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Collegio Universitario di Merito

09 June 2023

Collegio A Volta is officially a Collegio Universitario di Merito according to the terms and requirements set by the Ministry for Universities and Research. The official, ministerial act is available on the College web site at this page.

Volta fulfilled the requirements set by Ministry during the academic year 2018/19 and maintained them ever since but Ministry suspended formal procedures for three years due to the Covid pandemic and only resumed them in September 2022.  The College gratefully acknowledges the support of College staff and the role of Volta students in the process that led to this major achievement.

First Intervention Medicine

17 May 2023

The Harvey Medical Society, a student's group hosted by Collegio A Volta, is holding a meeting on First Intervention Medicine in the College Lecture Theatre on Thursday the 18th of May at 6.30 pm.  The guest speaker will be Dr Attracta Heffernan, MB, BCh, a graduate of Trinity College Dublin who has worked as an Associate Specialist in Accident and Emergency Medicine, Beaumont Hospital Dublin until 2020.

All medical students of Collegio Volta are invited to attend. The poster of the event is available here

Image courtesy of www.injurynet.com.au.

Behavioural Eating Disorders

10 May 2023

Collegio B Griziotti is holding an interesting day meeting on 20th of May on Behavioural Eating Disorders.  Nutrition is a major health issue: half the deaths that occur worldwide before the age of 5 are due to under or malnutrition and 1.9 billion people out of 8 billions are obese.  Behavioural Eating Disorders are another significant health challenge. They frequently affect young people and have a major impact on the life, study and work of the persons affected.

The meeting of 20th of May involves local experts and will provide a valuable opportunity for addressing the topic. The meeting is open to students outside Collegio B Griziotti including interested members of Volta.

The poster of the event is available here

Macromolecular NMR

06 May 2023

Christina Redfield, Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Oxford will give a course in College on Macromolecular NMR starting on Monday the 8th of May each day from 2.00 pm in College lecure theatre. The Course wll be of special interest to postgraduate members of College reading Cheistry, Biology, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences subjects.

The poster of the event is available here.  Additioanl information is available at this page.

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Graphic representation of the NMR analysis of a protein showing that part of the protein is folded and part is disordered (courtesy of K Wüthrich).

A Scientific Education

20 April 2023

Carl E Wieman, a Nobel laureate in Physics from Stanford University will give the fifth seminar of the College series on Access to Education onlinehis contributions to  in the College Lecture Theatre at 6.00 pm on tthe 3rd of May.  Carl E Wieman, known for this contributions to the discovery of Einstein-Bose condensates, has argued for years that current approaches to the teaching of science subjects are ineffective and has offered new and radical approaches to this important topic. The majority of Volta undergraduate and postgraduate students are engaged in science studies and alll members of the College are warmly encouraged to attend Carl E Wieman's seminar.

The poster of the event is available here.  The abstract of the seminar and a short biographic sketch of the speaker can be found at this page.

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A graphic representation of physical variables accounting generated by an Artificial Intelligence approach. Courtesy of the Department of Engineering of Columbia University.

Personalised Medicine

20 April 2023

Salvatore Piscuoglio of the University of Basel will give a seminar at 4.30 pm on Wednesday the 26th of April at the Golgi//Spallanzani Institute (via A Ferrata 9) entitle Augmenting Precision Oncology Using in Silico Tools and patient-derived 3d Models. Cancer therapy is one of the areas in which the development of personalised approaches is proving very valuable and the seminar will review progress in the field and highlight the speaker's contribution. All College students are invited to attend, in particular medical students and science students reading Biology, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The poster of the event is available here.  The abstract of the seminar and a short biographic sketch of the speaker can be found at this page.



Leibniz's Mill

13 April 2023

Science historian Paolo Mazzarello, professor of History of Medicine at the University of Pavia, will introduce his latest book entitled Leibniz's Mill at 5.30 pm on the 18th of April at Collegio Castiglioni Brugnatelli. The poster of the event is available here

The event may be of interest to a number of Volta students and certainly to College undergraduates reading Philosophy.


From STEM to STEAM

10 April 2023

The fourth seminar of the College Series on Access to Education will take place on Thursday the 20th of April 2023 at 6.00 pm and will be given by Claudia Carter of Birmingham City University.  The seminar entitled From STEM to STEAM (Science, Technology, Arts, Engineering, Mathematics) will discuss the never-settled issue of the role of Arts and Humanities in Science Education. C Carter will present recent ideas that may bring fresh, potential solutions to this major challenge in modern western culture.

The poster of the seminar is available here.  The abstract of the seminar and a short biographical sketch of the speaker are avalable at this page

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A picture of a galaxy (left) and a major work of art (the painting Guernica by P Picasso, currently at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid).

The Age of STEM

10 April 2023

The third seminar of the College Series on Access to Education will take place on Tuesday the 18th of April 2023 at 6.00 pm and will be given by Maja Bacovic of the University of Montenegro.  The seminar entitled The Age of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) will review the current trends and debate on the take and impact of these disciplines on the knowledge economy, societies and the globalised world. These themes are at the centre of the debate on access to University, employment, sustainability, etc.

The poster of the seminar is available here.  The abstract of the seminar and a short biographical sketch of the speaker are avalable at this page

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A picture of a computer chip, a technological development that has revolutionised the life and work of billions of people in the last fifty years. 

The Future of Higher Education

06 April 2023

The second seminar of the College Series on Access to Education will take place on Thursday the 13th of April 2023 at 6.00 pm and will be given by Giorgio Marinoni, from the International Association of Universites.  The seminar entitled Global Challenges and Directions in Higher Education will review recent trends in Higher Education worldwide and will offer a critical assessment of the challenges and directions that lie ahead in both developed and developing countries.

The poster of the seminar is available here.  The abstract of the seminar and a short biographical sketch of the speaker are avalable at this page

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A picture of the site of ancient Univeristy of Nalanda (India) considered the oldest University in the world.

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