Our University's research for sustainable development
Sustainability and the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda are at the centre of scientific initiatives and projects dedicated to and transversal to the overall research activity of the University
The Sustainability Departments
Sapienza's Departments and Research Centres have embraced the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as an indication of priorities in research activities.
Among the SDGs, those relating to the environmental protection dimension are more directly applicable to scientific research, i.e. those linked to the "Planet" label (the SDGs are ideally grouped in the 5 P: People, Prosperity, Peace, Partnership, Planet). But Sapienza's professors and researchers are also engaged in research activities concerning the dimensions of social inclusion and economic growth, thanks to the University's multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary wealth, as well conservancy and dissemination of cultural heritage.
Research centres for sustainability
The research on climate, sustainability and environment also contributes in a specific way to the University’s research centres and the Interuniversity centers based at Sapienza.
- Centro di ricerca in Ingegneria per la tutela e la valorizzazione dell'ambiente e del territorio Click on the page
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Centro di ricerca Idrogeno: vettore energetico-ecologico alternativo Click on the page
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Centro di ricerca per le Scienze applicate alla protezione dell'ambiente e dei beni culturali Click on the page
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Centro di ricerca previsione, prevenzione e controllo dei rischi geologici Click on the page
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Centro di ricerca sulla Valorizzazione e gestione dei centri minori e relativi sistemi paesaggistico-ambientali Click on the page
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Centro interuniversitario di ricerca "Biodiversità, servizi ecosistemici e sostenibilità Click on the page
Initiatives and research activities for SDGs 2025
SDG 2 - The spectral signature of bread made with natural sourdough!
SDG 3 - TA new methodology for tracing the sources of 'forever pollutants' has been developed by Sapienza University
SDG 3 - Fighting colorectal cancer metastases: a new ally for natural killer cells
SDG 3 - New gene key to heart health discovered
SDG 3 - Muscle rigidity in Parkinson's disease: the effects of levodopa, the most effective drug for treating the disease's motor symptoms
SDG 3 - Two new salivary biomarkers to diagnose the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's disease
SDG 3 - Erionite, the “killer fiber” worse than asbestos: potential mechanism of toxicity identified
SDG 3 - New therapeutic perspectives for the treatment of colorectal cancer
SDG 3 - Multiple sclerosis and Epstein-Barr virus: is a personalised vaccine possible? Research is a first step towards preventing and treating the disease
SDG 3 - Reconstructing tumour environments in the laboratory for custom-made and more effective treatments
SDG 9 - Growing vegetables in space: possible even in the absence of light
SDG 11 - Ischia cosmopolitan community of the 8th century B.C.
SDG 11 - Ancient DNA in the Eastern Maghreb: genetic and cultural resilience of Neolithic hunter-gatherers revealed
SDG 12 - From “alien” soil microbes to natural vaccines for plants: the green revolution of digestate
SDG 13 - Fossils tell of the end of an ice age 300 million years ago
SDG 13 - Climate alert. Desert mammals are also at risk, increasingly vulnerable to rising temperatures
SDG 13 - Acceleration of climate risks for European protected areas
SDG 15 - Future of Nature Conservation in Europe
SDG 15 - Forest biodiversity: diversifying management by including non-intervention promotes conservation
SDG 15 - Horns, tusks and antlers: an innovative protocol opens new frontiers for digital reconstruction of complex skulls
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Initiatives and research activities for SDGs 2024
- SDG 3 - E-registry for sarcopenic obesity presented Click on the page
- SDG 3 - Rome trial: increasingly personalised therapies against cancer Click on the page
- SDG 3 - Fentanyl and new opioids: a growing public health threat Click on the page
- SDG 3 - Long COVID in children and adolescents: towards understanding the mechanisms underlying the persistence of symptoms Click on the page
- SDG 3/12 - A new smart and eco-friendly FFP2 mask Click on the page
- SDG 8 - Fairwork Italy ratings 2024: report on work in the platform economy released Click on the page
- SDG 9 - The Hyperspim project is awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. It will develop sustainable photonic computers Click on the page
- SDG 11 - Sapienza leads Maps, a three-year, €10m project on sub-Saharan migration policyna Click on the page
- SDG 11/16 - Ebla, sixty years later: protection and recovery of the archaeological site Click on the page
- SDG 11 - Sapienza hosts the 25th World Congress of Philosophy: Philosophy across boundaries / La filosofia attraversa i confini Click on the page
- SDG 11 - Calvino: the Italian writer's works in a unique digital portal Click on the page
- SDG 12 - From waste to resource: agri-food waste becomes phytovaccines and biopesticides Click on the page
- SDG 13/15 - Forest management and ecosystem functionality: the delicate balance between human beings and nature Click on the page
- SDG 13 - Hackathon Pe’rcorso talk & walk: climate, heritage and public behaviour Click on the page
- SDG 14 - EU Prize for Citizen Science 2024 awards the SeaPaCS project Click on the page
- SDG 15 - In Praise of Diversity. A journey through Italian ecosystems Click on the page
- SDG 15 - An uncertain future for biodiversity in the Congo Basin Click on the page
- SDG 17 - Political polarisation and interactions on social media: common patterns exist internationally Click on the page
Initiatives and research activities for SDGs 2023
- SDG 3 - Tsunamis of light against cancer Click on the page
- SDG 3 - Event in Italian: Ricerca di base e pratica clinica innovativa per affrontare le sfide dell'assistenza pediatrica Click on the page
- SDG 3 - Paediatric bronchiolitis: more severe cases associated with new RSV variants in recent years Click on the page
- SDG 3 - Precision medicine: new biomarkers identified to improve and personalise diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma Click on the page
- SDG 3 - World's first trachea and brachiocephalic artery reconstruction surgery at Sant'Andrea-Sapienza University Hospital Click on the page
- SDG 3 - Child with very rare disease receives gene therapy never before used in Italy Click on the page
- SDG 3 - New mechanism activating the brain's immune system discovered Click on the page
- SDG 3 - Covid and thrombosis: an Italian study coordinated by Sapienza discovers a stroke-causing receptor Click on the page
- SDG 9- A cause for the strange behaviour of cuprates discovered: a step towards more sustainable superconductor applications Click on the page
- SDG 9 - Classifying metal nanoparticles with AI Click on the page
- SDG 11 - Geostatistical models to understand the function of Sardinian nuraghi Click on the page
- SDG 13 - Ecological research and technological advancement in the Arctic: the "EcoClimate" PRA project Click on the page
- SDG 14 - Arctic climate balance increasingly at risk Click on the page
- SDG 15 - Tracing the movements of Iron Age Mediterranean populations with DNA mapping Click on the page
- SDG 15 - The origins of our ancestors Click on the page
- SDG 15 - Counteracting soil sterility with plants tolerant to high salt concentrations Click on the page
- SDG 15 - Humans and bears: a possible coexistence? Click on the page
- SDG 15 - The role of high-biodiversity areas in contributing to the wellbeing of humanity Click on the page
Initiatives and research activities for SDGs 2022
- SDG 13/15 - Initiatives and research activities for SDGs 2022 Click on the page
- SDG 3 - T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: cells potentially responsible for disease recurrence identified Click on the page
- SDG 3 - Brain-environment communication. The role of intestinal microorganisms Click on the page
- SDG 3 - Cystic fibrosis: an alternative therapy re-evaluates the role of certain substances, including turmeric extract Click on the page
- SDG 3 - COVID-19: the 'perfect storm' that increases the risk of thrombosis discovered Click on the page
- SDG 3 - Invisible nanoparticles against tumours Click on the page
- SDG 3 - COVID-19: platelets also contribute to faster response to vaccines Click on the page
- SDG 3 - Internet and social capital Click on the page
- SDG 3 - Biomarkers define the immunological fitness required for clinical response to immunotherapy in cancer patients Click on the page
- SDG 3 - BRCA gene mutations: not only breast and ovarian cancer Click on the page
- SDG 5 - Sapienza PhD dissertation on Maternal and Hinduism wins Paola Bora prize on gender issues Click on the page
- SDG 6 - Pathogen detection in drinking water: cheap and sustainable biosensor soon available Click on the page
- SDG 7 - Water and environmental monitoring system at the Botanical Garden (in Italian) Click on the page
- SDG 7 - Sapienza's iSPLASH technology for more sustainable energy Click on the page
- SDG 7/13 - Electric mobility and remote working reduce urban pollution Click on the page
- SDG 9 - Sapienza research into orbit with Vega-C Click on the page
- SDG 9 - A novel sensorised artificial skin for increasingly collaborative robots Click on the page
- SDG 9 - Summertime, mosquitoes are back: citizens join researchers in tracking them with the Mosquito Alert app Click on the page
- SDG 9 - LISA and the discovery of new fundamental fields Click on the page
- SDG 9 - Sapienza's NODRY project awarded Erc Proof of Concept Click on the page
- SDG 9 - Identifying quantum phenomena through cause-effect relationships Click on the page
- SDG 11 -Electric mobility and remote working reduce urban pollution Click on the page
- SDG 11 -Agreement between Sapienza and the Istituto centrale per il restauro signed Click on the page
- SDG 11 - New UNESCO Chair on Education and Research to Improve Urban Health and Wellbeing in Cities launched Click on the page
- SDG 14 - Sapienza in the Tara oceanographic mission Click on the page
- SDG 14 - Blue Economy, Wsense wins European Commission's Blueinvest award Click on the page
- SDG 15 - Global biodiversity: how not to lose it Click on the page
- SDG 15 - Norway Spruce in Scandinavia: colonisation that started more than 10,000 years ago Click on the page
- SDG 15 - Arctic climate balance increasingly at risk Click on the page
- SDG 15 - Phlegraean Fields: new study to measure magma viscosity Click on the page