The first College seminar of the 2018/19 academic year will take place today 4th of October and will be given by Giulio Cossu of the University of Manchester at 5.00 pm in the College lecture theatre. The seminar, entitled Challenging therapies for muscular dystrophies will give an overview of the progress made in developing molecular and cellular approaches for the therapy of this group of diseases and will highlight the formidable obstacles that remain to be overcome. All College students are invited to attend, especially students of the medical and science courses. The poster of the seminar can be downloaded here. Further information including a synopsis of the talk and a biographical sketch of the speaker are available here.
M FRACCARO LECTURE 2022/23
Jules Hoffmann, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (2011) gave the 2022/23 Marco Fraccaro Lecture on 5 April 2023 in Aula U Foscolo on 'The Evolution of Innate Immunity'.
A Volta Lecture 2020/21
Sir Roger Penrose, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2020), delivered the 2020/21 A Volta lecture online on 20 January 2022 on 'From Black-Hole Singularities to Cosmic Cosmology'.
M Fraccaro Lecture 2018/19
Harald zur Hausen, Nobel Laureat in Physiology and Medicine (2008), delivered the 2018/19 M Fraccaro lecture on 8 April 2019
Volta Lecture 2016/17
Sir Richard Peto, the 2016/17 Volta Lecturer, discussed on 25th May 2017 how the world can and should halve premature death.
M Fraccaro Lecture 2016/17
Mario Capecchi, 2007 Nobel Laureate for Physiology or Medicine, delivered the 2016/17 M Fraccaro Lecture on 6 April 2017.
RESEARCH ASSESSMENT
A major seminar series on Research Assessment in France, Germany, the UK and Italy took place in College from November 2016 to February 2017.
The University of Pavia
'Il Cortile dell' Universita', one of several courts of the main 18th century site of the University in the city of Pavia.
Alessandro Volta
An early drawing of the battery by its discoverer, the scientist at the University of Pavia after whom the College is named.
NORTH WING
The new North Wing, completed in 2013, houses the 78 graduate members of College as well as 5 short term visitors.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
The College welcomes enquiries and applications from prospective PhD students. Further details under ‘Admissions’.
STUDYING ABROAD
The College has access to a number of schemes to enable its students to study abroad (see ‘Academic Life’).
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