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Research
Research groups, laboratories, centres, areas, and projects, as well as publications, related to the people belonging to the Department of Psychology.
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.
News
Meetings and Initiatives
Care and Liberation 100 Years after Fanon: A Series of Conversations on Mental Health, Resistance and Decolonisation
From 3 to 8 November in Bologna and Cesena, a series of international seminars dedicated to Frantz Fanon and the links between mental health, colonial oppression and practices of liberation.
Meetings and Initiatives
Your first job contract is never forgotten: rights, duties, and useful tips
Join the online seminar on 12 November. You’ll learn about the main types of employment contracts and the most common clauses, so you can read a job contract with confidence and awareness.
Innovation and Research
ALMA-AI launches the Video Contest on Artificial Intelligence
Two categories, one challenge: tell a story about AI or create with AI. Open to Unibo students and PhD candidates. Submit your video by October 30, 2025.
University
Career Day in Rimini - Job networking event
On 5 November, meet companies and test your approach to the job market. Sign up now!
Events
Seminars
Colonial violence, trauma and reparations: community struggles for life, care and dignity
Aula Magna, Dipartimento di Psicologia "Renzo Canestrari", Viale Berti Pichat 5, 40127 Bologna, Italia
Seminars
Language Acquisition in Multilingual Children
Aula Grande, San Giovanni in Monte 2, 40124 Bologna, Italy.
Presentations and meetings
Developing Decolonial Practices of Care and Solidarity: Local Experiences and Actions
Aula Prodi, Piazza S. Giovanni in Monte 2, 40124 Bologna, Italy
Presentations and meetings
From a Theory of Oppression to a Practice of Collective Care: Decolonial Principles, Clinical Work and Mental Health
Aula Seminari 2, Piazza S. Giovanni in Monte 2, 40124 Bologna, Italy
Seminars
Decolonial Approaches in Psychology in Times of Genocide
Aula 3, Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, Via Berti Pichat 5, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Seminars
Mental Health, Liberation and Decolonisation: Past, Present and Future
Biblioteca Minguzzi-Gentili, via Sant’Isaia 90, 40123 Bologna, Italia
Presentations and meetings
From Basaglia to Today: Rethinking Care and Reclaiming that Mental Health is Political
Sala Studio Prometeo, Viale Giambattista Ercolani 33, 40138 Bologna, Italy
Presentations and meetings
Community Meeting: Families from Gaza Meet the Professionals of the Project
Bologna, Italy