Among the funded projects is a SISSA-led study on Xia-Gibbs syndrome, coordinated by Remo Sanges. Directly supported by the Xia-Gibbs Association, the project is titled: “Characterization of AHDC1 function and exploration of SINEUP RNAs as a molecular rescue strategy in Xia-Gibbs syndrome.”
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Italy’s Ministry of University and Research (MUR) approved and officially published the first 2026–2028 Three-Year Research Plan (PTR 2026–2028), assigning a total of €1,252,365,723 over the three-year period to the Research Programming Fund (FPR)...
As part of the PRO-BEN wellbeing project, funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, a new cycle of initiatives will start in 2026 to support psychological wellbeing, leadership development and inclusive community life within the School...
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...
The prestigious European EIC Transition grant has been awarded to the SpeedAPP supercomputing project developed by the startup founded within SISSA. A highly competitive selection process: only 6% of the submitted proposals were funded...
Today, the SISSA community gathered for a brief moment of remembrance in solidarity with all those affected by the tragic events currently unfolding in Iran. SISSA is committed to turning solidarity into practical support and, together with the relevant offices and services, is working on concrete measures to assist members of our community...
The 2026 edition of the traditional Boltzmann Lecture will be held on Monday, February 23rd, at 14:00 in Room 128–129. Michele Caselle (Università di Torino, INFN) will give a seminar titled “Physics of Interfaces in the Three-Dimensional Ising Model”...
Ageing is not a purely degenerative phenomenon, but a dynamic process involving biological, experiential and environmental factors. This is the result of two different projects conducted at SISSA as part of Age-it, which thus demonstrate the existence of possible protective and corrective factors...
He is remembered not only for his original and profound scientific contributions, internationally recognised in the fields of dynamical systems, quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, but also for his ability to build deep human relationships and sincere friendships with colleagues and students alike...
On the tenth anniversary of his disappearance, SISSA remembers him as an example of passion, determination, and courage. Our School joins all those voices calling for the silences, evasions, and unanswered questions that still surround this tragic case to finally be broken...
SISSA Professor Serguey Petcov tells: “In an article published in 2002 in the journal Physics Letters B, my Ph.D. student Maurizio Piai and I proposed an experiment with reactor neutrinos emitted copiously by the nuclear reactors in nuclear power plants, to determine the spectrum of masses of neutrinos...
Linda Trifirò is the recipient of the scholarship awarded by the Pezcoller Foundation to the top-ranked candidate in the selection process for admission to the Master’s in Science Communication “Franco Prattico” for the 2025-26 academic year...
Despite the School’s small size, three projects have been funded through the most selective funding program of the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR). A result that once again recognises the quality of research at SISSA...
The critical thinking of students and scientists at risk, opaque results, fabricated content, and much more. In an article published in Nature Astronomy, SISSA scientist Roberto Trotta warns against “AI scientific junk.” Because, he says, “students, scientists and institutions could end up trapped by it.”...
SISSA, with a unanimous resolution of the Academic Senate, has recently launched a number of measures in relation to the humanitarian and political situation in the Palestinian territories, and in particular in the Gaza Strip...
The Committee will meet with SISSA PhD Coordinators, the three Area Coordinators, the ILAS Director, the CUG President, SISSA PIs as well as with the representatives of the non scientific staff, and the PhD students’ representatives...
The Trieste Film Festival, Italy’s leading event dedicated to Central and Eastern European cinema will return from 16 to 24 January 2026 for its 37th edition...
The exhibition invites visitors to explore how artificial intelligence is shaping everyday life, focusing on four key areas: online scams, harassment, political influence and stereotyping. After travelling through ten European countries, Supercharged by AI will be on display at SISSA from 2 to 19 December, in the ground-floor atrium...
Three mathematicians, Yu Deng from the University of Chicago, Riccardo Montalto from the University of Milan, and Hong Wang from New York University, are the recipients of the 2025 Antonio Ambrosetti Medal...
The ranking compiled by Clarivate identifies the most influential researchers in the world in their field. Within the entire global population of scientists and social scientists,, “Highly Cited Researchers" represent 1 in 1,000. Each selected researcher is the author of multiple Highly Cited Papers, which over the past eleven years have ranked in the top 1% most cited...