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350 Million Voices Sharing One Root: A Journey into Bantu Languages with Prof. Félix Tembe

In the lecture halls of Ca’ Foscari, people are talking about kiSwahili, xiChangana and isiZulu: sounds and words that tell stories, identities and world views. Guiding this journey is Professor Félix Filimone Tembe, a lecturer in Bantu Linguistics at the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo, who over the past few weeks has held at Ca’ Foscari the first introductory course dedicated to the great family of Bantu languages.

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From Gaza to Venice, Ca' Foscari Welcomes Two Palestinian Visiting Scholars

The war has inflicted a severe blow on academic life in Gaza, with systematic attacks on Palestinian educational institutions, starting with the universities. Two lecturers from Al-Aqsa University – now destroyed by Israeli airstrikes – were able to reach Venice for a period of research and teaching: Alaedin Alsayed, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, and Mahmoud Abu Aisha, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, are now Visiting Scholars in the Department of Asian and North African Studies. 

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A Greener Future for Denim: Ca’ Foscari Wins Its First EIC Grant with GREENDIGO

With the project “Biosolutions for Denim Dyeing within the Planetary Boundaries” (GREENDIGO), Ca’ Foscari University has secured its first grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC), the third pillar of the EU’s Horizon Europe research funding programme.

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The Ice Memory Foundation opens the first-ever sanctuary of mountain ice cores in Antarctica, storing climate archives for centuries

From the Alps to the Antarctic Plateau, precious ice cores carrying the memory of Earth’s past atmosphere are now safely stored at Concordia station in an ice cave designed to preserve mountain ice for future generations of scientists.

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Ca’ Foscari Research on 8th-Century Venetian Glass Reveals the Earliest History of Glassmaking in Venice

Recent scientific analyses of glass fragments reveal a city that was at the forefront of recycling and adopting the most innovative and advanced plant-ash glass technologies in the Mediterranean. The study was published in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences by researcher Margherita Ferri. 

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RePAIR: Results and Future Prospects of the Project Integrating Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in the Reassembly of Frescoes at Pompeii

Launched in 2021 and coordinated by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and funded through a European grant, the research project has developed an integrated system combining artificial intelligence and robotics to support the reassembly of fragmented frescoes, working closely with archaeologists and conservators.