Course: Information Literacy and Scientific Writing for Technical-Scientific Disciplines

In the second semester of the 2025–2026 academic year, the course dedicated to Information Literacy and Scientific Writing returns, aimed at students and PhD candidates from the Campus and the Department of Veterinary Medicine.
This course is part of the transversal educational activities (soft skills) offered by the University of Parma.
The course includes: 16 hours of online self-paced training on the Elly 2025 platform, and 8 hours of in-person sessions, divided into four meetings of two hours each
The in-person sessions will take place at the Campus during May 2026, and attendance is mandatory.
The course coordinator is Prof. Francesco Zanichelli (Department DIA).
New for this edition: Upon request, translated or subtitled materials in English will be available.

For further details, please refer to the course syllabus

• PhD Candidates: Send an email to biblioteca.scienzetecnologie@unipr.it with the subject: “Registration for Information Literacy and Scientific Writing Course 2025–2026” In the body of the message, include: full name, PhD program and cycle, Name of your supervisor
• Students: Add the course to your study plan as an elective or as extra credits, as indicated on the Soft Skills page, then send an email to biblioteca.scienzetecnologie@unipr.it with the subject: “Registration for Information Literacy and Scientific Writing Course 2025–2026”
  In the body of the message, include: full name and Degree Program
• Registration must be completed by the end of January