Università degli Studi di Firenze

Description

University of Florence represents one of the largest and most productive systems of Italian public research, in relation to the number and scientific-disciplinary diversification of its researchers in role and fixed-term and of the many junior scientists in training, to the intense participation in research programs of significant national and international interest, to the scientific results achieved and to the financial flow that from the outside supports the activities of search and transfer. This set of factors, which qualifies the Florentine university as a modern "research university", is what determines the excellent positions of the University of Florence in national and international assessments.

Researchers from the University of Florence adhere to 21 departments and use about 40 research facilities including interdepartmental and inter-university centers, as well as research, transfer and higher education centers. In recent years, the University of Florence has strongly consolidated its transfer activities: from the filing of patents to the establishment of joint laboratories with companies up to participation in spin-off companies. It has also developed a set of tools to promote research-based innovation, strengthening the relationship between its research facilities and external bodies. The transfer activity is coordinated by the University Service Center for the Enhancement of Research and the management of the University Incubator.