Transversal and multidisciplinary research institute whose mission is to address the complex issues of Sustainability, Climate Change and the Energy Transition by adding and integrating the various perspectives offered by our five areas of research: Basic Science of Climate Change; Environmental and Climate Economics: Territorial Analysis; Governance, Environmental and Energy Transition Law, Environmental and Climate Justice; Health risks, Analysis of Human Behavior, Impacts of pollution on people and Ecosystems solutions; Technological solutions, Development of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Systems.

“The Centre for Studies on Social Conflicts (CECOS) is a research centre of the URV, formed by an interdisciplinary research team that brings together political scientists, sociologists, historians, jurists, anthropologists, communication specialists…
Its general objective is to build a space for critical reflection that promotes a multidisciplinary dialogue on the main social conflicts of the contemporary world, through scientific research activities, teaching and training activities and other technical and professional services of the university.
The specific objectives of CECOS are:
To generate knowledge from a multifaceted and globalising perspective on the processes of conflict in Spain and Europe, understanding ‘social conflict’ as the struggle of opposing interests motivated by social, political, economic, gender, ethnic, religious or other factors.
Contribute to the design of innovative, inclusive and responsible solutions in a context of unprecedented change and transformation (European identity crisis, professional structure, social impact of migratory flows, new paradigms of participation, equality, government transparency, democratic deficits, exclusion and poverty…).”

Centre for the prevention of risky virtual communication (the Centre) focuses on prevention of hazardous behaviour associated with the use of information and communication technologies by children, especially cyber bullying, cyber grooming, cyber stalking, hoax and spam, sexting, sextortion, social engineering methods, the issue of sharing of personal information through social networks (sharenting), internet frauds, dangers connected with using of artificial intelligence and other dangerous communication techniques. It implements an educational, research, prevention and intervention activities. Our Centre also focusing on positive using of modern IT technologies by children and adults.

The library of Roman, Medieval and Modern Law At the includes mainly volumes and periodicals of Romanesque area, coming not only from the Legal Institutes but also from the continuous purchases made by the Department over the years, as well as precious legacies and gifts (as in the case of the Arangio-Ruiz, Amirante, Mazzacane, Solazzi funds). It also includes works of History of Medieval and Modern Law, as well as a valuable and substantial collection of precious ancient volumes.

The library of constitutional law of the Department of Jurisprudence of the University of Naples Federico II houses volumes on the discipline of constitutional law, public law and comparative public law. You can find older volumes and treatises and more recent books. There are also scientific journal and review concerning constitutional and public law.

The apparatus allows to carry out resonant column and torsional shear tests on the same saturated soil specimen, applying effective isotropic confining stress ranging between 20 kPa and 800 kPa. The torque actuator allows to investigate the non linear mechanical behaviour of both soft and hard soils up to a maximum shear strain of about 0.5%. Shear modulus and damping ratio of soil can be measured at increasing shear strain. strain rate behaviour of soil can also be investigated.
Tests can be performed in undrained and drained conditions measuring pore pressure build-up and volume change respectively.

The large triaxial cell apparatus allows to perform tests on gravelly soils. The specimens with two dimensions (diameter=100 mm, height=200mm and diameter=200 mm, height=400mm) can be tested. Cyclic and monotonic tests can be performed.

The cyclic simple shear cell is a sophisticated apparatus, which can work with a double configuration: with rigid and flexible boundaries. In the latter, specimen is enclosed with an unreinforced latex membrane confined by pressurized water. A sophisticated control system allows to guarantee the K0-condition. This apparatus can perform cyclic and monotonic tests. It is particularly suited to evaluate the liquefaction resistance of soils.

The Study Centre on Reason of State and Democracy (www.ragionidistato.it) is endowed with its own library consisting of a specialised collection on the themes of Reason of State, Tacitism, Machiavellianism in the early modern age, and a selected fund dedicated to democratic political theory.

The ARS RoSA (Archivio della Ragion di Stato / Reason of State Archive) fund consists of more than 2000 volumes that are currently being catalogued and reordered, as well as an important collection of documentary and digital material expressly dedicated to the multiple historical and theoretical declinations of the theme of ‘ratio status’.

The Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE) coordinates and promotes the advancement of science in chemistry, physics, engineering, biology, and medicine with focus on:
• Catalysis
• Dynamic processes in solids
• Gas-phase synthesis of nanomaterials
• Magnetic materials
• Nanomaterials for health
• Functional materials for energy applications
CENIDE provides access to state-of-the-art infrastructure such as the unique research building NanoEnergieTechnikZentrum (NETZ) and the Interdisciplinary Center for Analytics on the Nanoscale (ICAN).

The Essen College of Gender Research (EKfG) at the University of Duisburg-Essen studies gender relations and analyses differences and similarities from an intersectional perspective. It considers biological features and their medical consequences, everyday reality, opportunities for social participation, and access to material and immaterial resources. Norms, values and rights are likewise included in the analysis in order to arrive at concrete findings for social practice.

The Core Facility Interdisciplinary Center for Analytics on the Nanoscale (ICAN) at the University of Duisburg-Essen combines machines, methods and scientific expertise for analysis on the nanometer scale. The core of ICAN is the microscopy center in the NanoEnergieTechnikZentrum (NETZ) in Duisburg. With brand new laboratories, specially designed for the newest machines, the microsopy center is perfectly equipped for the most sensitive measurements down the atomic length scale.

At NETZ, we seek to develop sustainable methods for each step in the process chain: from synthesizing and refining functional materials to integrating these materials into finished components and devices. In each step, we strive to analyze and understand the mechanisms that operate on every relevant scale. This expertise enables us to formulate rules that are as generally applicable as possible – and to tailor the outcome of an individual process to reach the desired goal.

Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research is a central research institute of the University Duisburg-Essen. Our research is focused on four broad themes that we explore in two subsequent periods. During the period 2021–2024, we will focus on legitimation and delegitimation in global cooperation and global cooperation and diverse conceptions of world order. During the period 2018–2021, we focused on pathways and mechanisms of global cooperation and global cooperation and polycentric governance.

The Center for Molecular Biosciences (CMBI) at the University of Innsbruck (Forschungsschwerpunkt für Molekulare Biowissenschaften) is an integrative and multidisciplinary research and graduate teaching institution, whose mission it is, to advance knowledge on the structure, function, and interaction of biological macromolecules, and of simple compounds, relevant for cellular growth, metabolism, and development.

The Dutch Scientific Institutes Abroad (NWIBs) are advanced scientific posts of the Dutch universities. These institutes are mainly located around the Mediterranean: in Athens, Cairo, Florence and Rome. The institutes are aimed at supporting and realizing scientific education and research, and also make a substantial contribution to the profiling of Dutch higher education abroad. The institutes are jointly managed by Dutch Universities.

PIE is a platform for Dutch institutes that cooperate with partner institutes in the Global South. The overall aim is to contribute to global and local sustainable development, both in countries and regions where partner institutes are based and in the Netherlands. The main focus is on cooperation in post-secondary education, in scientific and applied research and knowledge development, and in innovation through knowledge application.

UnILiON is an informal network of Brussels liaison offices representing excellent universities based in Europe and Japan. The network represents an arena of exchange where the participants share information, nurture collaboration and act as information multipliers towards the represented organisations.Thanks to UnILiON you can easily access some of the most active research, higher education and innovation players in Europe and beyond.

The Historical Library houses an ancient book heritage of about 6-7000 volumes including monographs and prestigious collections, representing an unparalleled historical-scientific reference for the physical and chemical sciences. Among them: Antoine Lavoisier Trattato elementare di Chimica, Venezia 1796; Antoine-Francois De Fourcroy. Systeme Des Connaissances Chimiques. Paris 1801, First Ed.; Annales de Chimie, Paris 1789-1840, First Ed.; Mathieux Orfila. Trattato de’ Veleni. Napoli 1834, First Ed.; Marie Curie. Recherches sur les Substances Radioactives, Paris 1904.

Transmission electron microscopy enables direct observation of the specimen under near native conditions. The specimen does not undergo any chemical treatment and the data present direct observation of the sample immobilized in the solution of interest.