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Identity and career: differences in dialogue

As part of the PRO-BEN project promoted by CUG, SISSA is hosting a community event on identity, work, and professional life in and beyond academia. The event will take place on Wednesday, 10 June 2026 at 3:30 pm in the Big Meeting Room, 7th floor.

Panellists:

  • Val Pomakov (PhD student)
  • Nour El Kazwini (Postdoctoral researcher)
  • Anna Menini (Principal Investigator)
  • René Buttò (Head of the Valorisation and Innovation Office)

Facilitated by Elisa Cunial, Chartered Counselling Psychologist (UK) and leading counselling groups at SISSA.

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Support SISSA with your 5x1000 — a simple gesture with a real impact

This time of the year you can allocate your 5x1000 to SISSA to support university education and scientific research.

Choosing to donate your 5x1000 comes at no extra cost to you, yet it provides direct and meaningful support to a public institution of excellence in research and advanced education. From frontier science to clinical applications, SISSA is an open research laboratory committed to generating tangible benefits for knowledge and society.

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The Prize has been awarded to the graphic novel by Giuseppe Mussardo and Luca Morici
The Cosmos Prize is an initiative aimed at promoting scientific culture in Italy. Every year, it awards two prizes to the best science communication works published in Italian in the fields of Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics. One of the two prizes is selected by hundreds of Italian high school students...
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The Empathy Algorithm: a workshop to improve communication and workplace wellbeing
How can communication be made more effective in academic and professional settings? And how can misunderstandings and conflicts be prevented in high-performance teams? These are the questions addressed by “The Empathy Algorithm”, a workshop promoted as part of SISSA’s wellbeing initiatives...
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From data and satellites to stories: intersections between journalism, science and art
The Interdisciplinary Laboratory of SISSA and FACTA, an Italian independent media, are hosting a two-day workshop in Trieste bringing together journalists, scientists and artists to explore how difficult-to-observe environments can be investigated through remote sensing, satellite data and artificial intelligence, and how that data can be turned into compelling stories...
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From Supernova Light a Sharper View of the Universe
A new SISSA study published in Nature Astronomy unveils a novel method for deriving highly precise estimates of cosmic distances and more robust cosmological measurements, an approach that could prove essential for decoding the vast quantity of data expected from the next generation of observatories.
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Friuli 1976: SISSA remembers the victims and the vision born of reconstruction
Fifty years after the devastating earthquake that struck Friuli on May 6, 1976, SISSA remembers the victims, the wounded communities, and the extraordinary collective response that followed one of the most severe tragedies in Italy’s post-war history.
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Reflective walks between the Karst and the sea: a new programme for wellbeing
A new edition of “Reflective walks – From the Karst to the Sea 2.0” is set to begin in May. The initiative is part of the PRO-BENE-COMUNE project and focuses on promoting wellbeing within the university community...
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SISSA Colloquium - The adolescent brain and mind - Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
The next SISSA Colloquium will be held Thursday, 7 May from 14.00 in Aula Magna Budinich, with professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore from the University of Cambridge...
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Ariel S. Boiardi receives the AIMETA GMA award for best PhD thesis in Mechanics of Materials
SISSA alumnus Ariel Surya Boiardi has received the Award for the best PhD thesis in Mechanics of Materials, presented by the Mechanics of Materials Group (GMA) of the Italian Association of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (AIMETA), in recognition of the research carried out during his doctoral studies...
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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, devoted to the relationship between scientific culture and literary imagination. The programme will unfold over two days of meetings and lectures featuring scholars from a wide range of fields, from physics to cosmology, from mathematics to the philosophy of science, as well as literary criticism and literary history.

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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 Frontiers of Science Award in Mathematics...
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Self-propulsion or slow diffusion: how bacteria, cells, and colloids respond to stimuli
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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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 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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Applications open for the Master in Data Management and Curation (MDMC)
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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How the human brain builds our sense of time
From hitting a tennis ball at 200 km/h to waiting for a delayed train, our lives are shaped by time. A new study from SISSA explains how our brain constructs the perception of time...
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SISSA joins “Le Università per Giulio Regeni” with a special event at Scienza e Virgola 2026
SISSA will hold a special screening of the documentary Giulio Regeni – Tutto il male del mondo, produced by Fandango and Ganesh Produzioni, followed by a conversation on his story and on the broader themes of freedom of research and human rights. The event will feature Giulio Regeni’s parents, Paola Deffendi and Claudio Regeni, together with lawyer Alessandra Ballerini.
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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 students in Mathematics and Physics...
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Università Svelate - National Day of Universities 2026 - March 20th
SISSA is actively participating in the second edition of Università Svelate - Giornata Nazionale delle Università 2025, scheduled for Friday, March 20...
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Spinal trauma: it all starts with mechanoreceptors
In the very first seconds after the trauma, these cellular structures begin the neurotoxic processes that amplify the injury. Blocking them reduces the damage. This is the finding of a study from SISSA published in The Journal of Physiology...
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