Research

Pakistan: Ca’ Foscari unearths a vast ancient monument in Gandhara

Nearly 100 metres long and more than 50 metres wide, the structure stands at Jandial, in the heart of the ancient region of Gandhara. Excavations, coordinated by archaeologist Luca M. Olivieri, have uncovered a building that had remained unexplored for more than a century. Its purpose is still unknown. On October 12 the archaeological mission received an award in Rome.

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics: understanding individual decisions to stabilise the business cycle

Robert E. Hall (Stanford University) and Michael Woodford (Columbia University) have been awarded the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. We asked Francesco Pappadà, a lecturer and researcher in Economic Policy at Ca’ Foscari's Department of Economicsv, to explain the significance of this recognition.

“Tradition as innovation”: Anne Carson wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Canadian poet and essayist awarded “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature”. The comment of Filomena Mitrano, Professor of Anglo-American Literature at the Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies

2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for unravelling the mystery of ‘mirror-image’ molecules

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to scientists Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai ‘for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis’. The comment of Alessandro Scarso, Professor of Organic Chemistry at Ca’ Foscari’s Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems

From Galileo’s telescope to the ice of the South Pole: the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics explained to us by Ca’ Foscari

The 2026 Nobel Prize for Physics was awared to Francis Halzen (University of Wisconsin-Madison). We asked Alessandro Codello, physicist and researcher at Ca’ Foscari’s Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, to tell us about this research

Same Climate, Different Outcomes: a 'Marie Curie' Research Project Explores the Inequalities in Climate Adaptation

Through her project IMUCCA - Interdisciplinary Model for Understanding Climate Change Adaptation,  researcher Maryam Aslany examines the impact of social stratifications on vulnerability to climate shocks in rural India.

Civil Protection: Digital Plans and Low-Cost Sensors for more Resilient Communities

The Interreg Italy-Croatia Digital Plan project concludes after 30 months of testing. It involved three locations in Croatia and pilot areas in Molise, Maiella National Park, and Fermo, where civil protection plans were transformed into georeferenced data and linked to a network of IoT sensors. Ca’ Foscari managed the digitisation efforts and helped develop the platform alongside the University of Split.

“Am I Building Their Future or Losing Them?”: 'Marie Curie' Fellow Syed Imran Haider Explores the Hidden Emotional World of Migrant Fathers

What does it mean to be a father when your parenting is confined to a smartphone screen? Hosted by the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage, the research project "TFNMPC - Transnational Fatherhood, Negotiating Masculinity and Parental Care in the Digital Communication Era" delves into the lived experiences of Pakistani migrant men in Italy.

Research sheds light on the ‘hidden’ history of Italian from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century: Ca’ Foscari wins a €2.25 million ERC Grant for linguist Daniele Baglioni

The European Research Council (ERC) has announced that “ConScrIt – Concurring Scripts. Allography in Italy (1000–1800)” has been awarded the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant, one of Europe's most competitive funding schemes for frontier research. This marks Ca’ Foscari’s first ERC Advanced Grant since 2010.