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Fire safety training for workers

An investigation into how learning modalities in VR relate to performance and self-evaluationsThe study, carried out in collaboration with the e-learning company Piazza Copernico, started from a very concrete question: do we really learn better when we are immersed in a simulation compared to when

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Intelligence: Singular or Plural?

Five meetings organized by Progetto Formazione Continua, exploring the definition - or definitions - of Intelligence. The meetings will be held in Italian.MEETING I (February 6, 2026) – 4:00 PMCUAMM, via San Francesco 126ARTIFICIAL VS. HUMAN INTELLIGENCE: BATTLE OR LOVE?We will retrace the main

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THE 2026 Ranking: Psychology at the University of Padua Among the World’s Top 100

Unipd is the only Italian university in the top 100 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026The Psychology program at the University of Padua has been ranked among the world’s top 100 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026, one of the

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From Psychology, a contribution to Mass Spectrometry

The study conducted by Avesani, Bonato et al. (2026) at the Department of General Psychology of the University of Padua and published in the scientific journal Molecules represents a contribution of great scientific and methodological relevance. For the first time, a technique typically belonging to

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Training the mind to rebalance stress

A Padua study reveals the link between cognitive stimulation and stress hormones in older adults with cognitive declineA new study led by Maria Devita from the Department of General Psychology at the University of Padua, in collaboration with the Geriatric Clinic of the Department of Medicine

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