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The Department’s degree programmes for the 2026/27 academic year are now online — The Department’s degree programmes for the 2026/27 academic year are now online

Discover what’s new, explore the contents and objectives in depth, assess the opportunities, and choose the path that best aligns with your interests and professional goals.

Research centre MemoryLab — Research centre MemoryLab

MemoryLab created within the project "The Territories of Memory", thanks to which DISCI was recognised as a Department of Excellence for the five-year period 2023-2027 by the MUR.

Research areas

Research areas

A path through the areas, projects and research groups where new knowledge is born and developed. Discover the research and scientific innovation of the Department's researchers.

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The Department’s degree programmes for the 2026/27 academic year are now online

Innovation and Research

The Department’s degree programmes for the 2026/27 academic year are now online

Discover what’s new, explore the contents and objectives in depth, assess the opportunities, and choose the path that best aligns with your interests and professional goals.

Are you interested in global sustainability? Join the Una Europa Virtual Exchanges for Sustainability (UnaVEx)

Innovation and Research

Are you interested in global sustainability? Join the Una Europa Virtual Exchanges for Sustainability (UnaVEx)

From 5 to 26 March, multidisciplinary and intercultural activities include sustainability lessons and “Virtual Exchange” in international groups. Registration open until 28 February.

Bring your ideas to the forefront: take part in the Call for Ideas & Startup

Innovation and Research

Bring your ideas to the forefront: take part in the Call for Ideas & Startup

A dedicated training path to develop new skills, engage with experts, and turn your vision into impact. Submit your project by 2 February 2026.

Phd Recruiting Day

Innovation and Research

Phd Recruiting Day

On 10 February, take part in the event where public bodies and companies meet PhD holders to present job opportunities that match the skills they have acquired.

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Events

2 Feb 26 Mar 2026

Exhibition

Karkemish of the Hittites on the Euphrates

Ulus

5 Dec 2025 3 May 2026

Exhibition

We are La Pantera. The student movement of 1990: protests, projects, hopes

Talk

Is it possible to decolonise Romanisation?

Piazza S. Giovanni in Monte 2

Presentation

From "Ravenna sotto i piedi" to the MAPS Project

Via San Vitale 17

2 Mar 3 Mar 2026

Workshop

Sicilia Archeologica

Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, Aula Prodi, Piazza S. Giovanni in monte, 2

Meeting

Fifth Meeting – Colloquium with Fabian Reiter

Aula C - via Zamboni 32

Seminar

Why Speaking of Exploitation?

Piazza San Giovanni in Monte, 2

Seminar

Women's bodies: invisible

Aula Specola, DiSCI Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2

Seminar

Diplomaticon seminars on Mediterranean diplomacy (13th–15th centuries)

Seminar

Iconoclasm and the Culture of an Era: Byzantium in the 8th Century

Sala del Giardino Pensile

Seminar

Meetings with Piotr Berdowski (University of Rzeszów)

Aula XI - via Zamboni 38

Seminar

La scrittura altrui tra storia globale e antropologia: riflessioni a partire da un’auto-biografia di un ex-schiavo e da una “etnografia spontanea”

Seminar

Meetings with Piotr Berdowski (University of Rzeszów)

Aula C - via Zamboni 32

Seminar

Meetings with Piotr Berdowski (University of Rzeszów)

Aula A - via Zamboni 32

Meeting

Research the Future: PhD Open Day at UniBO

Seminar

“Meetings with Sema Karatas (University of Cologne)”

Aula Celio - via Zamboni 38

Conference

Monte Sole - Marzabotto nel contesto nazionale: Monte Sole - Marzabotto nel contesto nazionale

Casa della cultura e della memoria, via Aldo Moro 2

Seminar

Wobblies to the Beatles. Fifty Years in the Historical Crafts, 1975-2025

Meeting

Studying at university later in life - University for adult learners over 40, 50 and 60

Meeting

Live the experience by discovering the degree courses in the field of Humanities

Seminar

Global Queer History

25 Mar 27 Mar 2026

Seminar

Quali Enciclopedie e Biblioteche per il Futuro. Strumenti della ricerca, della produzione e della comunicazione scientifica, culturale e politica

Seminar

La pratica della ricerca antropologica: le sfide dell’immersione partecipante e dell’ascolto

Seminar

Iconoclasm and the Culture of an Era: Byzantium in the 8th Century

Sala del Giardino Pensile

Seminar

History and Critique of Exploitation

Piazza San Giovanni in Monte, 2

Seminar

From the History of Empires to Global History: A View from Lisbon

Seminar

The US empire in 20th-century Latin America

Seminar

Iconoclasm and the Culture of an Era: Byzantium in the 8th Century

Aula Capitani

20 Apr 24 Apr 2026

Congress

LRCW8 Late Roman Coarse Ware and Amphorae

Seminar

Word or Sword? Peace and Conflict in Islam between Scripture and History

Seminar

Infrastructural capitalism and the making of the Chinese working class

Seminar

Women's bodies: in-pure

Aula Gambi, DiSCi Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2

Seminar

Iconoclasm and the Culture of an Era: Byzantium in the 8th Century

Aula Gambi

Seminar

Iconoclasm and the Culture of an Era: Byzantium in the 8th Century

Sala del Giardino Pensile

Seminar

Women's bodies: in-metamorphosis

Aula Gambi, DiSCi Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2

Lecture

Meetings with Manfredi Zanin (Bielefeld University)

Aula Guglielmi - via Zamboni 32

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Calls and competitions

Open calls

Incarichi di collaborazione

Bando n. 1 Nuovo incarico di lavoro autonomo di natura professionale _Prot. N. 1081 Rep. N. 50 del 19/02/2026 - referente Prof. E. Giorgi

end date: 09 marzo 2026, 10:00

Incarichi di collaborazione

Avviso pubblico di selezione, per titoli e colloquio, per il conferimento di n.1 incarico di lavoro autonomo per le esigenze del Disci - nell’ambito della Missione archeologica a Piazza Armerina – Referente Prof.ssa Isabella Baldini

end date: 09 marzo 2026, 10:00

Incarichi di collaborazione

Avviso pubblico di selezione, per titoli, per il conferimento di n.1 incarico di lavoro autonomo relativo al progetto ASFE, Banca dati dei laureati negli Studia operanti nel territorio degli Antichi Stati italiani dal 1500 al 1800 / Centro Interuniversitario per la Storia delle Università Italiane/CISUI – Referente Prof. Marco Cavina

end date: 09 marzo 2026, 10:00

Bandi di mobilità internazionale

Bando per l’erogazione di borse di studio per periodi di ricerca all’estero finalizzati alla preparazione della tesi di laurea magistrale– a.a. 2025/26. Dipartimento delle Arti (DAR), Dipartimento di Storia Culture e Civiltà (DISCI), Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e Italianistica, Dipartimento di Filosofia (FILO), Dipartimento di Lingue, Letterature e Culture moderne (LILEC).

end date: 04 giugno 2026, 12:00

Visiting professors, researchers, scholars and fellows coming from abroad

DiSCi - Bando per visiting fellows

end date: 31 marzo 2026, 23:55

Borse di studio per attività di ricerca post–laurea

Studio archeologico e antropologico dei contesti funerari della necropoli altomedievale di San Donato di Lamon ‘Prà de drè la cèsa’

end date: 05 marzo 2026, 01:00

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Meet your future at the University of Bologna. Find the right programme for you at the Department of "History and Culture"

Meet your future at the University of Bologna. Find the right programme for you at the Department of "History and Culture"

First and Second cycle degree programmes a.y. 2024/25

History and archaeology of the San Giovanni in Monte Complex

History and archaeology of the San Giovanni in Monte Complex

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I.D.E.A - Innovation - Development - Entrepreneurship - Alma Mater

I.D.E.A - Innovation - Development - Entrepreneurship - Alma Mater

Turn research into a business idea

The great Cloister of the San Giovanni in Monte building

The great Cloister of the San Giovanni in Monte building

The library of archaeology: the "rudere"

The library of archaeology: the "rudere"

The computing room of the Geography branch

The computing room of the Geography branch

Ready to dig!

Ready to dig!

Colors from the library "Giorgio R. Franci"

Colors from the library "Giorgio R. Franci"

The inner courtyard of Casa Traversari (OU of Ravenna)

The inner courtyard of Casa Traversari (OU of Ravenna)