Training activities 41th Cycle

Total number of hours over the entire cycle: 77 (at least 12 must be completed)
Year of study: first or second
Teaching period: to be defined
Teachers and teaching methods: The data will be published in the academic calendar
Assessment method: final examination

The topics covered include the origins and evolution of the concept of cultural heritage and the idea of heritage protection; the multiple forms of cultural heritage - tangible, intangible, movable, immovable, object-based, contextual, testimonial, artistic, artificial, environmental, etc. The aim is to provide PhD students enrolled in this interdisciplinary programme with a contextual framework to situate different lines of research, enabling them to develop broader perspectives and identify potential synergies. The programme (at least 6 hours/year over the first two years) is structured in an interdisciplinary manner and is taught by UniBO teachers, teachers from other Italian or international academic institutions, or professionals working in public bodies or industry. Assessment methods are determined at the teacher’s discretion: written and oral exercises, tests, questionnaires, oral examinations, case-study presentations and reports.

Total number of hours over the entire cycle: 36 (at least 12 must be completed)
Year of study: first or second
Teaching period: to be defined
The data will be published in the academic calendar
Assessment method: final examination

Activities focus on topics such as the Earth system, the Anthropocene, biodiversity, landscape, cultural landscape, etc. Themes covered include the ecological crisis of the biosphere, the intrinsic value of environmental ecosystems and their importance for human communities, the identity-defining qualities of cultural landscapes as products of human interaction with pristine natural environments, and the need for a balanced human-nature relationship for the future. The aim is to provide PhD students enrolled in this multidisciplinary programme with a contextual framework to situate different lines of research, enabling them to develop broader perspectives and identify potential synergies. The programme (at least 6 hours/year over the first two years) is structured in an interdisciplinary manner and is taught by UniBO teachers, teachers from other Italian or international academic institutions, or professionals working in public bodies or industry.

Total number of hours over the entire cycle: 25 (at least 16 must be completed)
Year of study: first or second
Teaching period: to be defined
The data will be published in the academic calendar
Assessment method: final examination

The activities focus on the legal protection of cultural and environmental heritage. The planned activities cover topics such as: the specific nature and value of public participation in environmental procedures, criminal-law protection of the environment, developments and recent trends in international environmental protection, the NRRP, ecological transition, and the revision of environmental legislation. The aim is to provide PhD students in this multidisciplinary programme with contextual knowledge that helps them understand different research approaches and identify broader meaning and opportunities for synergy. The programme (at least 8 hours/year over the first two years) is structured in an interdisciplinary manner and is taught by UniBO teachers, teachers from other Italian or international academic institutions, and/or professionals working in public bodies or industry.

Total number of hours over the entire cycle: 6
Year of study: first
Teaching period: to be defined
The data will be published in the academic calendar
Assessment method: final examination

The course offers an overview of the possibilities offered by the use of quantitative tools and methods for those approaching the study of the human past in the field of cultural and environmental heritage. At the same time, PhD students are introduced to a critical and informed perspective on the potential risks, problems and negative consequences of misusing or oversimplifying such approaches in research. Basic statistical concepts are presented, along with tools to express and correctly communicate the uncertainty that inevitably arises in cultural and environmental heritage research. The course includes a practical component with exercises on the methods covered, using object-oriented multi-purpose programming languages (increasingly in demand in the research market), with particular focus on the R software environment.

Total number of hours over the entire cycle: 12
Year of study: first
Teaching period: to be defined
The data will be published in the academic calendar
Assessment method: final examination

The planned activities cover topics such as: advanced tools for bibliographic research, key disciplinary resources and cross-cutting resources; research assessment, citation databases, bibliometric indicators and data, alternative metrics (altmetrics), identity management; software for building and managing bibliographies, citation styles in the disciplinary area; open access and open science, the University’s repositories (PhD theses, Iris and Acta), projects and funding with OA requirements, etc.

Total number of hours over the entire cycle:
Year of study: second
Teaching period: to be defined
The data will be published in the academic calendar
Assessment method: final examination

The seminar day aims to provide doctoral students with both general and specific knowledge that can be applied in their post-doctoral academic and/or research careers to take advantage of research funding opportunities at the European level, particularly within the Excellent Science programs (MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships; ERC Starting Grants).
The training will focus on offering an overview of these programs (objectives, participation procedures and requirements), as well as key criteria and strategies for designing and writing successful proposals in response to relevant calls.