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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

International
Official institutional mission to Nottingham Trent University, UK
New international mobility exchanges in the fields of research and teaching

Innovation and Research
Next-Generation Approaches to Foodborne Pathogens: Genomics, Resistance, and Emerging Risks
Special Issue Editors: Claudia Cortimiglia, Frederique Pasquali, Giulia Tabanelli

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
Events
Seminars
A webinar to discover the "Sustainable Food Production & Consumption Summer School" (15 September – 3 October 2025, online).
On line
Training initiatives
EIT Food RIS Inspire Summer School on Sustainable Food Production and Consumption
Online on Zoom
Conferences
SUITMA13
Italian National Research Council (CNR), Pisa
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