Programme content - 40th edition

- Period during which lessons are held: 4-8 nov 2024 (30 hours)
- Doctoral credits: 2
- Year of study: Second
- Assessment method: Qualification
- Language: English

The objective of the course is to introduce participants to the details of communication and writing scientific publications. The main emphasis is on the most common form, the “primary scientific paper”, but other forms (review, systematic review, conference proceedings paper) will be covered. Matters related to oral presentations, poster preparation and proposal writing will also be discussed. Thus participants will become familiar with the forms of presenting new findings to various scientific forums.

- Period during which lessons are held: Nov-Dec 2024 (8 hours)
- Doctoral credits: 0.54
- Year of study: First or Second
- Assessment method: Qualification
- Language: English

The aim of the course is to provide PhD students with theoretical and practical aspects of the analytical techniques of RAMAN spectroscopy, instructing students on the use and potential of the instrumentation.

- Period during which lessons are held: Nov-Dec 2024 (8 hours)
- Doctoral credits: 0.54
- Year of study: First or Second
- Assessment method: Qualification
- Language: English

The aim of the course is to provide PhD students with theoretical and practical aspects of ESEM-EDX analytical techniques, instructing students on the use and potential of the instruments.

- Period during which lessons are held: Nov-Dec 2024 (2 hours)
- Doctoral credits: 0.14
- Year of study: Second or Third
- Assessment method: Qualification
- Language: English

This lecture will provide a basic introduction to the social studies of science and technology (STS). STS were introduced in the aftermath of the WWII, when historians, sociologists, anthropologists and philosophers of science, and scientists themselves, became interested in the relationship between scientific knowledge, technological systems, and society. The rise of STS acknowledges that STEM specialization in today’s universities does not fully prepare researchers to reflectively tackle the most important challenges of contemporary societies. The dilemmas that confront practitioners and researchers, whether in government, industry, politics or daily life, English cut across the traditional cultures of SSH and STEM. Since mid XX century STS have constituted an effort to overcome these divisions.

- Period during which lessons are held: Dic 2024 (2 hours)
- Doctoral credits: 0.14
- Year of study: Second or Third
- Assessment method: Qualification
- Language: English

This meeting is dedicated to the world of High-Performance Computing and Quantum Computing. In this short talk we will see how Bologna, besides being famous for its towers and good food, is also the Italian capital of Supercomputing. Not everyone knows, in fact, that Bologna is the home to the fourth most powerful supercomputerin the world, Leonardo, which will soon be joined by Italy's first quantum computer. We will introduce CINECA, Italy's largest supercomputing centre and one of the most important in Europe, based in Casalecchio di Reno, where supercomputing experts work side by side with researchers from all over Europe to develop high-performance computing solutions. We will explain who we are and what we can do for you, as our mission is to serve research.

- Period during which lessons are held:
- Doctoral credits: 0.14
- Year of study: Third
- Assessment method: Qualification
- Language: English

"Scientific research: ethical aspects, potentiality and social sustainability". The seminar is aimed at reflecting on the objectives and operating rules of institutions involved in scientific research, the impact and sustainability of scientific research in the social sphere, potential conflicts between the legitimacy of research and ethical, religious and political issues. Perception and impact of research activity in the laboratory and in the field among indigenous communities (modern colonialism?).

- Period during which lessons are held:
- Doctoral credits: 0,2
- Year of study: Second or Third
- Assessment method: Certificate of attendance
- Language: English

Il corso "MSCA Competitive Projects and Basic Elements of Research Planning" fornirà ai dottorandi strumenti essenziali per la progettazione di proposte competitive nell’ambito delle azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA). Il modulo introduce ai principi della scrittura progettuale, alla definizione di obiettivi scientifici, gestione del tempo, impatto atteso e strategie di disseminazione, con un focus sulla carriera del ricercatore e l’internazionalizzazione.

- Period during which lessons are held: Mar-May 2025 (30 hours)
- Doctoral credits: 2
- Year of study: First
- Assessment method: Qualification
- Language: English

The course will provide knowledge about the main univariate analysis methods (such as the chi-squared test, the t-test, the Fisher test, ANOVA, etc.) and the most widely used multivariate methods (such as PCA, MDS, cluster analysis, etc.) of data analysis. Moreover, the course also intends to provide the student with the rudiments on the principal functionalities of the R program, which will be applied to the arguments and topics performed during the course.

- Period during which lessons are held: Jun - Aug 2025 (20 hours)
- Doctoral credits: 1,3
- Year of study: Second or Third
- Assessment method: Qualification
- Language: English

Statistical assessment of human osteological data to address research questions in the field of biological and forensic field (Anthropology). Great amount of osteological data needs to be processed with different approaches following statistical criteria, which are often unfamiliar to students at the beginning of their careers in anthropology. The summer school will provide a theoretical basis to statistical methods in anthropology, and a full immersion of practical sessions. Particularly, students will be trained at collecting and registering osteological variables, managing and analyzing data in R and Past software, choosing the appropriate analysis for the research questions, interpreting the results. Real anthropological case studies will be presented, and participants will develop the statistical workflow to verify the research hypotheses.

- Period during which lessons are held: Jan-Feb 2025 (10 hours)
- Doctoral credits: 0.75
- Year of study: First
- Assessment method: Qualification
- Language: Italian and English

Mandatory safety training according to Article 37 of Legislative Decree 81/08 - Indoor and Outdoor Laboratories - Chemical Biological/Naturalistic Risk and Geological/Naturalistic Risk The course aims to give appropriate general training to all PhDs and PhD. students in relation to their duties in health and safety in the workplace and research, hazards and risks, and correct practices to be adopted during the activity.

- Period during which lessons are held: Check out the CLA Webpage (48 hours)
- Doctoral credits: 3.2
- Year of study: First, Second or Third
- Assessment method: Qualification
- Language: Italian and English

UNIBO CLA (Centro Linguistico di Ateneo) Courses AcEs: 24-hour classroom + 24-hour e-learning modules aimed at the acquisition of English language skills targeted at teaching and research activities.

- Period during which lessons are held: Mar-May 2025 (2 hours)
- Doctoral credits: 0,14
- Year of study: Second or Third
- Assessment method: Qualification
- Language: English

This seminar will be organized with the University of Bologna Research Area (ARIC) to inform the students about the opportunity of the national and international resarch projects. Big data, Open access, data sharing

- Period during which lessons are held:
- Doctoral credits: 0,14
- Year of study: Second or Third
- Assessment method: Qualification
- Language: English

The seminar will be organized with UNIBO - Business Relations, Third Mission and Communication Area (ARTEC) to provide the students with information on the valorization of the results of scientific research and on the management of relations with the companies that collaborate with UNIBO in the field of Third Mission. The seminar also inform the PhD students on the potentialities of development and management of actions aimed at the creation of enterprises, startups, companies and other forms of business.