Summer Holidays Closing
The Department of Geosciences will be closed from Monday 3 to Tuesday 18 August 2026. Activities will restart regularly on Wednesday 19 August.
Studying Geosciences at the University of Padova
The Department of Geosciences offers Bachelor's degree programmes in Geological Sciences and Earth and Climate Dynamics (taught in English), as well as Master's degree programmes in Geosciences for the Earth, the Environment and the Planets (with a new study track in Planetary Geosciences) and in Geophysics for Earth and Climate Processes, Risks and Resources (taught in English).
SPI School of Palaeontology 2026 – CONODONTS: READING THE PAST, INTERPRETING THE FUTURE
An advanced training course aimed at PhD students, early-career researchers and SPI associate members. 24–25 September 2026 at the Department of Geosciences
Earth and Climate Dynamics celebrates its first graduates
Noah Cantatore, Francesca Marchi and Riccardo Allegri Serraggi are the first graduates of Earth and Climate Dynamics, launched by the Department of Geosciences in 2023/2024. Thesis defences took place on 21 July at the Museum of Nature and Humankind.
DaedalusCAM: first flight tests in a quarry in the Lessini Mountains for the camera set to explore lunar caves
The planetary geology group of the Department of Geosciences and CISAS selected the site and operated the drone during the first flight test campaign of DaedalusCAM in the Lessini Mountains, the immersive camera funded by ASI (the Italian Space Agency) and designed to explore skylights and lava tubes on the Moon.
Research led by Francesco Marra receives the STAHY Best Paper Award 2026
The award was presented during the 15th International Workshop on Statistical Hydrology (STAHY 2026), held from 14 to 17 July 2026 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Summer School on Stable Isotopes in Archaeology: International Training at the Intersection of Geosciences and Cultural Heritage
33 students from different countries took part in the Summer School organized by the Department of Geosciences and the Department of Cultural Heritage of the University of Padua to explore the role of stable isotopes in the study of the past.
Research, Exchange and New Connections: Highlights from the Annual Meeting 2026
Seven short talks, a poster session, and an informal networking opportunity to share research activities and strengthen connections across the Department of Geosciences. Explore the highlights of the Annual Meeting 2026 through the video and photo gallery.
NEWS AND EVENTS
Media and Events
Arqus Alliance: Researcher’s Networking Programme strengthens collaboration between Padua and Wrocław
20.07.2026Francesco Sauro, researcher at the Department of Geosciences, recently visited the Department of Geography at the University of Wrocław, Poland, to foster new collaborations in sandstone geomorphology.
Media and Events
Geophysical surveys on the Grand Combin Glacier as part of the Ice Memory project
10.07.2026A team of researchers from the Department of Geosciences is currently working on the Grand Combin Glacier to carry out geophysical investigations aimed at understanding the impact of rising temperatures on one of the environments most sensitive to climate change
Media and Events
A new weather station to support research at the Department of Geosciences
01.07.2026The new instrument will measure temperature, solar radiation and other key atmospheric parameters, paving the way for new collaborations between research teams across our Department
Media and Events
Advanced materials: a strategic challenge for Europe
26.05.2026A new European report highlights the importance of advanced materials for sustainability, energy, and industrial innovation. The international working group included Luca Valentini, the only representative from an Italian academic institution.
Seminars - Workshops
Seminar - Magnetic Archives of Earth’s History: From Ocean Drilling to Archaeological Chronology
19.05.2026The seminar focuses on the results from International Ocean Drilling Program Expeditions in the North Atlantic Ocean and offers an insight on "human timescales" utilizing archaeomagnetism to reconstruct the Holocene geomagnetic field refining the applicability of archaeomagnetic dating.
Seminars - Workshops
Seminar - Predictability of weather and climate
12.05.2026Tuesday 12 May 2026 - In this seminar, Prof.ssa Corti will explore the concept of predictability in both weather and climate systems, with the aim of clarifying what can realistically be expected from climate predictions, as well as the limitations inherent to them.
Seminars - Workshops
Seminar - Asteroid impact-formed complex diamond structures
05.05.2026Tuesday 5 May 2026 - In the seminar Prof. Németh will demonstrate the ultra-high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis of the hard carbon grains, originally identified as lonsdaleite, from Canyon Diablo meteorite.
Seminars - Workshops
Seminar - Long-runout landslides with longitudinal ridges in the solar system: what controls their formation?
28.04.2026In this seminar Prof.ssa Magnarini will discuss the work that she has done on long-runout landslides with longitudinal ridges on Mars, Earth, and the Moon and she will present the work conducted in Iceland as part of the recently started Marie Curie Fellowship - Tuesday 28 April 2026
Seminars - Workshops
Seminar - Understanding the Complexity of Fluid-Induced Microearthquake Ruptures: Insights from High-Resolution Observations and 3D Dynamic Modeling
23.04.2026In this seminar Prof. Tinti highlights the value of combining high-resolution observations with physics-based modeling to better understand microearthquakes and induced seismicity - Thursday, 23 April 2026
Media and Events
Workshop “Roadmap to the Exploration of Venus Habitability”: an overview in this video
14.04.2026The video from the “Roadmap to the Exploration of Venus Habitability” workshop (9–13 February 2026, Leiden) is online. It highlights discussions on Venus’ potential past habitability, with contributions from an international team of scientists including Barbara de Toffoli (Department of Geosciences)
