UPO is proud to boast a large number of emeriti and honorary professors in its teaching staff. They are retired teachers who have honored their service for at least twenty or fifteen years with the qualification of full professor. The title, approved by the Department to which the teacher belonged, is awarded by the Minister of University.

Professors emeriti

Francesco Adamo, former full professor of Economic-political Geography; former dean of the Faculty of Economics

Marta Bargis, former full professor of Criminal Procedure Law; former dean of the Faculty of Law

Carlo Brusa, former full professor of Geography; former dean of the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy

Mauro Dardo, former full professor of Experimental Physics; former dean of the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences

Graziella Berta, former full professor of General Botany; former director of the Department of Science and Technological Innovation

Pier Luigi Canonico, former full professor of Pharmacology; former director of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Anna Maria Carabelli, former full professor of Political Economics; former director of the Department of Economical sciences and Quantitative methods

Claudio Ciancio, former full professor of Theoretical Philosophy; former director of the Department of Humanities

Maurilio Guasco, former full professor of History of Political Doctrines; former dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences; former director of the Department of Public Policies and Collective Choices

Mario G. Losano, former full professor of Philosophy of Law       

Claudio Marazzini, former full professor of History of the Italian Language; former president of the Accademia della Crusca

Francesca Romana Paci, former full professor of English Literature        

Ugo Perone, former full professor of Moral Philosophy; former director of the Department of Humanities       

Lorenza Saitta, former full professor of Computer Science

Giulio Cesare Schiavoni, former full professor of German Literature

Maurizio Vaudagna, former full professor of Contemporary History

Ilario Viano, former full professor of Pharmacology; former Rector; former dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery; former dean of the Department of Health Sciences; former president of the Evaluation Board

Giuseppe Zaccaria, former full professor of Italian Literature; former director of the Department of Humanities   

Honorary Professors

Andrea Bobbio, former full professor of Computer Science

Gianni Bona, former full professor of General and Specialist Paediatrics; former director of UPO PhD School

Giacomo Ferrari, former full professor of Glottology and Linguistics; former dean of the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy

Aldo Martelli, former full professor of Food Chemistry; former dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy