18.01.2026
Last September, a tragic accident during a work mission in Alaska claimed the life of Riccardo Pozzobon, planetary geologist, researcher at the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padua, and collaborator with the European Space Agency as an astronaut instructor.Alongside his scientific
13.01.2026
Short-duration extreme rainfall events play a critical role in triggering flash floods and debris flows, yet they remain among the most challenging phenomena to analyse and project under climate change. These issues are the focus of an award-winning study co-authored by Francesco Marra, Associate
Speaker: Dr. Daniela Di Bucci - Italian Civil Protection Department | Thursday 15 January 2026 | 10,30 am - Classroom 1F
15.01.2026
Dr. Daniela Di BucciStructural Geologist, Ph.D. in Earth Sciences, Master's degree in Behavioural Sciences and Administrations, National Scientific Habilitation as Full Professor of Structural Geology. Expert in geo-hazards and in the relationship between the scientific community and policymakers in
Speaker: Prof. Francesca Pianosi - School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering, University of Bristol & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion deputy | Thursday 8 January 2026 | 4,30 pm - Arduino Classroom
08.01.2026
Globally, around 30% of scientists are women - a ratio that has not significantly increased in the last decades. At the upper levels of scientific hierarchies, the proportion of women declines further, despite gender parity has almost been reached at doctoral level - a pattern that has been
Speaker: Dr. Carlos Sánchez-García – University Autonomous of Madrid, Spain | Thursday 27 November 2025 | 4,30 p.m. - Aula Arduino
27.11.2025
The 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. In particular two sites will be considered for their complementary data:a) La Garrotxa Volcanic
