On Thursday 31 January an international delegation of MEPs of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats visited the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA). Read more...

"He landed the job because he has connections." How many times you have heard these words? Now a study confirms what is apparently only a stereotype. The research, published in the Journal of Statistical Physics, which also involves the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) of Trieste, is entitled, quite eloquently, "The Social Climbing Game". Read more...

Some materials, which have very important electrical properties in electronics, could be replaced by a new organic compound whose processing is simple, economical and respectful of the environment. The discovery has been published in Science magazine and features among its authors two SISSA researchers. Read more...

Tim Shallice, neuroscientist and professor at Trieste's International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA), was assigned the "Mente e Cervello" Prize, a prestigious award which reconfirms his place of honour among the founding fathers of cognitive neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience.

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