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Distal is ranked 1st in Italy for the Agriculture and Forestry subject by QS World University Rankings
In the QS World University Rankings by Subjects, it also improves its position in the overall ranking. UniBo is among the top 50 universities in the world.
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
Innovation and Research
Conflicts and Coexistence in Rural Europe: Pathways to Sustainability in Transitioning Territories
Editors: Eirini Skrimizea, Valentino Marini Govigli, and Agnieszka Nowak-Olejnik Abstract Submission deadline: 8 September 2025
International
Institutional Mission to Xinjiang Agricultural University in China
DISTAL hosted by Xinjiang Agricultural University to participate in an international conference on agriculture and deliver a series of academic seminars
DISTAL has arrived on Instagram!
After Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn, comes the profile that will speak most to the world of young people!
Meetings and Initiatives
EIT Food RIS Inspire Summer School on Sustainable Food Production and Consumption | Apply by August 31st, 2025
Ready to shape the future of sustainable food? Apply now for the EIT Food RIS Inspire Summer School, coordinated by the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Bologna
Events
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
