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80 Best universities for Psychology in Italy

Updated: February 29, 2024

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Below is a list of best universities in Italy ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 15.9M citations received by 672K academic papers made by 80 universities in Italy was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Sapienza University of Rome

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2. University of Milan

3. University of Padua

4. University of Bologna

5. University of Florence

6. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

7. University of Turin

8. University of Pisa

9. Federico II University of Naples

10. Polytechnic University of Bari

11. University of Verona

12. University of Pavia

13. University of Genoa

14. University of Parma

15. University of Rome Tor Vergata

16. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

17. University of Cagliari

18. University of Bari

19. University of Milano-Bicocca

20. University of Catania

21. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

22. University of Siena

23. University of Trento

24. University of Perugia

25. University of Brescia

26. University of Palermo

27. University of Messina

28. Polytechnic University of Milan

29. G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti

30. University of Ferrara

31. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

32. University of Trieste

33. University of Aquila

34. University of Udine

35. University of Salerno

36. Polytechnic University of Turin

37. University of Insubria

38. Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

39. Polytechnical University of Marche

40. University of Eastern Piedmont

41. University of Sassari

42. University of Catanzaro

43. Bocconi University

44. International School for Advanced Studies

45. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

46. University of Calabria

47. University of Foggia

48. Roma Tre University

49. University of Bergamo

50. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

51. University of Camerino

52. University of Salento

53. Normal School of Pisa

54. Carlo Bo University of Urbino

55. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

56. Parthenope University of Naples

57. University of Molise

58. Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

59. Free University of Bozen

60. Foro Italico University of Rome

61. Basilicata University

62. University of Macerata

63. LUISS University

64. University of Sannio

65. University of Teramo

66. University of Tuscia

67. Kore University of Enna

68. Maria Santissima Assunta Free University

69. IULM University

70. IUAV University of Venice

71. Carlo Cattaneo University

72. University of Naples "L'Orientale"

73. Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples

74. Salesian Pontifical University

75. University of Gastronomic Sciences

76. Pontifical Gregorian University

77. Pontifical University Antonianum

78. University of Italian Studies for Foreigners of Perugia

79. Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

80. University of Italian Studies for Foreigners of Siena

The best cities to study Psychology in Italy based on the number of universities and their ranks are Rome , Milan , Padua , and Bologna .

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The University of Padova believes in investing in young people to give new impetus to research. Training researchers is one of the main purposes of the university. Doctorate research activities range from the training of future generations of university lecturers and researchers to the preparation of professionals with the specific skills needed to work in the R&D centres of industries and at independent institutions.

The Doctoral School of Psychological Sciences at Padua University, one of the oldest Universities in Europe, is designed to produce highly skilled experimental psychologists with specialized training in one of five areas:

Experimental Psychology
Developmental and Socialization Psychology
Social and Personality Psychology
Cognitive Science
Experimental and Clinical Psychobiology
Applied Cognitive Science and Neuroscience.

For information about the Doctorate Course in Psychological Sciences please visit http://dottorato.psy.unipd.it/ .

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Application deadline: Dec 14, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

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Enrolment: From Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 06, 2023 - On www.studenti.unibo.it, PhD candidates awarding NRRP positions should use NRRP forms only

Doctoral programme start date: Mar 01, 2023

Application deadline: Aug 02, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

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Enrolment: From Sep 26, 2022 to Oct 05, 2022 - On www.studenti.unibo.it download NRRP forms only

Doctoral programme start date: Nov 01, 2022

Application deadline: Jun 09, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

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Positions: More information in the PhD Programme Table

Enrolment: From Jul 29, 2022 to Aug 29, 2022

Psychological Sciences

Joint PhD Program in Cognitive Neuroscience

Psychological Sciences:

General Psychology

Emotions, attention and learning
Psychophysiology of sleep and dream
Chronopsychology and chronobiology
Perception and decision making
Body action and cognition
Spatial cognition, memory and individual differences

Psychometrics

Psychometric methods in cognitive and clinical assessment
Advanced inferential statistics
Qualitative methods for psychological research
Bayesian Inference in Statistical Analysis

Developmental and Educational Psychology

Typical and atypical development from early childhood to adulthood
Risk and protection factors in development
Development in the life cycle and technologies for information and communication
Teaching, learning and social processes in educational settings

Social Psychology

Gender inequalities and prejudices reduction
Personal and social identity
Equal opportunity and community participation
Psychosocial factors in risk and safety

Work and Organizational psychology

Diversity management in organizations
Organizational change and development
Employability and new careers
Psychosocial factors in the workplace

Psychodynamic psychology

Perinatal psychopathology
Developmental psychopathology in childhood
Child and parents psychotherapy research
Emotional intelligence in clinical and educational settings

Clinical psychology

The use of new technologies in clinical psychology
Clinical assessment of psychological distress/well-being/adjustment/attachment
Psychosomatics
Applications of new technologies in clinical psychology
Psychological interventions
Action, motivation and decisions
Reinforcement learning
Representation of space and time
Representation of the body

NRRP Call - Further PhD Positions Appointed by RD 952/2022 Prot. n. 0357333 of 02/12/2022

Nrpp call admission board appointed by rd 1103/2022 prot. n. 0162873 of 17/07/2022 and modified by rd 1218/2022 prot. 0174497 of 29/07/2022.

* The following shall take part in the work of the Examination Board as expert members for positions linked to specific research topics:

Daniel Perez-Marcos - MindMaze SpA
Agnese Zazio - IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli

Call for Application Admission Board Appointed by RD 830/2022 Prot. n. 0127511 of 30/05/2022

The PhD programme aims at training candidates in innovative basic, field, applied, clinical and rehabilitative research in Psychology. This goal is achieved by training candidates in basic skills concerning comprehension of scientific texts, scientific writing, presentation skills, oral communication of scientific results in national and international conferences, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis. When basic research skills have been acquired, PhD candidates will be able to pursue their research goals in one of the fields of Psychological Sciences or Cognitive Neuroscience. They will then review the relevant scientific literature pertaining to their topic, formulate a clear research hypothesis, adopt a method fitting their research design, run the appropriate data analyses and provide discussion and interpretation of findings in the light of the relevant, available literature.

The PhD program is based on the integration of training, individual study and research activities. Thanks to their training, PhD candidates will acquire basic research skills with particular attention to the main theoretical models of Psychological Sciences and Neuroscience, mastery of research methodologies and techniques of qualitative and quantitative data analysis. This knowledge will be completed by the individual study on the specific field of investigation, in agreement with the tutor. This knowledge will also be deepened thanks to the discussion with the teaching staff and with the other students of specialized scientific articles. After the consolidation of basic research skills, PhD candidates will carry out their scientific project in a topic of Psychological Science or Cognitive Neuroscience with characteristics of innovation and originality both at a theoretical and a methodological level. The Curriculum in Cognitive Neuroscience emphasises the "hypothesis driven" approach to scientific research. Lab activities form the main commitment of PhD candidates and imply training in neuroscientific methods, techniques data handling and theoretical reasoning.

PhD students are required to attend seminars and courses for acquiring the skills necessary for designing and implementating a research project. The courses introduce and deepen issues related to scientific communication, research methodology, and statistical models. Alongside these specific courses, seminars and workshops will be offered by national and international experts. Furthermore, PhD students have the opportunity to participate in international summer schools and seminars at other universities, which offers topics relevant to their research. The specific training for the research field of each PhD student will be carried out in the reference laboratory and supervised by the tutor. PhD candidates will present to the Academic Board and to the Department of Psychology their research during the three years, implementing oral and written communication skills of their research activities. The Curriculum of Cognitive Neuroscience offers training in Journal Club, Article reviewing, Programming Language, Statistics in Neuroscience, Theoretical neuroscience, training in Neuroscientific techniques (such as recording of EEG signals, psycho-physiological indices eye movements, transcranial stimulation, damage mapping).

During the period abroad PhD students will be able to consolidate international collaborations, integrating their training with theoretical insights, new research methods and procedures of data analysis, in order to formulate theoretical and practical implications of their research results. Moreover, the PhD program includes seminars and courses taught by international experts. English is the official language and it characterizes all the activities of the PhD program. The PhD program is visible in the Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window program. The PhD program is also sent to several national and international psychological associations to promote the attractiveness of the PhD program for students from other Italian and international Universities. The curriculum of Psychological Sciences which relies on colleagues belonging to seven areas of psychology offers the possibility to spend visiting periods abroad in prestigious academic universities where scientific collaboration among colleagues are productive. Moreover, there are agreements of co-tutorships between the program and international Universities. The Cognitive Neuroscience curriculum is held in collaboration with the University College of London (UCL), which has signed an official agreement for jointly conferring doctoral title recognized both in Italy and UK. The program shows a high degree of internationalization: students complete their doctoral thesis at 2 institutions (typically, 2 years at UNIBO and 1 year at UCL), discussing potential projects and selecting an advisor at the 2 institutions and members of the curriculum include experienced Italian and UK academics who have conducted research at International institutes, are supported by International funding agencies and can provide students with an International environment for conducting scientific activities.

At the end of the program, PhD candidates are expected to have acquired evaluative and critical capacities in regard to the research topics addressed, communication skills of scientific findings, mastery of research methodologies in the field of Psychological Sciences or Cognitive Neuroscience. During the three years program, the advance of each candidate is systematically assessed. At the beginning of the program, a tutor is assigned to each candidate. At the end of the first year, the PhD candidates will submit a research project to the Academic Board for evaluation. The research project will be orally presented to the Academic Board and to the other PhD candidates and to the members of the Department, and it will be evaluated by two reviewers who will provide the candidate with a written evaluation and guidance in revising the research project. In the second year, the ongoing research will be presented to the Academic Board and to all other PhD candidates. The Academic Board will give an evaluation of the research advances. In the third year, a draft of the PhD dissertation must be submitted to the tutor for evaluation. At the end of the PhD, students are expected to have published at least one paper, and to have at least one more paper submitted. This is achieved throughout the three years, under the guidance of the supervisor.

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