HomePage — Agricultural and Food Sciences
DISTAL
The Department has two main locations, one in Bologna and one in Cesena, but it also carries out both teaching and research activities in Ozzano, Cadriano and Imola.
Research laboratories
Discover them all!
Academic calendar 2024/25
The academic calendar shows the religious and non-religious holidays on which teaching activities do not take place, and the Christmas and Easter activity breaks.
Research areas
A journey through the areas, projects and research groups where new knowledge is born and developed. Discover the research and scientific innovation activities of the department’s researchers.
News
International
FOEBE+ Programme: Bioeconomy Challenge Week 2026
From the 21st to the 24th of April the UNIBO students of the Erasmus+ programme FOEBE+ took part in the 2026 edition of the Bioeconomy Challenge Week
Meetings and Initiatives
Erasmus+ GreenTraINT: ideas, innovation and collaboration in working groups between Europe and Seychelles
Students and experts collaborate across continents to co-design solutions for agriculture, food safety, and conservation in tropical environments
Innovation and Research
Adaptive Agricultural Strategies: Win–Win Solutions for Climate Change Challenges
#specialissue
International
ReLeaf Project Meeting
The ReLeaf consortium met in Cesena for its bi-annual meeting
Events
Lecture
Agroecology: sustaining food production in a planet in polycrisis
Aula 9, viale Giuseppe Fanin 48
Seminar
Tradizioni enogastronomiche e immaginari collettivi
Aula Magna Biblioteca Malatestiana P.zza Bufalini 1
Presentation
The Giovanni Pollicino Award, the Italian videogame program promoted by the IVIPRO association, is now named in memory of the technician and adjunct lecturer who passed away prematurely
Aula 8 del DISTAL, viale Giuseppe Fanin 46
Demo
CARINA Demo Field Day 2026
Via Gandolfi 19, Cadriano
Seminar
The Physical Side of Poultry Feed
Sala Bonavita, Corso della Repubblica 5
Seminar
Narrazioni sul cibo: storie, esperienze, prospettive allo specchio della letteratura
Aula Magna Villa Almerici P.zza Goidanich 60
Presentation
Exploring Microbial Biodiversity in Emilia-Romagna - The Hidden Microcosm Behind Its Renowned Food Products (MiPAT-ER)
Viale Fanin
Seminar
La “cultura del cibo”, il corpo umano, la psiche e le regioni/ragioni della scrittura
Aula Magna Biblioteca Malatestiana P.zza Bufalini 1
Workshop
Summer School in Off-Highway Vehicle Design
Viale G. Fanin 50, Bologna
Seminar
Le Muse a banchetto. Il cibo in forma di parole: variazioni sul tema
Aula Magna Biblioteca Malatestiana P.zza Bufalini 1
Calls and competitions
Open calls
First and Second cycle degree programmes
Choose the degree programme, second cycle degree or single-cycle degree programme that suits you best among those offered by the Department
Health and safety
Information on risks, correct behaviour and emergency management in the main places of study, work and research of the Department and of the University