Fondazione Bologna University Press (BUP) is an associate publisher of the

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(Italy). The university is situated in the center of Bologna, where it was established in 1998 as an Italian University Press which was created as a limited company and includes private investors among its owners. The Fondazione Bologna University Press is driven by corporate-editorial policies as well as three government bodies. These bodies include: the board of directors whom gather the representatives and shareholders of BUP; the Board of Auditors, who are tasked with BUP's financial management; and the Scientific Committee, that analyzes and recommends Bologna University Press' publications to third-parties.

History

Bononia University Press was established in 1998 as an editorial brand of the University of Bologna. It produces roughly 90 titles per year, and, as of September 2014, holds a catalogue of about 900 titles that includes art and academic texts, narrative literature, history and photography books, illustrated texts for children, and translations from

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. In 2021, Bononia University Press changed its business name in Fondazione Bologna University Press.

Collaborations

Bologna University Press collaborates with cultural representatives of the

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region, such as: *L' Istituto per i Beni Artistici Culturali e Naturali (The Institute for Artistical, Cultural and Natural Heritage – IBACN) * Sistema Museale GENUS BONONIAE (Museal Sistem GENUS BONONIAE) * l'Istituto per la Storia di Bologna (The Institute for the History of Bologna) * l'Istituto per la Storia dell'Università di Bologna (The Institute for the History of the

) * Il Centro Studi per la Storia del Lavoro e delle Comunità Territoriali di Imola (The Study Center for the History of Work and Imola territorial Communities) Bologna University Press also cooperates with national institutions, such as: * ICCD – Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione (Central Institute for Catalogue and Documentation) * CMCC – Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici ( Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change) * INGV Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (

National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology ( it, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, INGV) is a research institute for geophysics and volcanology in Italy. INGV is funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and ...

) * Il Museo Civico di Bolzano (The

Bolzano Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...

Civic Museum) Since 2006, Bologna University Press has been publishing the books of individuals who have received the Inedited Italian Narrative biennal Award "Arcangela Todaro-Faranda"- in 2014, in occasion of tenth death' anniversary of professor Raffaele Spongano, the foundation creator, it was published a collection of all the contest judges' relations and winners of various editions' opinions; in 2009, Bologna University Press became the editor of ''Illustrator’s Annual'', the official catalogue of Bologna Children's Book Fair's illustrators.

Authors

A few

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who have published with Bologna University Press include: *

Vincenzo Balzani Vincenzo Balzani (born 15 November 1936 in Forlimpopoli, Italy) is an Italian chemist, now emeritus professor at the University of Bologna. Career He has spent most of his professional life at the “Giacomo Ciamician” Department of Chemistr ...

* Renato Barilli * Ovidio Capitani * Andrea Emiliani * Vittorio Emiliani * Antonio Faeti * Franco La Polla * Emilio Pasquini * Gianfranco Pasquino * Renato Zangheri

Illustrators

Some individuals who have illustrated volumes for Bologna University Press are: * Grazia Nidasio * Federico Maggioni * Gianluigi Toccafondo * Wolfango * Cinzia Ghigliano

Awards

* National Award of the President of the Republic 2010, given from

Accademia dei Lincei The Accademia dei Lincei (; literally the "Academy of the Lynx-Eyed", but anglicised as the Lincean Academy) is one of the oldest and most prestigious European scientific institutions, located at the Palazzo Corsini on the Via della Lungara in Ro ...

for the Class of Moral, Historical and Philological Sciences to ''This Star of England'', by Enrico Gusberti * Antonella Musu Award 2011, youth section of the Castiglioncello Philosophic Award, to ''Bergson, la tecnica, la guerra'' by Caterina Zanfi. *

Sanremo Sanremo (; lij, Sanrémmo(ro) or , ) or San Remo is a city and comune on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination on the Italian Rivie ...

Award – Libro del Mare 2009 as the best popular scientific book about the sea, to ''Misurare il mare'', by Nadia Pinardi. * Certificate of merit at the Gran Premio Scudo d'Oro 2012, librarian works section, to ''Imago Universitatis'', by Gian Paolo Brizzi. * Certificate of merit at Prize Cento 2008 to ''Storia di Re Enzo'', with texts by Matteo Marchesini and drawings by Wolfango. * II place at the Mario Soldati 2012 contest, organized by "Research and Studies Center Mario Pannunzio" in

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, to ''Nelle Terre basse'', by Mario Pettoello.

Periodical literature

Bologna University Press publishes scientific and cultural journals. These include: * ''IBC'', a magazine of the Institute for the Artistic, Cultural and Natural Heritage of Emila-Romagna. * ''Encyclopaideia'', the phenomenology,

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, education

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of the Education Science Department of the Bologna University. * ''Giving'', a bilingual philanthropy half-yearly journal. * ''IUS [email protected]'', Materials and Studies of Criminal law, a four-monthly journal realized with the collaboration of the Legal Sciences Department A. Cicu of the University of Bologna. * ''Diritto dello Sport'', a quarterly journal promoted by Fondazione Carlo Rizzoli per le Scienze Motorie. * ''Il Diabete'', a quarterly journal wrote in mind for all Diabetologists, with regular updatings about the latest findings and news.

Notes

External links

Official site

Unibo site

IBACN site
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