Research

A research project investigates Venetian inscriptions on Cyprus

Ca' Foscari's project “La lettera e il Leone" explores the Public Communication Strategies of the Serenissima through Texts and Stone Imagery. The Project Launches the First European Open Access Platform Dedicated to Venetian Renaissance Inscriptions.

Elderly population against immigrants: hurtful paradox in ageing countries

A study by Valerio Dotti, an economist at Ca' Foscari, shows how the voting choices of the elderly can favour short-sighted policies on immigration and public spending. ‘Open immigration policies can be good for the public purse’. The study is published in the Journal of Public Economics

Miscategorization fuels discrimination within organizations and workplaces

How does discrimination arise? A new paper by Muhammed Alperen Yasar, Ph.D. student at Ca’ Foscari and Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne University offers valuable insights into the development of discriminatory behaviors in organizations. The study  was recently published by the International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior. 

X-Ray MicroCT unveils ancient pottery techniques

Researchers from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice have uncovered revolutionary insights into ancient pottery forming techniques using X-ray micro-computed tomography (microCT). This study, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, reveals how advanced 3D imaging can reconstruct the complex processes behind Middle Bronze Age Cretan ceramics, offering a new methodology for analyzing ancient pottery.

A museum in the former monastery of Ayia Napa in Cyprus

The ancient Venetian Monastery of Ayia Napa in Cyprus in the Famagusta district will be brought back to life thanks to the international collaboration between various cultural and research institutions, including a team from our University, coordinated by prof. Lorenzo Calvelli of the Department of Humanities.

J. Sanzo's ERC project compares Ancient Jewish and Christian magic rituals

Joseph Sanzo's study bridges the study of late antique magic in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds (III-VIII cent. CE) with the study of early Jewish-Christian relations providing a comparative analysis of ancient magical texts and objects of Jewish and Christian origin (e.g. amulets, incantation bowls).

LeTs-Care: Italy vs EU best practices in long-term care

In 2023 the European Union launched the 'Care Strategy,' calling on countries to achieve common goals for long-term care. Funded by Horizon Europe, LeTs-Care is a comparative research project whose objective is to identify and study effective and replicable solutions in the field of long-term care.

Gulf States and humanitarian aid in Gaza: the ISLAMICAID research project

The dire humanitarian situation in Gaza rekindled the debate on the role of humanitarian intervention during conflicts and the paralysis of humanitarian diplomacy in protecting civilians. We discussed the topic with Altea Pericoli, Marie-Curie Global Fellow at Ca' Foscari University and Princeton University within the project ISLAMICAID - Aid from Islamic Donors in conflict zones.

Thaiti: the Italian software optimising cardiac MRI

THAITI uses artificial intelligence to make the diagnostic practice more accurate and efficient. The software has been developed and patented by an interdisciplinary team consisting of Daniela Besozzi and Daniele M. Papetti from the University of Milano-Bicocca, Marco Salvatore Nobile from Ca' Foscari University of Venice, and Camilla Torlasco from Auxologico Italian Institute (IRCCS) in Milan.