhappy consciousness of the Bel Paese

A dialogue on Italian ideology, taking as a starting point the work of Manzoni—in particular, the character of Don Abbondio.

Talk
Anne Carson

12 November 2026

What Can a Body Do When It Comes Apart? Reading Anne Carson with Spinoza

Sive Natura - International Center for Spinozan Studies Julia Luque Amo (Université de Bordeaux/visiting Sive Natura)

Lecture
Stylized image of two faces, one white and one black

13 November 2026

The Nature and Nurture of Racial Differences in Intelligence

Epistemological and Ethical Controversies

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Students enrolled on degree programmes in the 2024/2025 academic year

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Total competitive research projects in 2022, 2023 and 2024

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Students enrolled on PhD programmes in the 2024/2025 academic year

681

Research outputs from 2022, 2023 and 2024

News

UNIBO

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