Spring DEBates 2026: the fifth edition of DEB’s historic seminar series is renewed, ready to offer you stimulating sessions and outstanding speakersSince 2022, every spring the Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB) has offered a seminar series focused on scientific dialogue.
2026-02-19 - 2026-06-09
Since 2022, the Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB) has offered a spring seminar series focused on scientific dialogue. This year, the Spring DEBates return in a completely renewed format: national and international professors and researchers will share their work, ideas, and perspectives on the most current scientific issues.
The series, coordinated by Prof. Giovanni Polverino, is part of the training activities of the PhD program in “Ecology and Sustainable Management of Environmental Resources,” but participation is open to everyone. It consists of eight independent talks and will begin on February 19 and conclude on May 28. The seminars will be held in a hybrid format (in-person at the DEB classrooms and/or online via live Zoom streaming) on Thursday afternoons, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, biweekly.
The fifth edition will be inaugurated by Prof. Nicolò Colombani, Associate Professor at the Department of Sciences and Engineering of Matter, Environment, and Urban Planning at the Polytechnic University of Marche, with a talk titled “Salinity origins and patterns in shallow groundwater bodies of the Po River lowland.”
All PhD students in Ecology and Sustainable Management of Environmental Resources will earn 1 ECTS credit upon attending all the seminars.
Participation does not require registration: links for online seminars will be published on the DEB website and social media channels one week before each event.
You can check out the full schedule of the seminar series here.
Download the poster for the first seminar here. Link to join: https://unitus.zoom.us/j/87184857245
The final seminar of the series, originally scheduled for May 28, has been postponed to June 9, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

SHWA 2026: Rome and Viterbo to host the 9th International Conference on Safety, Health and Welfare in Agro-Food and Forestry Systems
2026-03-14 08:00 - 2026-09-16 17:00 (Europe/Rome) | Aula Magna Giovanni Giovannozzi Sermanni, Via San Camillo de Lellis snc, VITERBO, Viterbo, 01100, Italy
From 14 to 16 September 2026, the Department of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, will host—together with INAIL—the IX SHWA Conference (Safety, Health and Welfare in Agriculture & Agro-Food Systems), an international forum focused on research, innovation and policy for safer and healthier agro-food and forestry systems.
For the first time, SHWA will take place across two venues: Rome (at INAIL Headquarters) and Viterbo (University of Tuscia / DAFNE facilities), combining keynote talks, parallel sessions, discussions, and on-site activities including technical visits.
Call for Abstracts & proceedings
The Call for Abstracts is open. Accepted contributions may be included in the conference proceedings following a peer-review process (Springer).
Abstract deadline: 14 March 2026.
More information and registration
All details on topics, submission, programme, venues and registration are available at the official website: shwaconference.eu.
Contact: info@shwaconference.eu.

The Lexicon of Football in the Chinese Language
2026-03-31 11:00 - 13:00 | Aula 14 – Complesso Santa Maria in Gradi, Via Santa Maria in Gradi, 4, Viterbo, 01100, Italy
The seminar “The Lexicon of Football in the Chinese Language,” organized by the Confucius Classroom, offers an in-depth exploration of Chinese football terminology, addressing linguistic, cultural, and translational aspects. Through the analysis of technical sports language, the seminar will examine the ways in which football has been received, adapted, and reinterpreted within the Chinese linguistic context.
Poster

Spring DEBates 2026 - IV meeting
2026-04-02 14:00 - 15:00 | online, Italy
Hybridization and the persistence of biodiversity
Speaker: Dr. Jonna Kulmuni, assistant professor, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Participation is open to everyone.
Award of 1 CFUs for PhD students in Ecology and Sustainable Management of Environmental Resources, upon attendance of the entire seminar series.
The seminar will be streamed online and conducted in English
Zoom Link: https://unitus.zoom.us/j/87184857245
Download here the poster
