{"id":307,"date":"2023-11-27T10:12:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T09:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondazionelottomatica.test\/when-academic-research-serves-to-counteract-discrimination\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:02:43","slug":"when-academic-research-serves-to-counteract-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondazionelottomatica.officine06lab.com\/en\/when-academic-research-serves-to-counteract-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"When academic research serves to counteract discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Presented the project led by the European University of Rome and promoted with the contribution of Lottomatica Foundation that aims to develop social cohesion at school<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCountering discrimination by promoting social cohesion. A psycho-socio-educational intervention for the upper secondary school.\u201d This is the title (and the goal) of the research project conducted by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.universitaeuropeadiroma.it\/\">European University of Rome<\/a>, and promoted with the support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionelottomatica.it\/en\/\">Lottomatica Foundation,<\/a> which was presented at the campus of the capitoline university in Via degli Aldobrandeschi.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative aims to promote social integration and combat ethnic discrimination within Italian secondary schools. To this end, during the academic year 2023-2024, a research-intervention project is being held at the Liceo \u201cEttore Majorana\u201d in Latina, by a researcher selected through a public call for proposals, which is aimed, on the one hand, at investigating and better understanding the group dynamics existing among enrolled students and, on the other hand, at carrying out an activity to support social cohesion, with the aim of reducing possible discrimination in all cases where this is necessary. A project that also involves the use of new technologies such as virtual reality and mindfulness techniques. The initiative-which will result in scientific publications and conference proceedings on the topic-was presented this morning at a public conference attended by students from the university\u2019s psychology faculty.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion was introduced by Lottomatica Foundation President <strong>Riccardo Capecchi<\/strong> and the university\u2019s vice chancellor <strong>Alberto Gambino<\/strong>. This was followed by speeches from Latina Majorana High School principal <strong>Domenico Aversano<\/strong>, professor of social psychology at the European University of Rome <strong>Angelo Panno<\/strong>, the project\u2019s head and scientific supervisor, and research fellow <strong>Claudia Russo<\/strong>, who is personally conducting the research-intervention. The morning then continued with an institution-based debate introduced by Roma Capitale\u2019s Heritage and Housing Councillor <strong>Tobia Zevi<\/strong> and concluded by the Lazio Region\u2019s Councillor for Social and Personal Services. <strong>Massimiliano Maselli<\/strong>, in the course of which, the coordinator of the degree program in Psychological Sciences and Techniques at the European University of Rome also took part <strong>Claudia Navarini<\/strong> And the deputy vice president of the National Youth Council. <strong>Francesco Marchionni<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially in this post-pandemic phase, marked by a significant growth in youth distress, as even some terrible news events have reminded us, it is crucial to offer girls and boys the tools they need to live in harmony with each other, respecting each other regardless of whatever differences may exist and cooperating together to promote mutual well-being,\u201d Professor Navarini commented in this regard. \u201cWe work every day to create an environment in which everyone, regardless of their ethnic background, feels accepted and valued: social cohesion is the beating heart of our community, and together we can preserve it and make it grow,\u201d highlighted Councillor Maselli, who then noted further, \u201cThrough shared projects, active listening, and mutual respect, we can overcome differences and build a more harmonious future for all.\u201d \u201cInstitutions can and must do a lot, starting with schools: ours is a multicultural community and we need to make diversity an asset,\u201d was echoed by Capitol Councillor Zevi, who then added, \u201cA priority that applies all the more so on the housing and heritage policies front that I am in charge of on Capitol Hill.\u201d \u201cWe are happy to be able to collaborate with Lottomatica Foundation for such an important academic and social purpose: from combating discrimination and promoting social cohesion at school passes a fundamental part of the process of building a more equitable and livable and less violent society,\u201d Professor Gambino noted for his part. \u201cSupporting scientific research is an absolutely integral part of the mission we pursue every day with Lottomatica Foundation, on a par with supporting local communities and committing to integration,\u201d said Capecchi, finally, who concluded, \u201cThis commonality of priorities with the European University of Rome makes us particularly proud of this project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The debate was moderated by Tg1 reporter <strong>Mario De Pizzo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the project led by the European University of Rome was presented<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"associated_pillars":null,"is_featured":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondazionelottomatica.officine06lab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondazionelottomatica.officine06lab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondazionelottomatica.officine06lab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondazionelottomatica.officine06lab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondazionelottomatica.officine06lab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fondazionelottomatica.officine06lab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":501,"href":"https:\/\/fondazionelottomatica.officine06lab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions\/501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondazionelottomatica.officine06lab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondazionelottomatica.officine06lab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondazionelottomatica.officine06lab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondazionelottomatica.officine06lab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}