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Thousands of underage refugees in Italy are seeking asylum, and protection

In Italy alone, in August 2016, the number of minors arriving by boat was at 18,500. A conference at Ca' Foscari where experts will examine the difficult situations facing these children and teenagers

Discovery of the ancient church of Adria, buried by alluvial deposits

Rewriting the history of the crypt and of the entire town, formerly a rich greek-Etruscan city that gave its name to the Adriatic Sea, was Elisa Corrò.

8,000 Years ago, The Northwest Passage was Ice Free

The history of arctic sea ice has been reconstructed with the objective of improving future climatic projections. Italo-danish research published on Nature Scientific Reports

Tracking the amount of sea ice from the Greenland ice sheet

By analysing ice cores drilled from deep inside the Greenland ice sheet, researchers have started to calculate how much Arctic sea ice there was in the past. Researchers from Denmark, Italy, Spain and Japan have just published the results in the research journal Scientific Reports.

Ca' Foscari meets Contemporary India

A calendar of events about India, organized in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in New Delhi and sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Main sponsor: Benetton Group.

Ca’ Foscari student invents nano-gel to clean artistic heritage

Fascinated by a class on the effectiveness of the bio cleaning of stones, Irene Scarpa developed and patented a new product for enzymatic cleaning. Tested at the Baths of Caracalla, it is already in demand from restorers.

Ca’ Foscari for archaeology in Pakistan, discoveries and advanced training

Pakistan needs young archaeologists and Ca' Foscari is at the forefront to train them: with 30 years of research carried out by Ca' Foscari within this area, the study must go on.

How much do perfumes pollute? A pioneering study in the canals of Venice

From Ca' Foscari first analysis on the concentrations in the environment of fragrances widely used in products such as soaps and detergents. Venezia and Burano 'labs' between the city and the lagoon.

Protecting Ice Memory: scientists are joining forces to create a global archive of glacial ice for our future generations

The first mission to protect the world’s ice memory will be launched in France on 15 August, in the Mont Blanc massif. Researchers from the CNRS, the IRD and the Université Grenoble Alpes will be extracting ice samples from the Col du Dôme, ultimately for storage in Antarctica.

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