ERC Advanced Grant 2024: Prof. Fabrizio Nestola wins record funding for the study of fibrous diamonds
Fabrizo Nestola, Full Professor at the Department of Geosciences, has been awarded a grant of almost €3.5 million for the MADAM project that aims to obtain important insights into fibrous diamonds and their geological significance
Our Ph.D. student Silvia Aldrighetti has won the Italian con.Scienze 2024 Award for the best Master's thesis in Geology
The thesis, titled "Estimate of seismic surface energy from microstructural studies of pseudotachylyte-bearing faults," analyzed a pseudotachylyte-bearing fault in the Adamello pluton in the Alps
Alps could face a doubling in torrential summer rainfall frequency as temperatures rise by 2°C
Francesco Marra, researcher at the Department of Geosciences, is the co-author of a new study conducted jointly with the University of Lausanne, just published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. The results reveal concerning scenarios for the future of our mountains
1st Archaeological Micromorphology Summer School - Padova
Course designed for both beginners and more experienced micromorphologists. It includes an introduction to soil micromorphological description, followed by in-depth discussion on current archaeological topics in micromorphology and the analysis of archaeological thin sections
Water and Geological Risks in a Warming Climate: International Summer School in Venice 2025
The Summer School, scheduled for July 14-19, 2025, is a collaborative effort between the Department of Geosciences at the University of Padova and PE3-RETURN
Unveiling the architecture of coronae on Venus
A recent study led by Barbara De Toffoli, researcher at the Department of Geosciences, sheds light on these distinctive features, found exclusively on Venus. The results were just published in Scientific Reports
Unveiling Etna's Hidden Plumbing: New Study Maps Volcano's Magma Network
A new study led by the Department of Geosciences maps Mount Etna's interior, revealing a network of magma-filled fractures 6-16 km deep. This system explains Etna's eruption patterns andacts as a magma distribution network.
Professor Gilberto Artioli Awarded Max Perutz Prize
The European Crystallographic Association bestows this annual award to recognize outstanding figures in the crystallographic scientific community
Seeds of Civilisation: Dr. Dal Corso Leads Special Issue on Domestication in Philosophical Transactions B in an international team
On May 15 the journal Philosophical Transactions B of the Royal Society published a volume about domestication. Within this volume, there are 17 contributions by authors from different countries and backgrounds. Dr. Marta Dal Corso is among the editors
Climate history recorded in Martian sediments
A new study led by Beatrice Baschetti, PhD candidate at the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padua and researcher at the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), sheds light on the past climatic evolution of Mars
NEWS AND EVENTS
Study Award
Call for Applications for the award of the study prize "Geosciences for Sustainable Development" First Edition 2025
Dal 03.07.2025 al 26.09.2025The Department of Geosciences announces a competition for the assignment of two study prizes, worth € 2,500.00 each. The awards are announced as part of the Project of Excellence "Geosciences for Sustainable Development", funded by the Ministry of Education and Merit.
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Innovative Virtual Field Trips Enhance Geosciences Education at University of Padova
30.06.2025The project is called Trail Geo and introduces virtual geological field trips to complement traditional on-site excursions. The first case-study was the Santerno Valley
Seminars - Workshops
Fostering Ethical Research: Innovative Course for Ph.D. Students at the Department of Geosciences
Dal 16.06.2025 al 17.06.2025The course was taught by Prof. Luca Valentini and will be mandatory for Ph.D. candidates in the next academic year
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Claudia Benvegnù wins the Italian Canoe Marathon Championships
28.05.2025More great sporting achievements for Claudia Fabiola Benvegnù, a canoe athlete and student at our Department, where she is currently in her first year of the Master's degree in Environmental Geology and Earth Dynamics (Earth Dynamics curriculum).
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GeoTalk, Book presentation: Our Concept of the Earth
23.05.2025How do we know our planet? What tools, insights, mistakes and hypotheses have shaped the scientific image of the Earth we rely on today? These questions will be at the heart of the GeoTalk event on Thursday, May 23, at the Geoscience Library of the University of Padua, where geophysicist and profess
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Francesco Marra wins the Jim Dooge Award for research on sub-hourly precipitation extremes
12.05.2025The European Geosciences Union has awarded Francesco Marra, researcher at the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padua, the Jim Dooge Award 2024 for the best article published during the year in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS).
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Can you create an AI model to identify landslides? Join the Landslide Detection Challenge
Dal 21.05.2025 al 04.08.2025The "Landslide Detection Challenge", hosted on the Zindi platform, invites innovators to develop cutting-edge models for identifying landslides. The Department of Geosciences is among the partners of this initiative.
Seminars - Workshops
Seminar - Do we need to reevaluate the oxygen isotope fractionation equations between biogenic aragonite and water?
20.05.2025Reconstructing past ocean temperatures has major scientific implications, including insights into Earth’s radiation balance, the CO₂ cycle, and climate-driven limits on biodiversity and biomass. Surface temperature patterns also influence ocean circulation, oxygen levels, and sea level changes. This
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Exploring Urban Geology: a walking tour with Prof. Paolo Mozzi
15.05.2025The Geological Walk, led by Professor Paolo Mozzi, geologist and faculty member of the Department of Geosciences at the University of Padua, offers a walking itinerary that reveals the city’s hidden landscape and its deep connection with watercourses.
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Seminar – LARES Italia in the Civil Protection System
13.05.2025Technical-scientific skills and specialized volunteering for risk and emergency managementThe role of trained graduates within the national Civil Protection system will be the focus of the seminar “LARES Italia in the Civil Protection System”, scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 4:30 PM in Aula
