Scuola Normale Superiore
Official account for the Scuola Normale Superiore.
Pisa・Firenze | Tuscany | Italy
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- Everyday objects like smartphones and clothing often come from fragmented global production chains. Ensuring safe working conditions across them is a key challenge of globalisation. Vincenzo Maccarrone, SNS research fellow, studies transnational regulation of workers’ rights in global value chains.
- What transformations is the global economy undergoing in the age of artificial intelligence? Ignazio Visco, Honorary Governor of the Bank of Italy, addressed this question yesterday in the Sala Azzurra during his Lectio at the Normale, as part of the series of lectures "La Normale delle Idee".
- Reposted by Scuola Normale Superiore✈️💻💡✨ Looking for new experiences this year? EELISA has a great mix of opportunities with application deadlines coming up this month for students, researchers, and staff across the Alliance. 👉 linktr.ee/eelisaopport... digitalcampus.eelisa.eu/activities
- "Critica del testo e dello stile" collects Gian Biagio Conte’s essays, showing how textual criticism and stylistic analysis together deepen our understanding of Latin poetry. #EdizionidellaNormale: edizioni.sns.it/prodotto/cri...
- «The Normale helped me to build the logical and argumentative backbone that you need in order to do anything». – Michela Marzano, #sempernormalista photo by Astrid di Crollalanza
- Reposted by Scuola Normale SuperioreThe EELISA Roundtable will bring together members of the EELISA Gender Equality & Diversity Workgroup and guest speakers to share concrete experiences, challenges, & initiatives shaping equality & inclusion across higher education in Europe. 📅 11 Feb / 11:00 AM CET 📍 Online eelisa.eu/5-eelisa-rou...
- Reposted by Scuola Normale SuperioreToday in Paris, EELISA kicks off its first Executive Board meeting of the year. Taking stock of what we’ve achieved so far and shaping the roadmap for the years ahead.
- This lunch seminar with Iraklis Dimitriadis presents ongoing research on young migrants who arrived in Italy as unaccompanied minors, focusing on their transition into the labour market, and explores how social networks shape employment access and trajectories. 3 Feb, 1 PM | Palazzo Vegni or Zoom
- "Scienziate di domani" is much more than a study workshop: it’s an immersive experience of discovery and growth. The 2026 edition (27–29 Jan) offers #STEM students hands-on research through lectures, workshops, and dialogue with SNS faculty and students, inspiring new questions and self-awareness.
- Modern international law arose from the principle of “never again racism”. In a conference at the SNS, jurist Luigi Ferrajoli reflects on these milestones, warning that racism persists today through inequalities, persecution and new forms of discrimination. More: allaenne.sns.it/video/razzis...
- Reposted by Scuola Normale Superiore🎧 New podcast episode out now! Global challenges like climate change, smart cities, and digital transformation are reshaping Europe’s future — and engineering skills are at the heart of it. 👉 Listen now: eelisa.eu/eelisa-podca...
- Fosca Giannotti, Professor of Computer Science at the SNS, received an ERC Proof of Concept grant for ILLUME-4-Science. The project advances explainable AI by making ILLUME, a global surrogate meta-explainer, accessible and impactful for biomedical applications: normalenews.sns.it/una-piattafo...
- How is AI reshaping economic policy, financial stability, income distribution and the balance between labour and capital? Ignazio Visco, Honorary Governor of the Bank of Italy, discusses these issues at the SNS as part of the series "La Normale delle Idee". Feb 3, 2026, 6:00 PM – Sala Stemmi.
- Spread across more than 9,000 square metres in three locations in Pisa and one in Florence, the Normale’s library houses over one million volumes, almost all on open shelves, in order to encourage as much as possible unexpected and valuable encounters.
- "Urban Societies in the Middle Ages: Between Tradition and Historiographical Innovation": a seminar series focusing on #medieval urban societies. It examines sources, methods, and new historiographical approaches to cities in the Middle Ages. Starting on Tuesday, 27 Jan 2026, 6 PM (Aula Contini).
- 🎙️ The SNS episode of the EELISA 2.0 #podcast will be released soon. It features Valentina Nieri, SNS researcher in Italian Philology, and Camillo Pellizzari, SNS PhD candidate in Ancient Studies, discussing Digital #Philology and Linked Open Data. @eelisa.eu
- Scuola Normale Superiore remains Italy's top university in Physical Sciences. It ranks second in Social Sciences and fourth in Arts and Humanities. @timeshighered.bsky.social sector rankings published. Read more: normalenews.sns.it/normale-si-c...
- Can artificial intelligence support Greek philology? Artificial Intelligence and Greek Philology: An Experiment is an open-access volume born from a collaboration between the SNS and Princeton University. It introduces Logion: first neural network designed for the philological study of Greek texts.
- "DeFi & Crypto" is a premier workshop on Decentralised Finance and cryptocurrency hosted by the SNS. It brings together leading academic and industry experts to explore topics such as market structure, risk in DeFi, governance tokens, NFTs, and digital assets. 26-28 Jan 2026, Palazzo della Carovana
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- Reposted by Scuola Normale SuperioreDeadline extended to January 20th! EELISA launches its first Call for Mentees — a pilot mentorship programme designed to support PhD candidates from underrepresented groups across the Alliance. 📅 Apply by: January 20, 2026 🔗 eelisa.eu/eelisa-call-...
- SNS Spring School “Colonial Studies” (Cortona, 20–23 April 2026) offers an interdisciplinary programme combining theoretical lectures and workshops on indigeneity, colonialism and decolonisation for MA & PhD students and early-career researchers. Apply by 10 Feb 2026. Funded by PNRR–MERITA.
- «The intellectual freedom to develop a project in the directions we feel most our own is, for me, one of the most valuable aspects of this experience». Donatella Gasparro, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences #chifalaNormale
- Reposted by Scuola Normale SuperioreWith an increased budget of €200,000 to support bold, collaborative ideas across EELISA! 💡 Get up to €12,000 per activity to develop hackathons, lecture series, contests, or events within EELISA Communities. 🗓 Deadline to apply: 15 March 2026 👉 More info at eelisa.eu/7-joint-call/
- Spring School “Political Economy of Production and Labour” (16–20 Mar 2026, Florence) offers a 5-day interdisciplinary course on global economy, labour, capitalism, sustainability & inequality. Open to students, researchers & the general public. Apply by 31 Jan: www.sns.it/it/evento/po...
- “Sweet dreams (are made of film)” marks the return of the Cinema della Normale at the Arsenale: 6 films in original version with subtitles, exploring dream, memory, and vision, with introduction and debate by SNS students. www.sns.it/it/il-cinema...
- Reconnecting the vagus nerve to the heart preserves cardiac function An international study coordinated by the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, with the participation of the Biology Laboratory of the Scuola Normale Superiore, demonstrates this finding. Discover more: normalenews.sns.it/la-riconness...
- Drugs don’t act uniformly across the body: they target proteins that vary between cells and tissues. This molecular geography explains both benefits and side effects. Martina Varisco (SNS researcher) shows how data can guide smarter use of existing drugs. #laricercaèNormale
- Ancient Religions in a Digital World Summer School explores digital tools for studying ancient religions through lectures and workshops. Pisa, May 26-June 4, 2026. For PhD and postdocs. Info and application: www.sns.it/it/evento/an...
- The Camposanto of Pisa hosts major 14th-century frescoes, including Buffalmacco’s Triumph of Death. In 2019, SNS lecturer Massimo Ferretti guided teachers through the site during an art history refresher course. allaenne.sns.it/video/il-tri...
- Sveva Sodomaco, PhD student at SNS, shares her vision of chemistry and its beauty: atomic interactions mirror human relations. Invisible processes give rise to materials, medicines, and technologies that shape society allaenne.sns.it/video/il-bel...
- Warmest wishes from the entire SNS community for a bright 2026!
- An independent, critical view of the world. Fabrizio Consoli with accordionist Fausto Beccalossi evokes Pier Paolo Pasolini in concert. Part of the Normale’s programme marking 50 years since Pasolini’s death allaenne.sns.it/video/il-cor...
- Applications are open for “Scienziate di domani” ("Women scientists of tomorrow"), a three-day Normale course for Italian female high-school seniors passionate about physics, maths, biology or chemistry. 27–29 Jan., free board and lodging. Apply by 05.01.25. Info orientamento.sns.it/pagina-orien...
- Ettore Majorana, a physicist of extraordinary genius and a close yet complex collaborator of Enrico Fermi, vanished mysteriously in 1938. The volume by #EdizionidellaNormale reconstructs his scientific and human story through primary sources. edizioni.sns.it/prodotto/vit...
- Apply to the NEST Prize 2025 by Dec 31. NEST SNS, with Nippon Gases Italia, awards €5,000 to the best experimental #nanoscience publication by researchers under 35 working in Italy. Details and full call: www.laboratorionest.it/nest-prize/
- The Quantum Information group at the Scuola Normale has published a new study in Nature Physics that fills a gap in the existing literature. Discover more on #NormaleNews: normalenews.sns.it/fundamental-... @nature.com
- Reposted by Scuola Normale SuperioreEELISA launches its first Call for Mentees — a pilot mentorship programme designed to support PhD candidates from underrepresented groups across the Alliance. 📅 Apply by: 9 January 2026 📩 How: Send your CV + motivation letter to mentorship@eelisa.eu 🔗 Learn more at eelisa.eu/eelisa-call-...
- «I want to continue to cultivate mathematics with the same passion with which I started as a child». Matteo Gori, Faculty of Sciences #chifalaNormale
- The Normale closes its Pasolini tribute with the final events of "Questo romanzo non finisce - Pier Parolo Pasolini 50 anni dopo". Readings, a conversation on Pasolini as "philosopher", and a screening of Il Decameron. Discover more 👇
- Call for Applications – PhD Spring School on Democratic Backsliding & Political Conflict SNS invite #PhD researchers to explore democratic crises, media pressures, and resilience strategies in Cortona/Florence (30 Mar-2 Apr 2026). Apply by 7 Jan. More info 👉 www.sns.it/it/evento/sp...
- "Driving Transformative Environmental Governance": during the conference, researchers will discuss how civil society can shape environmental governance amid growing ecological and social pressures, drawing on eight comparative case studies. Dec 11, Sala l'Altana (Florence) + Teams. (Funded by PNRR)
- Reposted by Scuola Normale SuperioreIn our latest EELISA Podcast episode, we share about the hidden complexities of academic terminology — and why using a “common language” doesn’t always guarantee common understanding. Listen to the full conversation linktr.ee/eelisapodcast
- Susan Sontag, famous for her essays on "Camp", photography, and illness, was a remarkably versatile thinker. The book "Sontag A-Z" (2025), explores her many facets. Cortesini, Donnarumma, and editor Massimo Fusillo (SNS) will discuss it with its contributors. 10 Dec, 6pm – Sala Azzurra (or online).
- The Normale joined the eighth Giornata delle Eccellenze Universitarie in #Paris, an event bringing Italian and French high-school students closer to Italy’s top universities. The SNS presented its programmes and the study and research opportunities it offers.
- Mazzonis, political and social sciences fellow at SNS, led the doc "Ultima fermata," on homelessness in the south of the US with Tom Waits’ music. The film won Spain’s top radio/TV award, Premio Ondas. normalenews.sns.it/a-un-documen... (Mazzonis is on the right)
- Reposted by Scuola Normale SuperioreEELISA has launched its first-ever Sustainability Assessment Panel, bringing together students, faculty, staff, and external experts to evaluate how sustainability is embedded across the Alliance. eelisa.eu/eelisa-susta...
- Reposted by Scuola Normale Superiore🎧 New on the #EELISAPodcast! What if one word could change the meaning of an entire system? In our latest episode, we explore how differences in academic terminology can shape — and sometimes disrupt — international collaboration. 🎙️ Listen now at eelisa.eu/eelisa-podca...
- "La Normale delle Idee” returns with a conversation on Augustine of Hippo, one of history’s most influential thinkers, sparked by Catherine Conybeare’s "Augustine the African". Joining her: Corinne Bonnet and Alessandro Schiesaro, SNS professor and SNS Director. 2 Dec, h. 6pm – Sala Azzurra / online
- Ancient theatre speaks a language beyond words. Even fragmented tragedies retain a powerful expressive force. Michele Di Bello, #Greek literature scholar and soon SNS graduate, studies how these fragments still convey conflicts, desires and power that resonate today. #laricercaèNormale
- ✈️ “Moving Stories Unboxed,” the Normale’s event for EELISA Days 2025, brought together voices and experiences from international mobility. Students shared what stays with you when you step beyond familiar borders: the insight, the change, the growth it sparks. #EEDays2025 #WeAreEELISA @eelisa.eu
- Reposted by Scuola Normale SuperioreLast week’s EELISA Governing Board meetings marked a new milestone for our Alliance: the welcoming of two associated partners — the USP - Universidade de São Paulo and the Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei (UTM). 🔗 eelisa.eu/eelisa-expan...
- Want to join the Normale’s #Biology Workshop? Open to high school students in their final two years, the camp offers lectures, research activities, and a chance to explore academic life at the SNS. Pisa / 15–21 Feb 2026. Participation, meals, and accommodation are free. Apply by 5 Dec 2025.
- “Il filo di Arianna”: the new interdisciplinary lecture series of the Normale, offering tools to navigate the complexity of the present. Seven events exploring key themes – like beauty, intelligence, progress – open to everyone and accessible online: orientamento.sns.it/pagina-orien...
- Reposted by Scuola Normale SuperioreWe’re excited to announce the winners of the EELISA Joint Call #6! 🏆 A big congratulations to the selected projects that will now receive funding and support to bring forward bold, cross-disciplinary ideas within the EELISA European University network. 📌 eelisa.eu/6-eelisa-joi...
- Reposted by Scuola Normale SuperioreWe’ve reached the final week of #EELISADays2025! From Nov. 24-28, we wrap up a month of collaboration & learning with a rich lineup of events. This week brings activities spanning innovation, digital humanities, sustainability, investment & student engagement. 👉https://eelisa.eu/eelisa-days-2025/
- Over 2K visitors have attended “Gli Etruschi alla Normale”, the exhibition at the Torre del Conte Ugolino featuring artifacts from Via Sant’Apollonia and the Palazzone in Cortona. Open until December 31, it’s accompanied by talks on the latest research into Etruscan Pisa: www.sns.it/it/evento/gl...
- On the occasion of #WorldPhilosophyDay, the Normale proposes this brief video interview with Simona Forti, SNS lecturer in Political Philosophy, explaining to us what, in her view, is the best thing about this discipline. Watch the complete video: allaenne.sns.it/video/il-bel...
- The new series of public meetings by SNS "La Normale delle Idee" opens with a public dialogue on freedom of speech: a democratic right under pressure from manipulation, censorship, and control. With Gustavo Zagrebelsky and Annalisa Cuzzocrea. 📅 Nov 25, 6 p.m., Sala Azzurra & YouTube
- Reposted by Scuola Normale SuperioreStarting today, 130+ participants from across EELISA -Governing & Executive Boards, the EELISA Student Council, staff reps, and work teams- gather at @itu1773.tr to shape EELISA 3.0. #EELISA #EELISAAlliance #EELISA3_0 #WeAreEELISA eelisa.eu/eelisa-gover...
- Reposted by Scuola Normale SuperioreWeek 3 of #EELISADays2025 is here! This week brings a diverse mix of activities — sustainability and energy transition, technical visits, competitions, games, ethics, innovation, and governance meetings shaping the future of EELISA 3.0. 👉https://eelisa.eu/eelisa-days-2025/
- Camouflage, illusion, and imitation: survival tools and arts of seduction for animals and humans alike. The international workshop "New Perspectives on Animal Camouflage and Human Image-Making" explores these themes across biology, art, and culture. 📅 19–22 Nov 2025 | In presence or online
- Colleagues hailed Luigi Rolandi’s inspiring energy at a Scuola Normale conference marking his 50‑year career in experimental particle physics. A former student and professor until 2024, he mentored generations. Alumni worldwide gathered in tribute.
- Galaxy Y1 is forming stars at roughly 180 times the Milky Way’s rate. The discovery, made with the #ALMA telescope, comes from an international research team that includes cosmologists from the Scuola Normale Superiore.
