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University Highlights - December 2025

The new degree programmes for 2026-2027, the launch of Fiscal Sponsorship services for fundraising in the United States, the Public Engagement Call 2026, the access to “related” and open-access programmes following the “open semester”: these are some of the topics addressed at the meetings of the University’s governing bodies in December

From Venezuelan Caves to Rocks on Mars: A New Method for Studying Extreme Environments

Thanks to portable technologies, an international team has carried out in situ analyses of silica stromatolites in the Imawarì Yeutà cave, opening up new perspectives for planetary exploration as well. Research groups led by Martina Cappelletti from the University of Bologna and speleologist Francesco Sauro from the University of Padua are among the authors of the study

The Suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Generated Record Gains for Companies Involved in Overseas Corruption Cases

The Suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Generated Record Gains for Companies Involved in Overseas Corruption Cases

The enforcement of the historic United States law to combat international corruption was suspended on 10 February 2025 through a presidential executive order. On the same day, companies under investigation or sanctioned for corruption increased their market capitalisation by an average of USD 160 million. A signal that could also lead other countries to scale back their efforts to fight international corruption