The University organises cross-disciplinary teaching activities annually, allowing students to acquire skills that go beyond the specialised knowledge of their specific doctoral programme.

The cross-disciplinary teaching activities are organised in the following thematic areas:

• Language skills improvement
• IT skills improvement
• Research management and knowledge of national and international research systems
• Valorisation of research results and intellectual property
• Ethics
• Communication techniques
• Professional development
• Safety

As part of the cross-disciplinary teaching activities, it is mandatory to acquire at least 1 credit in the area of the Third Mission.

Doctoral students may attend cross-disciplinary courses organised by other universities/research institutions/companies. In such cases, the Academic Board will assess the suitability of the courses and determine the number of credits to be awarded.

Linguistic area

Academic English

Language: English
Lecturer: Dott. Samuel James Atkinson
Duration: 32 hours
Max. number of students: 30
Dates and timetables: From 3rd March 2025, every Monday from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Room: D building, room T_C
Deadline for registration: registration opens one month before the course begins

English for STEM

Language: English
Lecturer: in cooperation with the University Department of Mathematics, Informatics and Geosciences
Duration: 16 hours
Max. number of students: n/a
Dates and timetables: June-July 2025 - dates to be updated
Room: Main building, room to be announced
Deadline for registration: registration opens one month before the course begins

ICT area

More than meets the eye: scholarly literature retrieval and library services for PhD students

Language: English
Lecturer: in cooperation with the University Library System and Museums Sector – SBA 
Duration: 8 hours
Max. number of students: n/a
Dates and timetables: 11th February 2025, from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and from 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Room: H3 building, room 2B 
Deadline for registration: 10th February 2025
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Research and Knowledge Management of European and International Research Systems area

European Projects: how to start from scratch

Language: English
Lecturer: in cooperation with Elettra
Duration: 8 hours
Max. number of students:
Dates and timetables: 20th and 27th March 2025, from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Room: Main building, room to be announced
Deadline for registration: registration opens one month before the course begins

Focus on European funds for individual researchers: Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships and ERC Starting grants

Language: English
Lecturer:  in cooperation with the University Knowledge Dissemination and Research Services Branch office
Duration: 8 hours
Max. number of students:
Dates and timetables: April 2025 - dates to be updated
Room: Main building, room to be announced
Deadline for registration: registration opens one month before the course begins

Exploitation of Research results and Intellectual property area

Third Mission-Innovation and exploitation: from intellectual property to technology transfer

Language: English
Lecturer: In cooperation with the University Communication and External Relations Office and Technology Transfer and Business Relations Office
Duration: 12 hours
Max. number of students: n/a
Dates and timetables:
 

• 10th January 2025 from 2 pm to 6 pm
• 24th and 31st January 2025 from 2 pm to 5 pm
• 4th February 2025 from 2 pm to 4 pm

Room: H3 building, room 2B
Deadline for registration: 8th January 2025
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Power Point: presentations for communicating your research

Language: English
Lecturer: in cooperation with the Department of Physics
Duration: 8 hours - dates to be updated
Max. number of students: 
Dates and timetables: 5th and 12th March 2025, from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Room: Main building, room to be announced
Deadline for registration: registration opens one month before the course begins

 Preparing a scientific manuscript: the process, the correct behaviors and the unethical shortcuts    

Language: English
Lecturer: in cooperation with the Department of Chemical and pharmaceutical sciences
Duration: 8 hours
Max. number of students: 
Dates and timetables: 18th and 19th February 2025
Room: H3 building, room 2B
Deadline for registration: registration opens one month before the course begins

Ethics and Communication Techniques area (recognized within Third Mission)

Ethics Research

Language: English
Lecturer: Daniela Ovadia
Duration: 8 hours
Max. number of students: n/a
Dates and timetables: 23rd January 2025, from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and from 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Room: H3 building, room 3A
Deadline for registration: 21st January 2025
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Science Communication on new Media

Language: English
Lecturer: to be announced
Duration: 8 hours
Max. number of students: 
Dates and timetables: June 2025 - dates to be updated
Room: Main building, room to be announced
Deadline for registration: registration opens one month before the course begins

Public Speaking

Language: English
Lecturer: to be announced
Duration: 8 hours
Max. number of students: 
Dates and timetables: May 2025 - dates to be updated
Room: Main building, room to be announced
Deadline for registration: registration opens one month before the course begins

Science Diplomacy

Language: English
Lecturer: in collaboration with the Department of Physics and the Department of Political and social Science
Duration: 12 hours
Max. number of students: 
Dates and timetables: May 2025 - dates to be updated
Room: Main building, room to be announced
Deadline for registration: registration opens one month before the course begins

Professional development area

From business model to business plan

Language: English
Lecturer: in collaboration with the Department of Physics and the Department of Political and social sciences
Duration: 8 hours
Max. number of students: 
Dates and timetables: February 2025 - dates to be updated 
Room: Main building, room to be announced
Deadline for registration: registration opens one month before the course begins

Third Mission: The Phd in perspective: guidance for a mindful career development

Language: English
Lecturer: to be announced
Duration: 16 hours 
Max. number of students: 
Dates and timetables: May - June 2025 - dates to be updated 
Room: Main building, room to be announced
Deadline for registration: registration opens one month before the course begins

Safety area

 Advanced methods for worker protection in research facilities

Language: English
Lecturer: to be announced
Duration: 8 hours 
Max. number of students: 
Dates and timetables: June 2025 - dates to be updated 
Room: Main building, room to be announced
Deadline for registration: registration opens one month before the course begins