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It appears that the relationship between Rossi and the University of Bologna isn't as close as Rossi indicated:

http://www.mail-archive.com/vortex-l@eskimo.com/msg54321.html

This statement has been added to some of the articles on Rossi, such as the Daily Mail one. I assume it is really from the press office. It sounds like it:
The University of Bologna is not involved on E-Cat experiments conducted by Leonardo Corp., the company owned by Andrea Rossi. The University of Bologna states also that: 1) none of the experiments made with E-Cat (including that of 28th October 2011) has been carried out at the University of Bologna or by any of its scientists; 2) the University of Bologna (Department of Physics) is ready to carry out direct experiments on the E-Cat as soon as the contract signed with EFA Srl (Andrea Rossi's Italian company) will be put in effect: this is the only reason why the University of Bologna researchers attended as observers to E-Cat experiments. The University of Bologna is carefully following the situation development.
- University of Bologna Press Office, Bologna, Italy, 5/11/2011 5:20