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Intrecci tra Scienza & Letteratura: a workshop at SISSA on the relationship between literary imagination and scientific thought

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, ...
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Boris Dubrovin and Davide Guzzetti awarded the 2026 Frontiers of Science Award in Mathematics

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 ...
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Self-propulsion or slow diffusion: how bacteria, cells, and colloids respond to stimuli

What physical processes govern the movement of microscopic structures capable of interacting with their environment? The answer lies in two mechanisms: self-propulsion, to escape unfavorable locations ...
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Segreteria Studenti

The Students' Secretariat deals with (almost) all the aspects related to studying at SISSA.
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Ten years of Scienza e Virgola

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 ...
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How the human brain builds our sense of time

How does Jannik Sinner manage to hit the ball at exactly the right moment, with remarkable precision? And how do we, in everyday life, perceive the duration of events around us? The answer lies in how ...
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Research fellowship on Large-scale Accelerated Simulation in cardiovascular modeling (ATLAS)

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Prima Math Fest 2026

For the second consecutive year, we are pleased to share an opportunity developed in collaboration with Prima, a leading company in the insurtech sector. The initiative is dedicated to SISSA’s PhD ...
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Selezione il conferimento di una borsa su "Simulazioni N-body nello scenario di materia oscura non-minimalmente accoppiata"

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Spinal trauma: it all starts with mechanoreceptors

They are present in the spinal cord from birth, are sensitive to mechanical stimuli, and play an important role in triggering the pathological events that follow trauma. What happens if they are ...
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Call for Applications for the Position of Director of SISSA

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. SISSA is a public ...