The First Annual Meeting of the Department of Geosciences
The event will be held on Wednesday 11th September starting at 2.30 p.m. and will foster mutual understanding of the research areas where the staff recruited in recent years is engaged
European Crystallographic Meeting: a look back at the 34th edition held in Padua
The event was organized by the European Crystallographic Association in close collaboration with the Italian Association of Crystallography, the Department of Geosciences and the Department of Biomedical Sciences
Mass movements under climate change: characterisation and monitoring
a Summer School in the framework of MUR Excellence Project "Geosciences for Sustainable Development"
18th - 20th September, 2024 - Department of Geosciences
9th CrysAC workshop on “Bio-Apatite, humans, archaeology and environment"
organized within the activities of the Commission on Crystallography in Art and Cultural Heritage will take place on September 17, 2024 at the Department of Geosciences of University of Padova. It will be followed the next day by a short workshop on “Carbonates, humans, archaeology and environment”.
Yearbook 2023: the fifth edition of the yearbook of the Department of Geosciences is online
Our 2023 through the people and activities that shaped it. Download your copy for free
The Latemar Triassic carbonate platform has been included in the new list of geological heritage sites released by IUGS
Professor Nereo Preto was one of the promoters of this important geological site in the Dolomites. It is an ancient carbonate platform from the Middle Triassic.
Studying Geosciences at the University of Padova
The Department of Geosciences offers a Bachelor's Degree in Geological Sciences, a Bachelor's Degree in Earth and Climate Dynamics (taught in English), a Master's Degree in Environmental Geology and Earth Dynamics (with a Study Track in English), and a Master's Degree in Geophysics for Natural Risks and Resources (taught in English)
NEWS AND EVENTS
Media and Events
Geological mission to Lofoten Islands
22.08.2024The fieldwork was carried out by the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padua together with the University of Trieste and Ca’ Foscari of Venice
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Contributions from the Intesa Sanpaolo Foundation philanthropic organisation
20.08.2024The contributions are reserved for university students who are physically, mentally, socially, familially and/or economically disadvantaged. The deadline has been postponed to 26 August 2024
Media and Events
A monitoring dashboard to view the earthquakes occurred in Italy in the last 7 days
30.07.2024This tool was created by Roberto Rossi, a GIS technician of our Department, based on real-time data published by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
Media and Events
More great sporting achievements for Claudia Fabiola Benvegnù
29.05.2024The athlete, a third-year student of the Bachelor’s Degree in Geological Sciences, triumphed at the Italian marathon canoe championships, taking the overall title in C1. Benvegnù also achieved excellent results at the national meeting in San Miniato.
Seminars - Workshops
Geothermal energy: a key resource for the energy transition
Professor Antonio Galgaro discussed the opportunities of geothermal energy at a conference held as part of the Festival of Sustainable Development 2024
Seminars - Workshops
Seminar “Career Workshop” Presentation of the MASTER GEMS 2024-2025 Master of 2nd level in Geosciences for energy
28.05.2024GEMS is a post-lauream course of high formation organized by ENI and it is planned for young graduates interested in the future challenges related to energy and geosciences. The Master lasts for 9 months at the ENI Corporate University in San Donato Milanese (Milan, Italy) and it is in English
Seminars - Workshops
Seminar "Career Workshop" - L’emergenza alluvionale in Emilia-Romagna: l’esperienza dal volontariato di protezione civile
21.05.2024Il seminario ha l’obiettivo di presentare la realtà associativa di LARES, che rappresenta e coinvolge studenti e laureati in corsi universitari, direttamente connessi o affini alla Protezione Civile, e condividere l’esperienza e le risonanze del volontariato in emergenza.
Seminars - Workshops
Seminar - From outer space to domestic space: Detecting settlements of the Late Bronze Age of the Carpathian Basin
14.05.2024This seminar will present details on the discovery and analyses of the core network of settlements, the Tisza Site Group. Moreover it will present results of remote sensing, geophysical survey, pedestrian survey and general landscape characterisation work in this lecture.
Seminars - Workshops
Seminar - A new look at an old landscape: the chronology of the Kalahari Group sediments
07.05.2024The Kalahari Basin, southern Africa, is one of the world’s largest cratonic basins. It is believed that the sediments filling it, the Kalahari Group Sediments (KGS), have been deposited at least since 65Ma.However, dating results are surprising, indicating that the entire depth of the KGS is general
Media and Events
A cutting-edge tool for rapid and effective landslide detection
23.04.2024The tool is based on Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) backscatter data. Lorenzo Nava, Kushanav Bhuyan and Filippo Catani are among the contributors
