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The project ‘LIVART – Living with Art’ explores the role of decorative sculpture in domestic contexts of the Western Roman Empire. While monumental sculpture in public spaces has long been studied, much less attention has been paid to the a…

Vaulted structures hold enormous cultural, historical, and artistic value as they constitute one of the main structural elements characterising monumental masonry architecture. Among them, the dome is undoubtedly the most emblematic and pro…

About 60 to 70% of soils in the EU are subject to severe degradation processes: erosion, pollution, loss of biodiversity, salinisation and sealing; this is the result of unsustainable land use and overexploitation of agrochemicals. Microbia…

Contamination of drinking-water is an urgent health concern, preferentially in rural areas and highly related with the poor and vulnerable population (infants, children, pregnant and elderly people) that requires a single, easy to handle an…

Catastrophic sediment release in fluvial systems is largely driven by landsliding, which occurs naturally during large earthquakes (e.g., November 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake, New Zealand) or climatic events in mountain belts (e.g., Oct…

Understanding how fluids and heat move through fractured rocks is essential for many subsurface technologies, including geothermal energy production, groundwater management, underground energy storage and environmental remediation. In fract…

SEASOUNDS aims to better characterize and predict marine soundscapes in various European eco-regions (e.g., parts of the Mediterranean and the Baltic Seas, the Venice Lagoon, the Norwegian fjords) where the scarcity of scientific data, upon…

Active and ancient continental rifts are at the centre of a green energy and low carbon future. For the ~50 years since the birth of plate tectonics theory, studies of how and why continents break apart and new oceans form have been driven…

AGRI-DRY is a multidisciplinary research and training network addressing the need for sustainable food production and ecological resilience in dryland regions, which support around 40% of the world’s population. Focusing on the Mediterranea…

Historically, major storms, the associated storm surges and rainfall have posed the biggest threat to life and property around coastlines and along rivers. However, in the age of global warming and accompanying sea level rise the confluence…

Coastal zones all over the world face growing pressure from climate change and development, with archaeological sites in these areas at increasing risk. The HORIZON MSCA Doctoral network ArCHe addresses the increasing vulnerability of the m…

This research project examines the intersection of environmental degradation and the cultural rights of Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Brazil and Colombia. In these regions, environmental stressors, including deforestation, e…

Throughout history, humanity has displayed remarkable resilience by diverse cultural adjustments to changing conditions. In the face of unprecedented environmental shifts brought about by global warming, societies are grappling with the urg…

The adoption of renewable hydrogen as green fuel and energy storage is key to achieve the European Green Deal. However, its large-scale storage is still facing significant challenges.

RhECAST (Rural Landscape Heritage and Carbon Sequestration) addresses the growing need to reconcile climate change mitigation with the preservation of Europe’s cultural landscapes. Across many European regions, traditional agroforestry syst…

Near-infrared light (NIR, roughly 800–1000 nm) is widely used in everyday technologies, from secure sensing and night-vision style detection to biomedical imaging and optical communications. Today’s mainstream NIR emitters often rely on hig…