Research
All dAeD members, organized into operational units, laboratories, and spin-offs, conduct studies, projects, and programs with high scientific content in accordance with the University and Departmental Strategic Plans, the National Research Plan cycles, and the competitive guidelines of regional, national, European, and international calls for proposals. To achieve the highest standards for Research Quality Assessment, the dAeD also operates research areas that involve the educational programs directly promoted by the dAeD, including the implementation of second-level Master's programs and Doctoral Programs, research internationalization initiatives, and the transfer of experimental teaching experiences aimed at excellence.
The research conducted is funded by ministerial funds, direct and indirect EU funds, other dedicated funds, and fundraising. This is done to meet the demand for innovation and development through studies, research, and experiments designed to meet the interests of various public and/or private entities and the local area and/or socio-productive context in which the department operates. Third Mission activities complement and transfer experiences, actions, and projects to the local community, aiming to contribute to the social, economic, and environmental development of the relevant contexts, with particular attention to the actions undertaken with networks of businesses, public administrations, non-profit organizations, and other research, cultural, and scientific institutions. Training courses, events, projects, and activities are conducted within and outside the departmental structures to disseminate expertise and knowledge in non-academic settings, including through collaboration on projects of high social and ethical value for the identified beneficiaries and the established partnership networks.
The dAeD expresses its competitiveness and research objectives:
at European level
- with Horizon Europe, LIFE 2021-2027, Creative Europe 2021-2027, COST and other calls, through the Clusters: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society; Digital, Industry & Space; Climate, Energy and Mobility
at the national level
- with the PNRR, through the missions: Digitalization, Innovation, Competitiveness, Culture and Tourism; Green Revolution and Ecological Transition; Inclusion and Cohesion;
- with the PRIN (Research Projects of Significant National Interest), in the ERC sectors: SH5 Cultures and cultural production: literature, visual and performing arts, music, cultural and comparative studies; SH-7 Human Mobility, Environment, and Space Human geography, demography, health, sustainability science, territorial planning, spatial analysis; PE11 Materials Engineering - Advanced materials development: performance enhancement, modeling, large-scale preparation, modification, tailoring, optimization, novel and combined use of materials, etc;
-with the National Operational Programme (PON) Research and Innovation 2014 – 2020 - Axis 2 - Thematic projects - II.2 Cluster.
at the regional level
- with the S3 2021-2027 connected to the POR ERDF/ESF 2021-2027 programming, through the innovation areas: Environment, Circular Economy and Biodiversity; Eco-sustainable Construction, Energy and Climate; Tourism and Culture; Smart Manufacturing and the related development trajectories and interconnections with KETs – Enabling Technologies for Innovation.
Compared to the objectives of Agenda 2030: SDG 4 Quality education, SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and infrastructure, SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities, SDG 12 Responsible consumption and production, SDG 13 Climate action, SDG 17 Partnership for the goals.
With reference to the PNRR missions, the dAeD has scientific expertise and accredited laboratory facilities that converge in thematic research groups, relating to:
• Environmental, natural and anthropogenic risks
• Humanistic culture and cultural heritage as laboratories of innovation and creativity
• Circular and sustainable Made in Italy
• Sustainable mobility
Both the Research and Third Mission areas contribute to the objectives as better defined by the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the related National Strategies.
For further information, please contact:
Professor Marinella ARENA, Departmental Research Delegate - VQR, PRIN, Research Grants
Prof. Alba SOFI, Delegate for Competitive Research – UE, PON, POR, PNRR, HORIZON
SUA Annual Monitoring Research dAeD 2024.pdf
Competitive Research Training Seminar 12_11_2025.pdf