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A conversation on feminism, activism and gender-based violence with Argentinian anthropologist Rita Segato

Rita Segato is an internationally renowned anthropologist and feminist writer, born in Buenos Aires. She is a scholar of race, colonialism, gender violence and femicide, areas where she is recognised as one of the most essential feminist thinkers of our time. Watch her conversation with student Chiara Vanzan in the first episode of the video series “A più voci”.

Elections for the 2024-2026 academic years: all the names of the new student representatives

From 8 to 10 April 2025, Ca' Foscari students had the chance to vote online to elect their representatives in the Academic Senate, the Board of Governors and the Department Boards, the Joint Committees, the Quality Assurance Groups of the Departments and in the Interdepartmental School of Economics, Languages and Entrepreneurship at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

Biomedical research: a new hub brings together Venice and Osaka in an agreement between Ca' Foscari University and Kansai Medical University

Combining medicine, engineering, and biomedical informatics to advance innovative research that enhances human health and quality of life. With this bold aim, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and Kansai Medical University of Osaka are uniting their strengths to promote cooperation among researchers and students on issues of shared concern that have societal relevance

Anika #StudentVoices: “A Passion for STEM Since I Was a Child”

Anika Millton is a second-year student pursuing her Environmental Engineering for Ecological Transition Bachelor’s degree at Ca’ Foscari University.

From Venice to Georgetown to study the environment as an agent of history

Georgetown University in Washington recently welcomed Ca' Foscari graduate Luca Barison, who is now a PhD student in environmental history. Barison’s academic journey combines a love for history with a focus on environmental issues, culminating in notable accomplishments, such as the Giuseppe Del Torre Prize.

Studying street art: An outdoor laboratory for Conservation Science

Vallà is hamlet in the town of Riese Pio X that gained fame for a participatory urban regeneration project called The Wallà. In June 2024, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics, and Statistics, for the study of the conservation of outdoor mural artworks. Arianna Abbafati and Giovanni Milan shared with us their first field experience, which took place last October.

Vera Buffolo, Audiovisual Producer of Podcasts for the European Parliament

Vera Buffolo, a Ca’ Foscari alumna, is part of the production team of Europarl Radio, the European Parliament's official web radio, which creates and broadcasts original audio content daily in all 24 official languages of the European Union. After five years of experience as a podcast producer, we asked this former Ca’ Foscari student to share the rewards and challenges of her work.

Join Team26 and become a volunteer at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games

Would you like to be at the heart of organising the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games, contribute to delivering a world-class sporting event, and experience it up close? The Team26 programme is looking for 18,000 volunteers to be key players in the Games, helping make the experience special and unforgettable for spectators, athletes, and teams.

Prof Luiza Bialasiewicz: 'Trump and the divided geographies of the US vote'

Donald Trump has won and he will now become the 47th President of the United States. But what persuaded voters to cast their ballots for him? We talked about it with Luiza Bialasiewicz, professor of Economic and Political Geography at the Department of Economics at Ca' Foscari.