On 23 and 24 April 2026, SISSA in Trieste will host “Intrecci tra Scienza & Letteratura”, a conference organised by ILAS, the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for the Natural Sciences and the Humanities, devoted to the relationship between scientific culture and literary imaginat
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We are pleased to announce that the article "Isomonodromy Deformations at an Irregular Singularity with Coalescing Eigenvalues", published in 2019 in Duke Mathematical Journal, has received the 2026 Frontiers of Science Award in Mathematics...
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One enables them to quickly leave an environment; the other helps them move toward where they are needed. In microorganisms, as well as in artificial structures, these are the movements triggered in response to incoming and outgoing signals. This is the finding of a new SISSA study published in Physical Review Letters...
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From 7 to 10 May 2026, Scienza e Virgola, the science book festival created and promoted by SISSA’s Interdisciplinary Laboratory, returns to Trieste, marking its tenth anniversary this year. With artistic direction by writer Paolo Giordano, the festival presents a rich programme featuring over 40 public events and 20 invitation-only events across the city and other locations in the region...
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will host the local selection of the international competition challenging young scientists with the talent of communication to tell in just 3 minutes the object of his or her study, or a scientific topic they are interested in. The selection will take place on Thursday 23 April 2026, at 6 p.m. at Teatro Miela in Trieste...
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A training programme designed to develop expertise in the management, enhancement, and curation of scientific data according to FAIR principles. Deadline: 30 June.
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Since the set up of the European Research Council in 2007, SISSA has secured 34 ERC grants, thus ranking among the top host institutions in Italy, especially with respect to the small faculty size...
All the upcoming Special Lectures and Colloquia organized by SISSA in 2026
On the occasion of its 40th Anniversary, the School is pleased to announce the foundation of the SISSA Alumni Society. It is open to all former SISSA students who have completed a PhD course, obtained a MPhil degree, or attended a Master’s degree...
Announcements
The International School for Advanced Studies (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, known as SISSA) seeks candidates for the position of Director of the School.
Italy’s Ministry of University and Research (MUR) has launched the procedures to appoint a new ANVUR President and renew the Agency’s Governing Board.
The Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei has opened the 2026 call for applications for the secondment of university professors to the Interdisciplinary Lincean Centre “Beniamino Segre”.
Fondazione Mondo Digitale, on the occasion of RomeCup 2026, is promoting—together with Corriere della Sera, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma and Sapienza Università di Roma—the 4th edition of the “Most promising researcher in robotics and artificial intelligence” award, aimed at earl
Events
The next SISSA Colloquium will be held Wednesday, March 18th, at 14:00 with a special lecture by Huib Mansvelder (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).
Neuronal Mechanisms Supporting Human Cognitive...
The 2026 edition of the traditional Boltzmann Lecture will be held on Monday, February 23rd, at 14:00 in Room 128–129. Michele Caselle, from the Department of Physics at the University of Tur...
The conference will feature over 40 sessions addressing some of the most pressing issues in contemporary science communication. The programme involves around 125 speakers, offering a rich and multi...
The next SISSA Colloquium will be held Monday, October 20th, at 14:00 with a special lecture by Gabor Tamas ( Research Group for Cortical Microcircuits, University of Szeged, Hungary )
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