Research

First machine learning model developed to calculate the volume of all glaciers on Earth

 An international study led by Ca’ Foscari researchers aims to become a benchmark for future glacier melt projections.

5 reasons (+1) why you should apply for a Marie Curie at Ca’ Foscari

A ‘Marie Curie’ can change your life. Ca' Foscari is among the most sought-after European host institutions and boasts the largest Italian community of alumni and alumnae of this research “Erasmus”. The call for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships is open until  10 September, 2025. Don't miss the Infoday on 27 May, 2025. 

Transforming winemaking waste into resources using microalgae: Ca’ Foscari's innovation for a more sustainable wine industry

Transforming winery waste and residues into valuable resources? Research at Ca’ Foscari University continues to explore this possibility. Thanks to a technology developed by Cristina Cavinato and Paolina Scarponi from the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, it will soon be possible to recover value from the lees generated during the winemaking process, converting them into energy and biomass. The patent, already registered in the United States and Europe, is set to provide wine producers with tangible economic and environmental benefits.

Returns, Readmissions, and CPRs: Preliminary Results from the MORE Project Presented at the European Parliament

The preliminary results of the MORE project were presented on 26 March at the European Parliament. The analysis also covered the CPRs themselves. On 10 April, the lecture ‘Inferno CPR’ [ITA] will address the living and detention conditions of migrants in these centres, focusing particularly on physical and mental health as well the internal functioning of the CPR system. The lecture will be open to the public. 

Medieval Italy between history and environment

Searching for links between climate variability, human influences and changing settlement patterns, a Marie Curie project has integrated historical texts and data from lake sediments in central Italy in the early Middle Ages.

Universities, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: The Time4UNIchange Project

Universities today face the challenges of a rapidly changing world. No longer solely places of education and research, academic institutions are being called upon to become hubs of innovation and active connectors within their regional ecosystems. It is in this context that Time4UNIchange was born—a project funded by the Erasmus+ programme aiming to rethink the role of universities, encouraging them to become increasingly open, entrepreneurial, and engaged both locally and globally.

Ca’ Foscari Shines in EU Top 10 with 18 Prestigious ‘Marie Curie’ Grants

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice reaffirms its appeal to young research talents by securing European funding for 18 Marie Skłodowska-Curie projects, amounting to €5.5 million. This achievement positions the university among the top 10 institutions in Europe for the number of awarded fellowships.

Palladium against ovarian cancer: Ca’ Foscari patents head for the market

Research, particularly in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors, can significantly affect people’s lives when a company supports its development and helps bring it to market. A recent example is the transfer of two patents from Ca’ Foscari University’s Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, which relate to a new generation of anti-tumour agents. 

Antarctica: Drilling Campaign Reaches more than 1.2-Million-Year-Old Ice

The fourth Antarctic campaign of the “Beyond EPICA - Oldest Ice” project, funded by the European Commission, has achieved a historic milestone for climate science. An international team of scientists successfully drilled a 2,800-meter-long ice core, reaching the bedrock beneath the Antarctic ice sheet.