Volta students have an opportunity to meet their Director of Studies through a series of meetings during Freshers' Week. On October 8th R Bottinelli will illustrate the pre-clinical Medical Courses at Pavia (Golgi and Harvey) at 5.00 pm and S Govoni will outline the Pharmacy Courses at 6.00 pm. On October 9th G Rampa will explain the Courses in Economics at 5.00 pm and M Pampanin will follow describing the Law Courses at 6.00 pm. On October 10th C Cinquini and A Ferrara will illustrate the Courses in Engineering at 5.00 pm after which G Guizzetti will discuss the Courses in Physics at 6.00 pm. The meetings are aimed at new members of College but all students are invited because the Director of Studies will overview the whole Courses and the subjects studied at different years.
M FRACCARO LECTURE 2022/23
Jules Hoffmann, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (2011) gave the 2022/23 Marco Fraccaro Lecture on 5 April 2023 in Aula U Foscolo on 'The Evolution of Innate Immunity'.
A Volta Lecture 2020/21
Sir Roger Penrose, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2020), delivered the 2020/21 A Volta lecture online on 20 January 2022 on 'From Black-Hole Singularities to Cosmic Cosmology'.
M Fraccaro Lecture 2018/19
Harald zur Hausen, Nobel Laureat in Physiology and Medicine (2008), delivered the 2018/19 M Fraccaro lecture on 8 April 2019
Volta Lecture 2016/17
Sir Richard Peto, the 2016/17 Volta Lecturer, discussed on 25th May 2017 how the world can and should halve premature death.
M Fraccaro Lecture 2016/17
Mario Capecchi, 2007 Nobel Laureate for Physiology or Medicine, delivered the 2016/17 M Fraccaro Lecture on 6 April 2017.
RESEARCH ASSESSMENT
A major seminar series on Research Assessment in France, Germany, the UK and Italy took place in College from November 2016 to February 2017.
The University of Pavia
'Il Cortile dell' Universita', one of several courts of the main 18th century site of the University in the city of Pavia.
Alessandro Volta
An early drawing of the battery by its discoverer, the scientist at the University of Pavia after whom the College is named.
NORTH WING
The new North Wing, completed in 2013, houses the 78 graduate members of College as well as 5 short term visitors.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
The College welcomes enquiries and applications from prospective PhD students. Further details under ‘Admissions’.
STUDYING ABROAD
The College has access to a number of schemes to enable its students to study abroad (see ‘Academic Life’).
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