Marta Ghisi, Vice-Rector for the Wellbeing of the Academic Community
Full Professor at the Department of General Psychology and Head of the Hospital Psychology Unit, she will also retain responsibility for master’s programmes, advanced training courses, lifelong learning and micro-credentials
Benessere in Natura
Wellbeing practices promoted by the Resilience Hub, the social innovation lab coordinated by Etifor, TESAF and DPG
Carlo Umiltà: A Legacy That Continues
Saturday, 20 June, from 9:30 a.m., in the Sala dell’Archivio Antico, Palazzo del Bo, Padua
WIN Study Centre (Well-being Interventions in and with Nature)
Inauguration on 15 May at 3:00 p.m., Room 4T-CLA Via Venezia 16, Padua
Unipd inaugurates Italy’s first OPM-MEG facility
The new Michiel Contarini Complex hosts the Padova Neuroscience Center, the Department of Neuroscience, and SCUP, the University Center for Psychological Clinical Services.
CARs - Spring 2026 Courses
The Advanced Courses for Scientific Research (CARS) were established in 1998 by the Department of General Psychology (DPG) with the aim of helping undergraduate and graduate students, as well as early-career researchers, acquire the advanced technical and methodological skills needed to carry out experimental theses and research projects.
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
NEWS AND EVENTS
Research highlights
Suicide risk in young adults: warning signs in everyday life
According to the World Health Organization, suicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 29. This is a critical transitional stage of life, marked by substantial psychobiological, relational, and social pressures. These figures highlight a major public health challenge and un
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The Living SEB Skills Project
The article The Living SEB Skills Project has been published in the European Journal of Personality. It focuses on the scientific study of social, emotional, and behavioral competencies, often referred to as soft skills. The work is based on the Social, Emotional, and Behavioral skills model (SEB sk
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The Metabolic Layer of Cognition: Expanding the Horizons of Cognitive Neuroscience
A new publication in Frontiers in Neuroscience introduces an innovative perspective on one of the central challenges of contemporary neuroscience: understanding how cognitive processes emerge from the biological activity of the brain and the body.In this contribution, Bianca Bonato and Umberto Casti
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Insights into the multi-factorial nature of reading difficulties
A study involving 97 Dutch-speaking children provides new evidence supporting a multifactorial view of developmental dyslexia (DD), challenging the traditional perspective that considers dyslexia primarily a phonological disorder. The findings reveal substantial heterogeneity among children with rea
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When Fear Looks Like Surprise
Recognizing emotions from other people's faces is one of the most important social skills we possess. Yet, we do not always get it right. Have you ever looked at a human face and wondered whether the person was terrified or simply surprised? This is one of the most common emotional confusions. But w
