Genetic Modification
On Tuesday June 10th at 6.00 pm RA Ankeny of the University of Adelaide will give a seminar on Looking at Genetic Modification with a big picture lens. The poster of the seminar can be downloaded here.
The seminar will focus on genetically modified crops and will discuss their potential impact for world food supply and for world economy. It will also compare and discuss the different regulatory frameworks adopted toward genetically modified crops by the European Union, the United States of America and other countries across the world.
Conscience
On Thursday June 5th, F Salvoldi, M Ceroni and L Vanzago will illustrate and discuss a major book that they co-authored on Conscience at 6.00 pm at Libreria Delfino in piazza Cavagneria (Pavia). The authors are either members of staff or former memmbers of staff of the University of Pavia.
Conscience is a topic that attracts interest from scientists, clinicians, philosophers and the general public at large and College students are warmly invited to attend this book presentation.
La coscienza. Contributi per specialisti e non specialisti tra neuroscienze, filosofia e neurologia
F. Savoldi, M. Ceroni and L. Vanzago editors.
Edizioni Aras (November 2013 by). ISBN-10: 8896378680. Cost € 63.00. Available from Amazon Italy for € 53.55 .
Safe Driving
M Rostan, deputy Chancellor for Students Welfare, and D Barbieri, the University Health & Safety Officer, have organised a hands-on Course on safe driving together with Ford Italy. The Course aims to offer young drivers Driving Skills for Life and will take place at the Automotive Safety Centre in Vairano, a racing track 14 km north east of Pavia.
The is free to students of the University of Pavia and interested students can apply online. The Course is offered on two dates (June 4th and 5th) with choice of morning or afternoon sessions on each date. Free bus transport will be available from Piazza Castello and Polo Cravino at 8.00 am and 0.30 pm on the dates indicated. The invitation letter and a flyer are available for downloading.
Neurosciences
Collegio Santa Caterina has organised an interesting one-day course on neurosciences coordinated by P Mazzarello, Professor of History of Medicine and Director of the University Museum in Pavia. The Course will take place on Friday 23rd in the Graduate section of Santa Caterina and will include talks by P Mazzarello (C Golgi), M Ceroni (prions), M Catani (brain imaging) and E D' Angelo (synaptic transmission).
College students, especially those attending medical, biology and biotechnology Courses are encouraged to attend but need to fill in a form in order to do so and interested students are encouraged to contact Collegio S Caterima for advice at the following email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The full programme of the meeting can be downloaded here.
EdISU Tables
The College is preparing for the end of year student's assessments either through the EdISU set of requirements (undergraduate and MSc students) or through individual reports (other categories of students, ie PhD students, postgraduate medical students and post-doctoral fellows).
EdISU have published recently the 2014 tables, which can be downloaded here. Undergraduate and MSc students are asked to study these tables carefully in order to be aware of the requirements that they have to meet ahead of submission of their exam results in mid July and their interviews in July. The dates for submission of the exam reports and the dates for interviews will be communicated at a later stage.
Undergraduate and MSc students who intend to leave College before the end of July but intend to apply for confirmation of their College placements for the academic year 2014/15 need to contact the College Master at least two weeks before the date in which they plan to leave College in order to arrange submission of their exam reports and interview.
PhD students, postgraduate medical students and post-doctoral fellows will be contacted separately with instructions for submission of their reports.
Wifi Network
The College is pleased to confirm that EdISU has tendered the contract for the new wifi network. This new, single network will cover the South Wing (the area of the College currently in use) as well as the new North Wing that will house the Graduate Section of Volta. At a later stage the network will further extend to selected areas outside the College buildings, including the Great and Little Courts. This further extension of the network will develop in parallel with the landscaping project and aims to enable full use of the College grounds.
The new wifi network will be the most advanced of any College in Pavia and will ensure that every student in every room of the College will have fast and secure internet access. The hardware currently in use (switches and access points) will be removed. Work will start first in the South Wing and continue in the North Wing. The College expects that the new wifi network will be complete and operational by the end of June
Open Day
The College wishes to organise an Open Day in June in which College members can visit and acquaint themselves with the facilities available in the new North Wing. This Open Day is scheduled provisionally on the 13th of June and will be confirmed closer to the time in order to ensure that furniture fitting (kitchens, bedrooms, etc) has been completed by that date.
From September/October 2014 hte North Wing will house all graduate members of the College, namely MSc and PhD students, students of one year MA Courses, postgraduate medical students, post-doctoral fellows and graduate visitors. Thus It will constitute the Graduate Section of Volta. In addition it will also house the College guest rooms, which will moved from the South wing to the North wing. At least initially, the North Wing may also house a number of College undergraduates as it may not fill entirely with graduate members in 2014/15.
All College students are warmly encouraged to join the Open Day, The staff of the College office will be available on site in order to guide students to the new rooms and illustrate furniture and facilities.. Finger food and drinks will be provided.
Special Bursaries
In addition to the EdISU bursaries described under the relevant, eligible student categories (undergraduates and MSc students), in 2013 the Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research (MIUR) introduced a new bursary scheme speciallly designed for Italian University undergraduate and MSc students with top marks (>95% in their pre-University examination) and who study outside the region in which they live. This is a highly competitive but generous bursary scheme, details of which (in Italian) can be found here. Collegio Volta is keen to encourage eligible students to apply for this scheme and welcome into College students who are eligible for support under this scheme. The College also encourages students who are considering applications under this scheme to write to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. () in order to receive the necessary advice and support throughout the application process.
Students living in Regione Lombardia are uneligible to apply for a bursary under this scheme for studying at the University of Pavia but may apply for standard EdISU bursaries,
Public Speaking
Gianluca Mainino, lecturer in Public Speaking at the University of Pavia will give a short (two hour) Course on how to deliver effective speeches to public audiences in the library of Collegio Golgi on May 13th at 8.30 pm. The poster of the event can be downloaded here. The Course is free.
The ability to deliver contents effectively is specially crucial for University students during thei Course, during the final examination and at job interviews. Gianluca Mainino is an expert in public speaking and the students of Collegio Volta are strongly encouraged to enrol in the Course by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Giuseppe Siciliano
College MSc student Giuseppe Siciliano has won a major international award from the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) (http://www.mtt.org/students.html). The award is one of twenty that the Society assigns every year for innovative projects in the Microwave and RF (Radio Frequency) field and includes a cash sum ($1 ,500) and a travel grant ($ 1,000) to attend the International Microwave Symposium (IMS), a major conference held annualy in the US of and attended by engineeres and scientists in the Microwave and RF field worldwide.
Giuseppe will attend the conference in Tampa Bay, Florida, 1-6 June 2014 (http://www.ims2014.org/) with his research supervisors Maurizio Bozzi and Luca Perregrini and co-worker Enrico Massoni who will share with Giuseppe the MTT-S award.
The College community united wishes to congratulate Giuseppe for this major recognition to his talent and hard work. A more detailed account will follow in the Academic Life section of the College website (External Awards).
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Girls Football 2012
Girls football has remained popular during the 2012/13 academic year. Sixteen Volta girls have been involved including some with previous football training as well as several newcomers. The Volta girls have shown great spirit and pride throughout the year and a strong commitment to training and socialising. This is a strong foundation on which results will come in a near future and the College awaits confidently for these.
From November 2012 the girls of Volta trained twice a week with the coach, Federico Moretti, a University student, and Giorgio Badessi, a member of the College and gradually a team emerged with goalkeeper Giulia Bonaretti as captain and defender Alessia Spera as deputy. During the tournament, Volta had its moments of glory, but often succumbed aggressive and well trained teams. The most important results thus far, therefore, have been the birth of a team spirit: the pre-match speeches, the jokes, the songs …. The results on the pitch have not materialised (the team came last in its group and last overall) but, all in all, a positive year for the Volta football girls and a strong determination to continue and improve.
Figure: a line-up of the 2012/13 girls foot all team: first row left to right: Francesca Lattere, Benedetta Broggi, Luana Biondo, Morena Miriello, Beatrice Lena, Michela Arnaudo. Second row (standing) left to right: Giulia Bonaretti, Alessia Spera, Ylenia Messana, Monica Passannante, Rossella Scibetta, Mariacristina Cimbalo, Francesca Melia. The full 2012/13 list of Volta football girls included: Michela Arnaudo, Francesca Barbaro, Luana Biondo, Giulia Bonaretti, Benedetta Broggi, Maria Cristina Cimbalo, Miroslava Kissova, Francesca Lattere, Beatrice Lena, Francesca Melia, Ylenia Messana, Jessica Milesi, Morena Miriello, Monica Passannante, Rossella Scibetta and Alessia Spera.
Results:
21 May 2013, Nuovo vs Volta: 4–0, 23 May 2013, Maino vs Volta: 2–1, 4 Jun 2013, Marianum vs Volta: 3-1, 6 Jun 2013, Castiglioni vs Volta: 2–0, 11 Jun 2013, Borromeo vs Volta: 1–0, 19 Jun 2013, Griziotti vs Volta: 2–0 (Beatrice Lena)
Visiting Fellows
Collegio Volta welcomes applications from senior visiting fellows (tenured staff at other Universities spending a sabbatical year or part of it in Pavia). Prospective applicants interested in a placement at Collegio Volta should contact directly the College by submiting a full cv and a letter of intent to the Office of the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Financial enquiries about fees, payments, etc should be confirmed by the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Visiting fellows of Collegio Volta are expected to offer seminars about their work in Pavia and take a direct role in undergraduate supervisions (typically 24 hours of teaching per year).
Post Doctoral Fellows
Collegio Volta welcomes applications from post doctoral fellows who are involved in research projects in Departments of the University of Pavia. Prospective applicants interested in a placement at Collegio Volta should contact directly the College by submiting a full cv and a letter of intent to the Office of the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Financial enquiries about fees, payments, etc should be addressed to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Post doctoral fellows living at Volta have a very active role in the work of a number of College Clubs & Societies. According to College rules, post-doctoral fellows also take a direct role in undergraduate supervisions (typically 24 hours of teaching per year).
Medical Graduates
Medical graduates admitted to postgraduate studies in Pavia, namely to one of the local Specialty Schools and interested in a placement at Collegio Volta should contact directly the College. Applicants should submit a full cv and a letter of intent to the Office of the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Financial enquiries about fees, payments, etc should be addressed to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Medical postgraduates living at Collegio Volta are a key component of the Volta community and very active in College life, for example through the activity of the Volta Medical Society. According to College rules, medical graduates living in College are expected to take a direct role in undergraduate supervisions (typically 24 hours of teaching per year).
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