Sustainability and digital transformation in Europe are some of the topics at the heart of the event
17.05.2024
The State of the Union event sponsored by the European University Institute (EUI) that brings together leading researchers, politicians and policy makers from all over the world to reflect on the...
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Unifi remains one of the world's top 300 universities
17.05.2024
The University of Florence confirms its place in the 2023-2024 international rankings published by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). Unifi ranks seventh nationally, as in the previous...
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The University of Florence has been assessed in the QS World University Rankings by Subject by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) in 2024 too.
In this edition, 1,559 university institutions...
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Courses for academic year 2024/2025
The call for the 40th doctorate cycle at the University of Florence is online. The announcement contains the indications relating to the PhD courses for the...
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The University of Florence will observe the closing day for May 1, Labour Day, as part of the calendar of National Holidays for 2024.
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The University of Florence will observe the closing day for Thursday 25 April - Libaration Day - and Friday 26 April as part of the calendar of National Holidays for 2024.
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Scholarships for enrollment in master's degree programs taught in English
1.03.2024
The University of Florence is participating again this year in the project UNICORE - University Corridors for Refugees, an initiative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...
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As per the year's closures schedule, the University premises will be closed on 27, 28 and 29 December, in addition to the usual public holidays of 25, 26 December and 6 January.
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According to the QS Sustainability and UI Green Metric rankings
13.12.2023
The University of Florence's green vocation and commitment to sustainable development are increasingly gaining recognition in international rankings: the University is in the top 13% worldwide...
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The agreement will pave the way for new collaborations
13.12.2023
The University and the European University Institute (EUI) have signed a new five-year agreement to strengthen collaboration initiatives in the social sciences and humanities. The agreement was...
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The University of Florence will observe the following closing days as part of the annual calendar of holidays for 2023:
From 2 to 6 January - Christmas/Epiphany break
8-10 April - Easter...
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Three Unifi researchers on the list of most cited scholars
13.12.2023
Three researchers from Unifi have been included in Highly Cited Researchers 2023, the list of the world's most cited and influential scholars in their respective fields. They are Paolo Nannipieri,...
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An extensive programme of initiatives in 2024 for the University’s anniversary
13.12.2023
The University of Florence is preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary, starting next February 2024. The University of Florence’s foundation dates to a 1923 decree, which came into effect...
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The University of Florence will observe the following closing days as part of the annual calendar of holidays for 2024:
30 March - 1 April - Easter Days
25-26 April - Liberation Day
1 May -...
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For research on the origin of the Milky Way starting from dwarf galaxies
5.09.2023
Ása Skúladóttir, researcher at the Unifi Department of Physics and Astronomy, was awarded a 1.5 million euro StartingGrant by the European Research Council. Her research project,...
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Starting on 30 August, a help desk to assist with the procedure
22.08.2023
From 30 August, the PER-Università desk, promoted by the University in collaboration with Questura di Firenze (Central Police Station of Florence), will be active to support students from a...
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All of the buildings and offices of the University will be closed from 14 to 18 August for Summer break.
The facilities will reopen regularly Monday 21 August.
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Two courses by the European University Network EUniWell
30.08.2023
The European University Network EUniWell promotes two courses aimed at PhD students on research communication.
In particular, on 21 (or 25) September it is possible to participate in the course...
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to enhance leadership skills among international peers
29.08.2023
The Leadership Fellowship is a training programme of the EUniWell Research Training Academy, offering mid-career researchers from across the EUniWell alliance the opportunity to develop or improve...
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Call for Applications a new Ph.D Programme Life Course Research, based on a national alliance among 29 associated Universities across Italian regions. The University of Florence is the coordinating...
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On 22-24 June, an opportunity for discussion and education at Semmelweis University
16.06.2023
To present and share one’s research findings, make connections and collaborate with colleagues on wellness-related topics. This is the opportunity provided by the PhD Scientific Days organized...
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The University of Santiago de Compostela is the tenth member of the alliance.
16.06.2023
The University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) joins EUniWell, the university alliance born in 2020 from a collaboration between Unifi and other European universities. Founded in 1495, USC is one of...
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Educational experience in Cologne on sustainability and inclusion
16.06.2023
As part of the opportunities offered by the EUniWell university alliance, the University of Florence is experimenting with training models for future teachers from an international perspective,...
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Applications from 1 to 17 March to participate in EUniWell's premier event
16.06.2023
On 3 and 4 April at the Linnaeus University campus in Växjö, Sweden, FestiWell 2023 will take place. It is the flagship event of the EUniWell network of European universities. The festival...
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Focus on intercultural communication, conflict management, sustainability, inclusion, and diversity.
22.02.2023
"EUniWell Staff Training Week," aimed at technical administrative staff of the EUniWell university network represents an opportunity to discuss best practices related to the concept of well-being. It...
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Initiative of the Unifi student board at the Novoli Campus
6.03.2023
“Incontriamoci!” (Let's meet!) is the title of the meeting organized on Thursday, 16 March at the Novoli Campus by the Florentine student board featured within EUniWell, the European...
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Lecture by Paolo Brunori of the Department of Economics and Management (DISEI)
13.04.2023
As part of the EUniWell Open Lecture Series, on Thursday, 13 April, at 3 p.m. Paolo Brunori of the DISEI will hold the webinar in English, "Equality, responsibility and welfare”.
The...
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EU and non-EU nationals seeking admission to Master’s Degrees programmes
17.01.2024
EU e non-EU applicants holding a valid qualification awarded outside of Italy can apply on the portal DreamApply for admission to Second Cycle Degree programmes (Master's - corsi di laurea magistrali...
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February 17 is the deadline for the second call under the EUniWell Well-Being Research Incubator; the initiative launched to encourage collaboration among researchers at universities in the European...
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It expires on 26 May for the third call of Well-Being Research Incubator, the initiative of the European university alliance EUniWell which aims to foster scientific collaboration among the...
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Enrolling in master's degree programs taught in English
30.11.2022
4 scholarships for students from Myanmar who enrol for the academic year 2022/2023 in one of the open-access master's degree courses taught in English.
Deadline 23 December 2022. More information.
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It expires on Friday, November 25, the call for workshops promoted by the European University Network EUniWell and aimed at researchers from consortium universities. The initiative is aimed at...
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Enrolling in master's degree programs taught in English
26.10.2022
5 scholarships for students with Afghan citizenship who enrol for the academic year 2022/2023 in one of the open-access master's degree courses taught in English.
The selection is intended for...
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The Department of Economics and Management (DISEI) is organizing the 5h International Week on 23-27 October 2023.
This is an opportunity for faculty and researchers from around the world to...
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At the Social Sciences campus, an EUniWell initiative aimed at students
15.11.2022
Entitled "Exam Anxiety: how to manage it?”, and aimed at students, the initiative by the European University Network EUniWell, of which the University of Florence is a member.
The event is...
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"EUniWell is launching a call for ideas aimed at students to look for solutions to reduce the carbon footprint - that is, the amount of greenhouse gases generated during the production of a product...
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PhD programmes, online the call for the 39th cycle
Courses for academic year 2023/2024
The call for the 39th doctorate cycle at the University of Florence is online. The announcement contains the...
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The courses are at no cost to students and staff in the EUniWell European University Network
22.09.2022
The University Language Center offers two opportunities aimed at students, technical and administrative staff and faculty from the universities of the European university consortium EUniWell.
Those...
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"Intercomprehension between unrelated languages" is the title of a study day scheduled for Thursday, 7 April at 9 a.m., at the Aula magna organized by the University Language Center and dedicated to...
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Sixteen awards for theses on quality of life and sustainability
20.09.2022
The deadline for doctoral students to participate in the initiative promoted by the European university network EUniWell, of which the University of Florence is a member, expires on October 31. The...
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Investment of more than 30 million for new infrastructure
16.11.2022
A virtuous synergy between the research community and investors to facilitate market access for new drugs and targeted therapies. This is the goal of Extend, the National Technology Transfer Pole,...
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The number of Universities part of the consortium increases to eleven
22.05.2023
The Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (Inalco) in Paris is now part of EUniWell, the European university network for well-being and its eleventh member. The Alliance includes...
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The Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv is the ninth member of the network
11.08.2022
The National University of Kyiv "Taras Shevchenko" (KNU) joins EUniWell, the European University for Well-Being established in 2020 through collaboration between Unifi and other European...
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Scholarships for enrollment in master's degree programs taught in English
8.05.2023
The University of Florence is participating again this year in the project UNICORE - University Corridors for Refugees, an initiative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to...
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The alliance now has ten universities in as many countries
11.05.2023
The University of Murcia (Spain) has joined the European University for Wellbeing.
The decision” –reads the EUniWell website– “was based on the added value that...
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The cover of Science magazine for this study by an international team that included the Department of Earth Science
31.05.2022
Microscopic footprints left by plankton millions of years ago in the seafloor are resurfacing. An international team of paleontologists has used a new technique to document the...
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This topic is at the centre of an experiment coordinated by Unifi that sees the participation of Samantha Cristoforetti
31.05.2022
The experiment coordinated by the University of Florence, "Suture in Space," which aims to study wound healing in Space, will begin on 7 June from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in...
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According to the Times Higher Education international rankings
27.05.2022
TheUniversity of Florence ranks among the top 200 universities in the world and fourth in Italy for its commitment to sustainable development. This is according to the survey for 2022 by the...
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4th call for research projects promoted by the European university network EUniWell
4.04.2022
May 31st is the deadline for the fourth call for research projects organized by the European University for Well-being (EUniWell), to which the University of Florence belongs together with the...
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Scholarships, visiting professor contracts, places in university residences, Italian language courses, and fee payment extension
30.03.2022
Concrete actions of support for Ukrainian university students were decided by the Board of Directors of the University in today's meeting.
The University of Florence accepts the invitation of Maria...
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The University of Murcia has joined the European University for Well-Being and becomes its eighth member.
The decision was based on the added value that Murcia academic qualities brings to the...
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Talk about your research to make yourself understood by everyone and capture the attention of different audiences. The university consortium EuniWell is organizing a workshop dedicated to doctoral...
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The University of Florence expresses its closeness to the population, to the Ukrainian institutions, and to all those who are suffering at this moment in the dramatic circumstances of the ongoing...
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New entry into the European university network EUniWell. The University of Constance also officially joins the alliance. This is the third university to join the consortium this year after those in...
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The University of Florence will observe the following closing days as part of the annual calendar of holidays for 2022:
6-7 January - Epiphany Day
25 April - Liberation Day
1 May - Labour...
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The fifth call of the European EUniWell network open from 6 February to 7 April
25.01.2023
The fifth Seed Funding Programme launched by the European university alliance EUniWell (European University for Well-being), of which the University of Florence is a member together with the...
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A clinic at the House of Health in Viale Morgagni is now open
3.11.2021
University of Florence out-of-town students will have a dedicated outpatient clinic starting November 2.
The outpatient clinic has been established thanks to the collaboration agreement that Unifi...
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In Life Sciences, Physics and Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities
18.06.2021
The Ministry of University and Research (MUR) supports Unifi research projects aimed at addressing new needs and issues raised by the Covid-19 emergency.
Within the framework of the Special...
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Scholars from around the word share their research as part of the ERC project "ArmEn"
5.12.2022
Trade routes that crossed medieval Armenia became a space and a driving force for cultural interactions in Eurasia . This is the key concept of the conference "Trade, Archaeology and the...
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Academics from around the world at the Department of Economics and Management
8.06.2022
A week of classes taught by faculty from other countries to provide students with an international learning opportunity. "International Week," the initiative promoted by the Department of Economics...
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It is titled "Agricultural Heritage Landscapes" and is dedicated to the theme of rural heritage conservation and enhancement.
30.05.2022
The chair-established to foster the exchange and circulation of knowledge between academia and society at large, lending an international dimension to a university teaching and research program-has...
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the event in the Aula Magna of the Rectorate and in videostreaming
5.10.2022
All international students and Erasmus students at the University of Florence are warmly invited to a Welcome Meeting on Thursday, October 6, in the Aula Magna of the Rectorate (9 a.m. - Piazza San...
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From 1 November with the new provider Autolinee Toscane
3.11.2021
From 1st November 2021 the Student card is valid as a ticket for the urban public transport service of the Florence network with the new provider Autolinee Toscane.
The service is active for...
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Register by 17 February to participate in EUniWell's Summer School (MadeInEurope), which includes a set of online activities (lectures, seminars, workshops, and mentoring) from 29 May to 30 June and...
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Call for applications open to students from Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria. Deadline opened until 31 May 2022.
3.05.2022
A regular and secure path to study in Italy is offered to students with refugee status from Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria as part of the UNICORE (University corridors for Refugees) project, an...
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Sustainable environmental design and planning, energy dependence and the European Green Pact, food and the health of the planet are the topics that will be addressed on Wednesday, May 11 during the...
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Scholarships are available to cover tuition and living costs for students coming from eligible countries
24.01.2022
The call for applications is now open to invite students to enroll in Master's Degree Programs or Professional Master Courses taught in English at the University of Florence, in the fields of...
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Focus of a teaching session in the Bachelor of Motor Sciences, Sports and Health program.
4.01.2022
Sport at the service of people with disabilities is the central topic of the subject Technical Theory and Didactics of Motor Education and Adapted Sports Activity at the three-year degree course in...
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As per the year's closures schedule, the University premises will be closed on 24 and 27 December and 7 January, in addition to the usual public holidays of 25, 26 December and 6 January.
Friday 31...
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EU and non-EU nationals seeking admission to Master’s Degrees programmes
23.12.2021
EU e non-EU applicants holding a valid qualification awarded outside of Italy can now apply on the portal DreamApply for admission to Second Cycle Degree programmes (Master's - corsi di laurea...
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5 December 2021 is the deadline for the third call to fund Well-being projects. The call is organized by the university network for the development of quality of life and well-being EUniWell...
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In a documentary edited by the students of the University of Florence
28.10.2021
Chinese virus or Covid-19? Sinophobia in the time of the pandemic is the theme of a documentary signed by a group of students from the University of Florence and the University of British Columbia in...
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The guidance given by the Academic Senate and the Board of Directors
20.08.2021
How the teaching will take place in the first semester of 2021-22. The guidance has been given by the Academic Senate and the Board of Directors for the new academic year.
Classes of all subjects of...
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The University of Florence will observe the following closing days as part of the annual calendar of holidays for 2021:
6 January - Fest of Epyphany
25 April - Liberation Day
1 May -...
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Call of Interest - Application deadline: 6th December 2021
23.11.2021
Two Ph.D Positions - Topic "New approaches to develop sensory-hedonic based interventions to promote healthier and more sustainable eating in school canteens" and "Application of Artificial...
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Seven new trees were planted this morning at the Sciences Campus of Sesto Fiorentino to reassert our common effort to support research
21.10.2021
Seven new trees were planted this morning at the Sciences Campus of Sesto Fiorentino. Thus the University has decided symbolically to compensate for emissions due to the travels of representatives of...
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The events organized by Unifi within the FestiWell
19.10.2021
A year of activity to improve the quality of life of European citizens through research and training activities and institutional commitment. The EUniWell university network – of which the...
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Round Table at the University Pole of the Social Sciences
11.10.2021
An occasion for information and reflection on the past and present of Afghanistan, which will give voice to those who know it from the inside, to a geopolitical analysis, to the work of associations...
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EUniWell online symposium, in collaboration with Unifi
29.09.2021
Focus on students' well-being is growing, even more after the pandemic emergency. On Thursday 30 September and Friday 1 October, the "Good practices Symposium on student well-being" will be online....
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The first festival organized by EUniWell is scheduled for 19 and 20 October 2021
24.08.2021
After months of studying and working during the pandemic, what can we do to take care of others, our environment and our own well-being? In order to meet these challenges and celebrate its first year...
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The initiative of the European Commission for a sustainable economy
10.06.2021
UniFi is the second Italian university to be part of the New European Bauhaus, (NEB) the initiative of the European Commission inspired by the Bauhaus school of experimental art founded in Germany...
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Due to the suspension of the water supply for scheduled maintenance by Publiacqua
8.08.2021
The Closure of all Unifi units and services is rescheduled to Tuesday 10 August instead of the planned 11 August due to unforeseen urgent water supply maintenance works carried out by Publiacqua, the...
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This is the alarm launched by an international study published in PNAS and coordinated by Unifi
29.07.2021
Mangrove forests are becoming increasingly vulnerable, owing to the impoverishment in biodiversity of the invertebrate fauna that colonise these ecosystems and carries out essential ecological...
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Hosted by the Department of Economics and Management
3.08.2021
Tourism and well-being, sustainability and climate change. The relationship between these themes was at the heart of the first EuniWell summer school hosted by the Department of Economics and...
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This is revealed in a research by the Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry
18.06.2021
The skin of the rainbow trout contains many more omega-3 than the same fish fillets and stands to be a product of nutritional interest. This is revealed in a research by the Department of...
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