Building Romance cultural identity. Construction history between Spain, Italy and the Latin Arch from 15th up to 18th century: transnational architectural and technical features between traditions and cross contaminations Construction history and research applied to artistic and architectural artefacts have long been recognized as relevant field of investigation, essential for reconstructing the complex palimpsest of […]
Scholarships – IED Undergraduate Scholarships
Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) “Aldo Galli” Academy of Fine Arts and Kunsthal Centro Superior de Diseño offer scholarships covering 50% of the first-year tuition fee for Undergraduate courses in Design, Fashion, Visual Arts, Communication, Cinema held in Milano, Cagliari, Firenze, Roma, Torino, Madrid, Bilbao and in Accademia di Como Aldo Galli and Kunsthal. Eligibility criteria […]
PhD – Contemporary History – France
Fascist and Neo-Fascist Networks between Italy and France: migration, circulation of ideas and political legacy, 1930s-1950s In recent decades, scholars have increasingly studied fascism from a transnational perspective, emphasising the dissemination of fascist ideas and political practices across European and transatlantic contexts. This research project intends to contribute to this framework by investigating the development […]
PhD – Environmental engineering – Italy
Water and waste management in mountainous and remote areas is a critical issue. Small villages and mountain shelters are often far from centralized services and infrastructure, making decentralized solutions essential. These solutions must account for accessibility challenges and environmental and climatic conditions, which affects resorces availability and systems functioning. In some areas, climate change and […]
Spain, Croatia, Japan, Italy, Italy and Fusion for Energy team up to build IFMIF-DONES
Representatives of the European Commission, Fusion for Energy (F4E), Spain, Croatia, Japan and Italy signed the Multilateral International DONES Agreement (MIDA) on 21 November. The pact consolidates international collaboration to develop fusion energy at the particle accelerator in Escúzar (Granada). Fusion can provide a clean, safe, sustainable and virtually limitless source of energy, replicating the […]
PhD – MsCA Doctoral Network DECADOCS – The “New Sublime”: A Reappraisal of Fashion’s Decay in the Era of Ecological Crisis – Portugal
We offer a PhD position for the project The “New Sublime”: A Reappraisal of Fashion’s Decay in the Era of Ecological Crisis, within DECADOCS Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN), a pioneering research and training programme aimed at reinterpreting the concept of decadence. Traditionally associated with decline, the term will be explored through new perspectives, […]
Luxury hybrid car thieves taken down in Belgium, Italy and Spain
A highly specialised organised crime network responsible for the theft of more than 100 luxury hybrid cars has been dismantled in an international operation led by the Italian Carabinieri with support from Europol and Eurojust. The estimated value of all stolen cars is of at least EUR 3 million. The Russian-speaking criminal network, composed mainly […]
PhD – Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctorate – United Kingdom
Iuav University in Venice and the University of Glasgow are pleased to announce a fully funded Joint Doctoral fellowship under the Marie-Curie Sklodowska Doctoral Network Scheme as part of the DECADOCS project. The anticipated start of the project is January 2026. This is 4 year fellowship. The post at the University of Glasgow is fixed […]
Commission approves new geographical indications for Italy and Spain
The European Commission has approved the inclusion of ‘Olive taggiasche liguri’ and ‘Carne Salada del Trentino’ from Italy in the Register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) and ‘Tharsys’ from Spain as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). The Protected Geographical Indication ‘Olive taggiasche liguri’ refers to table olives and olive paste or pâté made from […]