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Postgraduate training and leading-edge research in various areas of Physics, Mathematics, and Neurosciences are the objectives of SISSA, the International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste. SISSA was the first Italian university to offer the PhD degree, and has continued to do so with notable success. Since its founding in 1978, SISSA has prepared more than 900 young people for careers in res

earch and teaching: today SISSA represents one of the leading scientific institutions in Italy and a noted center on the international stage.

01/09/2026

🧠 Healthy ageing can be trained

Two new studies from Professor Raffaella Rumiati's lab at SISSA show that cognitive reserve built over a lifetime — through education, stimulating work, and an active lifestyle — helps preserve mental abilities after 65.

But there's more to it: emotions matter too. How well we recognize and interpret them can shape how efficiently our cognitive processes work as we age.

First authors Elisabetta Pisanu and Stefania Lucia looked at, respectively, the link between cognitive reserve and language performance, and the role of cognitive reserve and emotional intelligence in working memory.

Both studies are part of Age-It, a major Italian research programme on population ageing.

👉 Read the full press release: https://www.sissa.it/news/healthy-ageing-training-mind-and-emotional-skills-helps-keep-brain-healthy

01/09/2026

🪢 A new twist in a tangled story

A new study published in Nature Communications introduces an innovative simulation method to explore dense polymer systems at an unprecedented scale.

By developing a Self-Assembly Monte Carlo (SAMC) approach, SISSA researchers overcome long-standing computational limits, making it possible to generate extremely large configurations and gain new insights into how polymer chains behave when tightly packed.

The study shows that entanglements are not diffuse, but instead form localised knots and links, separated by less entangled regions—offering a new perspective on complex materials and biological systems.

This advance opens new directions for research in materials science, soft matter and beyond.

👉 Read the full press release: https://www.sissa.it/news/new-twist-tangled-story

📷 Credit: Cristian Micheletti

28/08/2026

Today marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of Paolo Budinich, physicist, founder and first director of SISSA.

His contribution was instrumental in establishing Trieste as an international centre for scientific research and, in 1978, in founding SISSA.

Almost fifty years on, his vision of science as outward-looking — open, international and focused on the younger generation — continues to guide our School.

27/08/2026

✨ A new Simons Collaboration at SISSA

Gabriel Cuomo, tenure-track researcher in the TPP group at SISSA, is among the Principal Investigators of the new Simons Collaboration on the Physical Sciences: The Virtue of Defects, supported by the Simons Foundation.

The initiative brings together 15 researchers from leading international institutions to study non-local phenomena in physics, from quantum entanglement to extended objects such as strings and branes, which cannot be fully described by measurements at a single point in space and time.

Through a programme of joint research, workshops, exchanges and postdoctoral positions, the collaboration will connect expertise across condensed matter, high-energy and computational physics to explore new approaches to fundamental questions.

👏 Congratulations to Gabriel on this achievement!

25/08/2026

📣 Ready to turn your passion for science into a career? Applications are still open for the 2026–2027 edition of the Master in Comunicazione della Scienza "Franco Prattico" at SISSA.

🎓 Established in 1993, MCS is the first program of its kind in Europe: a one-year, full-time postgraduate course that trains tomorrow’s science communicators.

📌 The programme, in Italian, combines theory and hands-on experience through lectures, creative labs, workshops, and internships in Italy and abroad.

🗓️ Deadline: September 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM CET

💼 Scholarships available
💡 The ARDiS grant is also confirmed for 2026, with contributions of up to €3,500 for eligible students
✨ 97.5% of alumni are employed

🔗 Apply now: https://mcs.sissa.it/
📧 Questions? [email protected]

19/08/2026

💼 A new job opportunity at SISSA!
❗ The following message is in Italian because knowledge of the Italian language is required.

👉 La SISSA ha indetto una selezione pubblica, per esami, per la copertura di n. 1 unità di personale a tempo indeterminato, da inquadrare nell’Area dei Collaboratori – settore amministrativo – per le esigenze dell’Area Bilancio e Contabilità della SISSA, posto prioritariamente riservato ai soggetti di cui all’art. 1 della Legge 12 marzo 1999, n. 68

🔸 Tutte le informazioni utili per partecipare alla selezione sono disponibili al seguente link: https://www.sissa.it/bandi/selezione-pubblica-esami-n-1-unita-di-personale-tempo-indeterminato-area-collaboratori-0

📆 Scadenza per la presentazione delle domande: 18/09/2026

04/08/2026

SISSA mourns the passing of Daniele Amati, its long-standing Director and a leading figure in the world of theoretical physics

'We owe the SISSA we know today to him.' These were the words SISSA used to celebrate Amati's 90th birthday in 2021, and they resonate today with even greater intensity. Director from 1986 to 2001 and former head of the Theoretical Division at CERN, he was appointed by founder Paolo Budinich to carry the School forward. Under his leadership, SISSA established its Neuroscience area, pioneered open-access publishing through JHEP, and developed its work in the dialogue between research and society.

Born in Rome in 1931 into a Jewish family, he was forced to move to Argentina in 1939 to escape the racial laws, where his lifelong passion for physics was kindled. Throughout his career, he met many prominent figures from the worlds of physics, culture and international politics, from Richard Feynman to Italo Calvino and Fidel Castro. He would have turned 95 on 11 August.

His legacy lives on in the community he helped built.

➡ https://www.sissa.it/news/sissa-mourns-passing-daniele-amati-its-longstanding-director-and-leading-figure-world

28/07/2026

🏅 From the Ambrosetti Medal to the Fields Medal
Hong Wang and Yu Deng, recently awarded the Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians 2026, had already been recognised at SISSA in 2025 with the Ambrosetti Medal.
Established by SISSA, with the support of Scuola Normale Superiore, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and the Italian Mathematical Union, and supported by the Fondazione Pietro Pittini, the prize honours outstanding early-career researchers in Nonlinear Analysis. Their recognition at both levels highlights the impact of research promoted through the Ambrosetti Medal.
👏 Congratulations to Hong Wang and Yu Deng!

🏅 Dalla Medaglia Ambrosetti alla Medaglia Fields
Hong Wang e Yu Deng hanno ricevuto la Medaglia Fields, il più prestigioso riconoscimento internazionale per matematici under 40, assegnata durante il International Congress of Mathematicians 2026.

Nel 2025 erano già stati premiati alla SISSA con la Medaglia Ambrosetti, dedicata ai migliori giovani ricercatori nel campo dell’Analisi Nonlineare.
Il premio, promosso dalla SISSA - Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati insieme alla Scuola Normale Superiore, all’Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e alla UMI - Unione Matematica Italiana, con il sostegno della Fondazione Pietro Pittini, conferma la sua capacità di valorizzare ricerche destinate a lasciare il segno.
👏 Congratulazioni a Hong Wang e Yu Deng!

Ph: Simons Foundation

22/07/2026

👏 Congratulations to our professor Gianluigi Rozza, who has been named Fellow and Vice President of European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS)!

🎓 The ECCOMAS Fellow distinction has been awarded to him in recognition of his scientific contributions, his service to the association and the role he has played in strengthening and developing the European computational methods community.

🧮 These recognitions reflect Gianluigi’s longstanding work in a field where mathematical models, algorithms and numerical simulations are combined to investigate complex phenomena and address real-world challenges in areas such as engineering, industry, environmental science, and medicine.

➡ https://www.sissa.it/news/gianluigi-rozza-named-eccomas-fellow-and-vice-president

SISSA MathLab | SMACT Competence Center | SIMAI Società Italiana di Matematica Applicata e Industriale

21/07/2026

🌞🔬 A summer of research in Trieste

Trieste is often called the "city of science," thanks to its unique network of research institutions and one of the highest concentrations of scientists in Europe. But how well do we really know this scientific landscape?

To bring it closer to the public, Immaginario Scientifico is hosting "Trieste e la ricerca," a summer series (30 June – 6 September) spotlighting one of the city's research institutes each week.
Each week, visitors can explore the work, ideas and stories behind one institution, discovering cutting-edge research alongside curiosities and insights into its history and identity.

Last Sunday, SISSA took part in the initiative, with PhD students Giulia Lund, Irene Iorio, Alessandro Vici, Elif Duran and Marcello Savarese, representing the School’s three areas: Physics, Mathematics and Neuroscience.

👏 A big thank you to our PhD students for taking part, and to Immaginario Scientifico for hosting us!

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