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New opportunities in Veneto through river tourism

Become explorers again, at your own home or in remote places, by slowly gliding on the waterways. The interest in this type of experience grows for more active tourists but also for researchers

“How to live happily?” Ca’ Foscari and Cornell launch interviews between generations

Launched an inter-generational research program that brings young people from high school face to face with ‘veterans’ who have spent over 65 years gaining experience and wisdom

Working after infarction, stroke or cancer? Different preferences for men and women

Research based on the stories from 130,000 people over 50 observed in 16 European countries. The researcher: "Targeted policies are more effective". Research published on Labour Economics

How bacteria migrate: Saharan microbial community found in the Alpine snow

Microorganisms from the saharan areas, one of the effects of climate change and over-use of the ground. Research on Microbiome

IT and Archaeology, Ca’ Foscari researcher launches the first international journal

Arianna Traviglia is co-editor of the Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology, a new interdisciplinary journal launched in Atlanta a few days ago

The impact of globalisation on domestic work

Discriminated, poor, uneducated, without a residence permit or shelter: alone. They are the 43 million women in the world that work in the homes of others

When knowledge became democratic (for women too): Aristotle in the Renaissance

Aristotle’s translations from classical to vernacular languages have for the first time made philosophy and science available outside the elite circles, involving also women philosophers

Religion: Ca’ Foscari fights against stereotypes in European schools

Ca’ Foscari returns to European schools as the leader of the “Study of Religions Against Prejudices and Stereotypes” (SORAPS) project, funded by the European Commission

Few women in the technological departments: a project to balance the “quota”

In the departments at European universities where engineering and technology are taught, only one in ten professors is a woman. Ca’ Foscari is directly committed to reducing this gender gap thanks to European project Horizon 2020 EQUAL-IST