The initiative “Da Miramare al Cosmo” returns for its second edition, featuring four public science outreach events on a range of research topics. The series is organised by the Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe (IFPU) in collaboration with Miramare Castle and supported by SISSA Medialab...
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JobFair, the traditional job meeting of the Italian Schools of Excellence, will take place on 22 and 23 October 2025 at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa...
From digital twins to aging, from quantum mechanics to psychoanalysis: once again, SISSA is participating in Trieste Next and European Researchers' Night, with interactive activities and debates on its research and initiatives. From September 26 to 28...
A new study from SISSA, led by Antonello Mallamaci and published in Neural Regeneration Research, shows that a substantial portion of mammalian transcription factors can physically interact with proteins involved in downstream steps of gene expression....
Professor of Numerical Analysis and coordinator of mathLab, he will head one of the main scientific bodies in our country at the intersection of research, technology, and industry
This has been established by a new piece of research published in Physical Review Letters, based on 250,000 simulations and confirmed by observations. The cosmic web still carries traces of their existence. The study was conducted by an international team led by SISSA in Trieste...
SISSA, through the Comitato Unico di Garanzia (CUG) and as part of the PRO-BEN project promoted by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR), organizes two meetings with science journalist Silvia Bencivelli, a public event and a reserved one...
From artificial intelligence to big data, from digital twins to high-performance computing: these are some of the central topics of the 2025 edition of the biennial conference of the Italian Society of Applied and Industrial Mathematics...
Plectonemes are DNA supercoils that can form when the molecule passes through extremely narrow channels. This is the conclusion of a study published in Physical Review X, which offers new perspectives for studying genome organization...
It won’t be long before we know whether we are right or wrong,” remarked Professor Erio Tosatti when, in 2014, PNAS published a study by SISSA/ICTP carried out with Michele Fabrizio, Sandro Scandolo, and first author Yanier Crespo. Just over ten years later, experimental evidence has confirmed that theoretical study...
Naomi Oreskes, renowned historian of science and author of the influential book Merchants of Doubt, will be among the keynote speakers at the 14th National Conference on Science Communication, taking place at SISSA from 2 to 5 December 2025...
A unique training opportunity for early-career researchers to become experts in FAIR data management. Apply by 20 August 2025
By comparing two species of deer mice, researchers discovered that this “neural switch” has been fine-tuned by evolution according to the animal’s habitat, increasing its chances of survival. The study’s first co-author is Katja Reinhard, a scientist at SISSA...
SISSA mourns the passing of Edoardo Boncinelli, eminent geneticist, passionate science communicator and former Director of the School from 2001 to 2004...
Topological materials can display local behaviours similar to those observed in water turning into ice or metals becoming magnetised. This is the central finding of a new study published in Physical Review Letters and led by Antimo Marrazzo from SISSA...
We are pleased to announce that Francesco Benini, Professor of Theoretical Physics at SISSA, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Frontiers of Science Award in Physics for his article “Black Holes in 4D 𝒩=4 Super-Yang-Mills Field Theory”, co-authored with SISSA alumna Elisa Milan, published in Physical Review X in 2018...
Prof. Massimiliano Berti among invited speakers at the International Congress of Mathematicians 2026
We are delighted to announce that Massimiliano Berti, full professor of Mathematical Analysis, has been invited to speak at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) 2026, taking place in Philadelphia from 23 to 30 July at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The ICM is the world’s most prestigious mathematics conference, held every four years by the International Mathematical Union (IMU) since 1897.
On Thursday 4 July at 11 am, SISSA will host an event as part of the PhD for Innovation programme, in the Big Meeting Room (7th floor)...
The most selective European research funding once again rewards the scientist from the Trieste-based institute. His research will explore fundamental quantum phenomena and their potential implications in various fields, from black holes to future computing. SISSA ranks first in Italy for the number of ERC grants won per researcher.
The prize citation highlights the mathematician’s pivotal role in the numerical analysis of partial differential equations in mathematical physics, particularly in fluid dynamics, with significant applications in industrial mathematics, engineering, and the physical and natural sciences...