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Research

Ca’ Foscari Software Tool Claims a Spot on the Global Podium

At the SV-COMP 2026 software verification competition, LiSA technology secured third place in the Java programs track, earning a bronze medal. This achievement is especially notable as it is the tool’s first participation in the contest.

Research

Ca’ Foscari Secures 19 ‘Marie Curie’ Grants And Ranks Among Europe’s Top 10 Universities

With a record number of applicants and fierce competition (only 1,606 projects were selected from 17,066 submissions worldwide), Ca’ Foscari secured €4.9 million. The Venetian University attracts talent from 12 international institutions. 

People

350 Million Voices Sharing One Root: A Journey into Bantu Languages with Prof. Félix Tembe

In the lecture halls of Ca’ Foscari, people are talking about kiSwahili, xiChangana and isiZulu: sounds and words that tell stories, identities and world views. Guiding this journey is Professor Félix Filimone Tembe, a lecturer in Bantu Linguistics at the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo, who over the past few weeks has held at Ca’ Foscari the first introductory course dedicated to the great family of Bantu languages.

Events

Verso Incroci: six events leading to the Incroci di civiltà Literature Festival

As we prepare for the Incroci di civiltà (Crossroads of Civilisation) festival, happening this year from April 15 to 18, Verso Incroci returns: a series of events that preview the International Literature Festival organised by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. The events, planned for February and March, are part of the Writers in Conversation series and are included in the University’s Public Engagement 2026 initiatives.

Research

The Ice Memory Foundation opens the first-ever sanctuary of mountain ice cores in Antarctica, storing climate archives for centuries

From the Alps to the Antarctic Plateau, precious ice cores carrying the memory of Earth’s past atmosphere are now safely stored at Concordia station in an ice cave designed to preserve mountain ice for future generations of scientists.

Research

Ca’ Foscari Research on 8th-Century Venetian Glass Reveals the Earliest History of Glassmaking in Venice

Recent scientific analyses of glass fragments reveal a city that was at the forefront of recycling and adopting the most innovative and advanced plant-ash glass technologies in the Mediterranean. The study was published in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences by researcher Margherita Ferri. 

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