The SNS welcomes a delegation from PSL, partner university in the @eelisa.eu alliance. The initiative is intended for technical and administrative personnel, an opportunity to discuss about practices, organisational models and aspects of life at ​the academic institutions.

How is the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum reshaping migration governance and the right to asylum? This seminar explores the legal and political implications of the EU’s evolving migration framework. 📅 9 June, 3pm 🌍 Online on Teams

Lucrezia Arianna, an SNS postgraduate student, has discovered, at the Dr. Speck Literaturstiftung in Cologne, the original manuscript of the letter that Giacomo Leopardi wrote to the publisher Stella on 31 May 1826, concerning the Operette morali: normalenews.sns.it/rintracciata...

The 19th Hannah Arendt Circle Meeting brings together scholars from across disciplines to explore the enduring relevance of Hannah Arendt’s thought to political theory, philosophy, history, literature and contemporary public life. 📅 4-6 June 🌍 Sala Azzurra, Palazzo della Carovana

Towards EELISA 3.0. Strategies and programmes in the governing board meeting of the Alliance. From 18th to 22nd May, the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) hosted the meeting of the Governing Board of EELISA. Read more: shorturl.at/dxKKi @eelisa.eu

On 2 June 1946, Italian women voted and stood for elections for the first time. The 21 women elected to the Constituent Assembly, despite their different backgrounds and political views, helped shape a Constitution founded on equality, citizenship and women's rights. Happy Republic Day to all!

Last week in Madrid, EELISA took significant decisions for the Alliance 📍 Read all the steps that will guide us towards shaping EELISA 3.O at eelisa.eu/governing-bo... @upm.es @sns.it @psl-univ.bsky.social @ecoledesponts.bsky.social @fau.de @chimieparistechpsl.bsky.social

Black hole mass measured in the Early Universe: The black hole is located in one of the “little red dots” discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope. The study was carried out by an international team including SNS Professor Stefano Carniani and PhD student Eleonora Parlanti. shorturl.at/zMcps

«I was interested in understanding how certain theoretical themes could relate to reality». – Adam Romani, Faculty of Humanities #chifalaNormale

ISPIRA, a project by Scuola Normale students, brings science closer to lower secondary school students, especially girls, challenging stereotypes around #STEM subjects. At the “Settesoldi” school in Vecchiano, curiosity and enthusiasm showed how science can open new perspectives.

The Scuola Normale Superiore team won the 2026 edition of #PLANCKS, the leading international physics competition for bachelor’s and master’s students. Held in Eindhoven, the final brought together 54 teams from 28 countries competing on problems spanning astrophysics, optics, and quantum mechanics.

The GA-NIFS Science Workshop brings together researchers working on distant galaxies observed with the James Webb Space Telescope. Using integral field spectroscopy, the project explores galaxy structure and supermassive black holes. 📅 27–29 May 2026 📍 SNS, Pisa

Me.Mo. (funded by PNRR) is an orientation programme supporting first-generation students in making more informed choices about higher education. Students from Ragusa, Vicenza and Pisa gathered at SNS after months of local activities with SNS tutors, sharing discussions and everyday life together.

A Physical Review Letters paper by an international team including the Scuola Normale Superiore and SNS theoretical physicist Guilherme Leite Pimentel was selected among the journal’s top 2% articles published in 2025. The study introduces a new theoretical framework for cosmological correlations.

Research assessment is never fully neutral. On 20 May, SNS hosted a discussion on gender bias in academia and more inclusive evaluation practices, bringing together researchers, institutions and the TIER group of CoARA, which presented a toolkit developed through a two-year research project.

«My training at the Normale continues to have an impact on my capacity to identify topics and initiatives that have a cultural value beyond the simple logics of the marketplace». – Francesco Ziosi, #sempernormalista

Since 2012, Palazzo della Carovana has hosted selected works from the Luigi Pecci Centre for Contemporary Art. Not decoration, but a dialogue between past and present. Discover it through guided tours. Free entry, online booking required: piazzadeicavalieri.sns.it

Around 40 PhDs and researchers joined the “Quantum Science and Technology” MERITA (PNRR) Seasonal School in San Miniato (Pisa) to explore cutting-edge quantum research, from theory to experimental methods. The programme fostered interdisciplinary exchange, networking and new research perspectives.

The new photography campaign of the Scuola Normale is underway: after the lecture rooms, colleges, library and communal areas, today's set focuses on the offices, which are less visible areas but nonetheless essential for the SNS.

Roberto Menta, SNS PhD in Nanoscience, works on superconducting quantum computers. Qubits are powerful but fragile, and scaling them is a challenge. He studies global control and error correction to build reliable architectures, collaborating with leading research groups from SNS and Unipi.

MSCA Call Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 Applications for the 2026 Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships are open until 9 Sept. The programme is one of Europe’s leading initiatives supporting researcher mobility and career development. For further info and details: [email protected]

InkCode – Second Edition A DH2 Summer School for Ancient to Early Modern History and Culture – Call for Applications An intensive training course dedicated to the application of the methods of digital humanities to the study of the history and culture of the period from antiquity to the modern era.

EELISA is launching a dedicated, in-person exchange program connecting startups, and entrepreneurial talent across the incubators of our ten member universities. → Register & fill in the form by June 15, 2026. eelisa.eu/events/cross...

Mario Martone, one of Italy's most renowned film directors, will be the guest of "La Normale delle idee" with a meeting titled "L’universo della regia" ("The universe of directing") You will be able to follow the meeting in direct streaming on YouTube www.sns.it/it/evento/lu...

What #EEopportunities are open this May? PhD positions, a first-ever Joint Academic Call, seasonal schools, blended intensive programmes, technical visits, and more, all happening across our alliance. Find everything at digitalcampus.eelisa.eu/activities

Today is Europe Day, and we're celebrating it from Pisa. 🇪🇺​ At the SNS, we believe in a Europe built through knowledge, collaboration the people who cross borders to learn and grow together. This is our corner of it.​ Happy Europe Day #EELISAEuropeDay #EuropeDay #WeAreEELISA @eelisa.eu

Mathematics may seem abstract, far from practical use. But it is everywhere. Chiara Gambicchia, a PhD student at the SNS, explains how ideas without applications can prove crucial even centuries later, shaping unexpected developments. Watch the full video on #AllaEnne allaenne.sns.it/video/il-bel...

Mario Martone will be a guest on "La Normale delle idee" on Tuesday 12 May. Read the news: normalenews.sns.it/mario-marton...

A roundtable at the SNS discusses "The European Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen (2019–2024)", on leadership, crises and EU governance from a gender perspective. Edited by Abels, Kantola, Lombardo and Müller. 8 May, 09.30 AM, Palazzo Strozzi (or online) www.sns.it/it/evento/eu...

Palazzo della Carovana has been the Scuola Normale’s main site since 1846 but its history is much older. From medieval building to seat of power, then reshaped by Vasari, it still preserves traces of its past. Discover it through guided tours. Free entry, booking required piazzadeicavalieri.sns.it

MAPsTu – Mathematical Aspects of Plasma Physics and Turbulence: a week-long school at the Scuola Normale bringing together mathematicians and physicists on plasma dynamics. Lectures, invited talks, and contributions by early-career researchers. Info: www.sns.it/it/evento/ma...

Gian Piero Piretto presents "Il paese di Putin. 20 parole russe al servizio della propaganda" at La Normale delle Idee. A conversation on language, power and contemporary Russia, with journalist Anna Zafesova. 5 May, 6pm – Sala Azzurra and online. Info: www.sns.it/it/evento/il...

Happy international workers' day! IMG: The New York Public Library (via Unsplash) #1maggio #internationalworkersdaye

The university orientation school run jointly by the Normale and the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna is due to return, with two residential courses aimed at providing a direct and immersive experience inside the world of the university. Details on 👉 orientamento.sns.it/pagina-orien...

Ten years after his death, the Giulio #Regeni Day brought together SNS, University of Pisa, and Sant’Anna. A screening of "Giulio Regeni – All the Evil in the World" was followed by discussions on truth, justice and academic freedom, with scholars, the general public and Regeni’s family.

In postwar Italy, paperbacks made books mass culture, making covers key to communication. "La grafica ritrovata" (by Stefano Rovai, Edizioni della Normale) revisits 1960s-70s book design, showing how graphics shaped publishing and reflected wider cultural change. Discover more: shorturl.at/AhCzf

Apply now for the EELISA @eelisa.eu “Archaeology & Architecture” Summer School: 7 Sept–10 Oct 2026 at the Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi at Agrigento (area of the ekklesiasterion). Open to BA/MA students, graduates and PhD candidates. Apply by 8 May. More info:

Happy Liberation Day to all of you! 🌹 #april25 #liberationday

The resilience of Greenland sharks. Diseased hearts beating for centuries. The longest-living vertebrate shows severe heart disease without losing function. A study involving SNS researchers opens new perspectives on healthy aging. Read more: bit.ly/4u5vshN IMG: Hemming1952 WikiCommons CC BY-SA 4.0

Step inside Piazza dei Cavalieri: SNS guided tours to historic sites, from Palazzo della Carovana to the Archive and beyond. Led by SNS students and staff. Public engagement initiative sharing research from the Cultural Valorisation Project developed with Fondazione Pisa. More: bit.ly/48mxvpk

The 1st EELISA Joint Academic Call is open 📚 The call supports collaborative educational projects across the alliance: joint courses, micro-credentials, paired courses, degree alignment, and joint degrees Total budget: €237K Info session: 11 May Submission deadline: 20 June eelisa.eu/first-joint-...

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026: the SNS welcomes expressions of interest as a host institution. Develop an original project in an international, interdisciplinary research environment. Deadline: 9 Sept 2026 🔗 bit.ly/4sBDDRC

The 7th Spring School in Synthetic Biology (SSSB), addressing advances in systems and synthetic biology, from basic science to applications and AI-driven approaches, has come to an end. Organized by the SNS with Unipi, Unict and EBRI, and funded by the PNRR (MERITA). #syntheticbiology

Reservations are open for the event devoted to Giulio Regeni, organised by the SNS, the Università di Pisa and the Sant’Anna. Screening of "Giulio Regeni – All the Evil in the World", followed by talks on human rights and freedom of research. 📅 28 April 2026, 9am 📍 Pisa Info, programme and bookings:

Colleagues and students gathered to celebrate Lamberto Maffei's 90th birthday. A central figure at the SNS, he shaped generations in #neuroscience with rigour and curiosity. The symposium was held at the SNS and the CNR. #LambertoMaffei

Luigi Ambrosio has been awarded the 2026 Science Prize for the Promotion of Mathematical Sciences by the Benedictus Gotthelf Teubner Foundation normalenews.sns.it/premio-teubn... (Luigi Ambrosio pictured with the award; Bernd Kirchheim on his left)

"What is the relationship between desire and knowledge" Georges Didi-Huberman (EHESS) joins La Normale delle Idee to revisit Aby Warburg, exploring how images, memory and desire shape knowledge. 20 April, 6pm – Sala Azzurra (Pisa) and online

SNS residential orientation courses are back: apply by 11 May Four immersive days of lectures, workshops and discussions for high school students. 📍 Lecce | San Miniato (PI) | Turin | Rome 📅 June - July 2026 Discover more: orientamento.sns.it/pagina-orien...

Giulia Palla is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience at @sns.it. At the heart of her work is this: "Differences are not deficits to be corrected, but forms of variation to be understood and integrated. Science, like society, benefits from a plurality of perspectives." More at eelisa.eu/science-has-...

Due to circumstances beyond the organisation’s control, the event has been cancelled.