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The Department of Geosciences Unipd ranked among the world’s top 100 in QS Rankings 2026

In Geology, Geophysics, Earth & Marine Sciences, the University stands out globally in the QS Rankings 2026, placing in the world’s top 100 and ranking first in Italy

Among Guyana’s Tepuis: the “Beyond the Falls” Expedition Reveals New Caves and Insights into Kumerau Falls

The fieldwork, led by Francesco Sauro, was carried out through a collaboration between the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padua and the Department of Geography of the University of Guyana, coordinated by La Venta Association

How suspended sediments and river dynamics have changed in the Po River over the last 100 years

A study conducted in collaboration between the Department of Geosciences, University of Padua, and the University of Milan quantified the dramatic decline in sediment transport in the Po River over the past 100 years and identified the main factors behind it

Isola della Batteria: When the River Redraws the Land

Submerged in the 1970s and considered lost for decades, Isola della Batteria in the Po Delta is now re-emerging thanks to the natural processes of the river. A project led by the Department of Geosciences shows how sediments and wetlands can provide new ways to tackle the climate crisis.

Listening to the ocean: how dolphins locate sounds without external ears

Two recent studies investigate the ability of the dolphin auditory system to locate sounds in space despite the lack of external ears (pinnae). The research was carried out as part of the PRIN-PNRR project SWIM led by Prof. Lapo Boschi

What should we protect in space? Safeguarding planetary geological heritage in a new era of exploration

A new commentary paper published in JGR Planets by Barbara De Toffoli, researcher at the Department of Geosciences, highlights the urgent need to develop scientific tools to identify and protect geological heritage on other planetary bodies

Mid-Term Update of the Excellence Project: Insights from the Advisory Board

The Department of Geosciences recently hosted the Advisory Board of the Excellence Project during the Mid-Term Project Update. Our report of the day, including interviews with key participants, is now available.

Acidifying Seas Threaten Underwater Archaeological Heritage

A study led by the Department of Geosciences at the University of Padua, published in Communications Earth & Environment (Nature Portfolio), demonstrates for the first time that climate change can accelerate the degradation of underwater cultural heritage.

The Department of Geosciences hosts a new series of seminars for the II semester of the a.y. 2025/2026

Here the calendar of the seminars and workshops

Mount Etna volcanic materials as terrestrial analogues of lunar regolith

Led by the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padua, the study shows that selected Mount Etna volcanic deposits can serve as high-fidelity lunar regolith simulants for ISRU and engineering applications

Seminar - Coupling latent heat release with reaction kinetics in metamorphic systems

Francesco Sauro is leading the Kumerau Cave Expedition 2026 (Guyana)

Seminar - The effects of fluids on geochronology

Seminar - Against the flow: how much can we control river sediment dynamics?

Seminar - Functional Soil Properties in Viticulture: Soil and Geological Controls on Terroir Across Scales

Ceremony at the Department for the Retirement of Professor Cristina Stefani

Seminar - How unique is our home planet? Geochemical evidence for an ancient subduction zone on Mars

Seminar - Geomorphic controls on organic carbon storage and flux in river corridors

Seminar - Testing the permeability of the barrier separating the inner and outer circumsolar disk

Seminar - The Secret History of Sharks. A story of evolution and survival