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A circular economy and new sustainability models. A new University Centre in Padua

04.10.2021

On October 7, 2021, at 11 a.m, the Caffè Pedrocchi hosts the inauguration of The Centro di Studi per l'economia circolare – CEWMS (Circular Economy of Waste, Materials and Sustainability), a new centre o f the University of Padua dedicated to scientific research and fostering a dialogue between universities, companies, and civil society for the promotion of creating a circular economy

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GaudeaMUS! The Goliardicum Patavinum Museum is officially open

02.10.2021

GaudeaMUS! the Goliardicum Patavinum Museum is officially open in the atrium of Palazzo Bo and across from the charming bar. The museum holds 350 historical objects, clothing, ‘feluche’, and documents, each piece offers visitors the opportunity to interpret the main theme of the museum ‘Patavina Libertas’ and how this sense of freedom continues to be enjoyed over the centuries by its students

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The University of Padua Ranks in Italy's Top 20 Best Employers

28.09.2021

Rankings of "Italy's Best Employers 2022", published by Il Corriere della Sera, lists the University of Padua as among the best places to work in Italy. Other results include 4th place in the "Education and Research" sector and overall 18th place among four hundred companies surveyed, with a difference of only 0.33 points from first place as Italy’s Top 20 Best Employers.

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The official start of our University’s 800th Anniversary

28.09.2021

Thursday, September 30 and Friday, October 1, are the official celebratory beginnings of the University of Padua’s 800th anniversary with the rectors of some of Europe’s oldest universities as welcomed guests to the inauguration of the Rector Daniela Mapelli, and an evening of verse and music inspired by freedom

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Greenhouse Gas and the 200-Million Year Old Mass Extinction

28.09.2021

A study conducted at Unipd reveals that the release of a massive amount of methane entrapped in the rocks of the Amazonian basins may have occurred during the end-Triassic mass extinction. About 1 million cubic kilometres of basaltic magma intruded and heated organic-rich sedimentary rocks, resulting in the release of methane

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