Chemistry, archaeology, engineering, law, humanities, medicine and much more: research is at the centre of Bologna University life. Willing to join it? You can choose to become a PhD student at the oldest university of the western world.

The University of Bologna awards nearly 600 doctor of philosophy degrees annually. In Bologna, PhD is primarily a research degree and it is available in all faculties and departments. More than 500 positions are now available for doctoral courses under the following Schools: Civil Engineering and Architecture, Industrial Engineering, Sciences and Information Engineering, Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences and Environment, Economics and Statistics, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Law, Medical and Surgical Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Political and Social Sciences, Humanities. A number of international PhD courses allow the Alma Mater to welcome foreign students. Internationalization is also granted through the possibility for most of the PhD students to spend a period abroad.

The deadline to participate is September 16th, 2010.

Competitions are based on examination and/or on qualifications’ evaluation. All information regarding the competition (research topics, number of positions, admission requirements, selection procedure and criteria) is made available at the following link: http://www.unibo.it/Portale/Ricerca/Dottorati+di+ricerca/bandiXXVI.htm).

Courses will start only if at least three students enrol, two of whom receiving a scholarship.The XXVI Cycle doctoral courses will start on 1st January 2011 and have a duration of three years.

The Alma Mater- Università di Bologna supports spontaneous, target-oriented and applied research, which take place in its nearly 100 departments and interdepartmental centres. The University of Bologna has a total of 3200 academics, of which 1300 researchers. The research staff also includes 1400 grant holders and Post-docs and nearly 1800 PhD students. This huge capital allows the University of Bologna to be one of the most active Italian universities in research and technology transfer.