Katinka Bellomo and Francesco Marra among the winners of the 2025 FIS (Italian Science Fund)
The selection of two projects from the same research group, established less than three years ago, marks a significant achievement for the Department of Geosciences at the University of Padua.
Understanding Earthquakes: Scientific Progress and Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Geologists and seismologists working together to better understand earthquakes: the joint work of Giulio Di Toro and Stefan Nielsen demonstrates the power of collaborative research, combining fieldwork, laboratory experiments, and numerical modeling
"The Microworld of the Karst": A Fascinating Exhibition in Trieste Reveals Hidden Colors and Shapes in Rocks, „Mikrosvet Krasa”: v Trstu razstava za odkrivanje skritih oblik in barv v kamninah
Opening Saturday, November 22, in Trieste, a photographic exhibition invites visitors to explore the Karst rocks under the microscope. Free admission; open until January 11, 2026.
V soboto, 22. novembra, se v Trstu odpira fotografska razstava, posvečena kamninam Krasa, gledanim pod mikroskopom. Razstava, s prostim vstopom, bo odprta do 11. januarja 2026.
Geosciences Scholarships: Department Supports Students from Emerging Economies
Juan Sebastian Rodriguez Rinta from Colombia and Arsen Mamadbekov from Tajikistan are the two winning students of the first edition of the award issued by the Department of Geosciences as part of the Excellence Project
Fossils and Quarrying Activity: The Case Study of the "lastame" in the Lessini Mountains
A study led by the Department of Geosciences proposes the first risk assessment for a paleontological site in Veneto, where fossils are often found during the extraction of building stone.
Paleoclimatology in Arctic Caves: The Scientific Adventure of Gina Moseley
British paleoclimatologist and speleologist Gina Moseley visited the Department of Geosciences to deliver a seminar on her groundbreaking explorations in northern Greenland. The event, organized by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, was followed by our exclusive interview with her
Field work on the Grand Combin Glacier for the Ice Memory Project
A team from the Department of Geosciences used GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) technology to map the Grand Combin glacier in Switzerland. The aim is to identify ideal sites for extracting ice cores for paleoclimatic reconstruction
The University of Padua is among the partners of the BRIDGE Africa project, funded by MUR within the Mattei Plan
The project aims to strengthen ties with Africa, promoting scientific and economic cooperation as a driver of sustainable development. Unipd participates with the Department of Geosciences
The Department of Geosciences hosts a new series of seminars for the I semester of the a.y. 2025/2026
Here the calendar of the seminars and workshops
Our department has experienced a great tragedy: Riccardo Pozzobon passed away on 2 September 2025
The Department of Geosciences is close to Riccardo Pozzobon's family after the tragic accident that occurred during a mission in Alaska. A talented, passionate and generous researcher, Riccardo leaves an everlasting memory in all his colleagues who had the good fortune to work with him.
NEWS AND EVENTS
Seminars - Workshops
Seminar - Landscapes in Transition: Volcanism, Paleoenvironments and Human Impact in NE Iberia
27.11.2025The seminar focuses on the integration of paleoenvironmental and geoarchaeological studies from NE Iberia, aiming to the reconstruction of long-term landscape evolution and human–environment interactions
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Seminar "Career Workshop" - Approccio progettuale per opere di difesa da caduta massi
20.11.2025Il seminario (che avrà luogo in lingua italiana) introduce l’approccio progettuale proposto dallo standard UNI 11211:4-2018, che è stato implementato anche da alcuni popolari programmi di calcolo (esempio RocFall di Rocscience), e mette in evidenza il rapporto tra rischio, progettista e responsabili
Media and Events
National Geographic, October 2025: Prof. Luca Valentini on Sustainable Lunar Habitats
17.10.2025The October 2025 issue of National Geographic is titled "The Great Race to the Moon". This edition focuses on new space missions and the preparations to return humans to the Moon and build permanent settlements.
Media and Events
An overview on the first Archaeological Micromorphology Summer School
01.10.2025The Archaeological Micromorphology Summer School, recently held at the Department of Geosciences, offered cutting-edge training in this specialized field. Participants engaged in intensive, hands-on learning using cutting-edge equipment and a rare thin section collection
Seminars - Workshops
Seminar - How excavation activity is both a blessing and a curse for the paleontological heritage: the case study of the fossils from the “lastame” in the Verona province (Northern Italy)
17.11.2025The Cretaceous sedimentary rocks of the Lessini Mountains, especially the “lastame” stone quarries of the surroundings of Sant’Anna d’Alfaedo (Verona province, Italy), hold some of the most important marine vertebrate findings of northern Italy and many invertebrates.
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Seminar "Career Workshop" - Ground-based radar interferometry. Principles, applications and future development
13.11.2025During this lecture the working principles of GBRI techniques and an overview of the various applications of the GBRI are presented: starting from the classic monitoring of landslides, glaciers and structures, up to the most recent developments such as integrations with other measurement systems
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Seminar - UrbanClimate: Assessing the Impact of Traditional Buildings on UHIs in Historical Urban Centres Under Current and Future Climate Conditions
06.11.2025The UrbanClimate project investigates how traditional Mediterranean architecture can mitigate urban heat stress under a changing climate. This project - funded by Xjenza Malta’s Space Research Fund - builds on prior research into the thermal performance of traditional versus modern roofs in Malta.
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Seminar - Cyclone-Driven Sediment Pulses and River Morphodynamic Response in Tairāwhiti, Aotearoa New Zealand
28.10.2025In this talk we review the magnitude of change resulting from the passage of cyclones Gabrielle and Hale in 2023 and consider potential monitoring and modelling frameworks for evaluating future multi-decadal bedload transfers
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Seminar - Drilling Down the Data: A Deep Learning Dive into IODP Cores
23.10.2025The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) has generated an extraordinary archive of core data essential for understanding Earth’s geological history, yet interpreting this information remains challenging due to data complexity, scale, and subjectivity.My research group addresses these challenges—
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From foreshock to mainshock: transient sliding velocity sets nucleation timestyle
16.10.2025When nucleation onset is associated with a foreshock, its size reliably constrains the transient sliding velocity between the foreshock and the ensuing mainshock
