The Department represents the institutional seat for conducting research activities in related sectors as indicated in its own scientific project, regarding contents and/or methods as well as the development of the corresponding educational activities skills throughout the university.

Since January 2013  the new departmental structure of the university has gone into effect, made ​​up of 12 Departments of research defined as follows:

• Aerospace Science and Technology (Head: Franco Bernelli-Zazzera)
• Architecture and Urban Studies (Head: Gabriele Pasqui)
• Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering (Head: Stefano Della Torre)
• Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta" (Head: Maurizio Masi)
• Design (Head: Silvia Piardi)
• Electronics, Information and Bioengineering (Head: Gianantonio Magnani)
• Energy (Head: Fabio Inzoli)
• Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale (Head: Gianpaolo Rosati)
• Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering (Head: Cristina Masella)
• Mathematics (Head: Piercesare Secchi)
• Mechanics (Head: Ferruccio Resta)
• Physics (Head: Franco Ciccacci)

Soon there will be online more detailed information on the new Departments. These are names and information on the former Departments: