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Massimiliano Berti at ICM 2026, the World Congress of Mathematics

Massimiliano Berti, Full Professor of Mathematical Analysis at SISSA, has been invited to give a lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) 2026, which will take place in ...
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Beyond the Edge of the Stars: New Clues About Dark Matter

The Universal Rotation Curve does not stop where the stars end. It continues into the most remote regions of spiral galaxies, where dark matter dominates. This is the finding of a study conducted by ...
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Applications now open for the 2026–2027 edition of the “Franco Prattico” Master’s in Science Communication

Are you passionate about science and eager to share it with others? Would you like to turn your curiosity into a career? This is your moment: applications are officially open for the 2026–2027 edition ...
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Ammissione ai corsi di PhD della SISSA per l'Anno Accademico 2026/27 - Admission to SISSA PhD courses for the Academic Year 2026/27

3 Fellowships financed by FSE + (1 fellowship still available for the second session) ...
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Ammissione ai corsi di PhD della SISSA per l'Anno Accademico 2025/26 - Admission to SISSA PhD courses for the Academic Year 2025/26

Extra EU candidates are welcome to applyCheck the Information Sheets below for additional information on the examsCLICK HERE FOR ONLINE APPLICATIONSMATHEMATICS AREA - CLOSEDGeometry and Mathematical ...
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How the human brain builds our sense of time

How does Jannik Sinner manage to hit the ball at exactly the right moment, with remarkable precision? And how do we, in everyday life, perceive the duration of events around us? The answer lies in how ...
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Magnetic fields in the infant Universe may have been billions of times weaker than a fridge magnet

The magnetic fields that formed in the very early stages of the Universe, may have been billions of times weaker than a small fridge magnet, with strengths comparable to magnetism generated by neurons ...
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Within a Second After the Big Bang: The Birth of the First Black Holes, Boson Stars, and Cannibal Stars

Before atomic elements came together, less than a second after the Big Bang, if particles condensed into halos of matter, these halos may then have collapsed, creating the first black holes, boson ...
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Three million euros to SISSA for precision astronomy

Enrico Barausse is one of the 4 PIs of the international consortium GWSky, awarded with 12 million euros by the European Research Council to investigate gravitational waves Existing and future ...
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Three days of science: SISSA events at Trieste Next and Sharper

From digital twins to aging, from quantum mechanics to psychoanalysis: once again, SISSA is participating in Trieste Nextand European Researchers' Night, with interactive activities and debates on its ...
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SISSA and Fondazione Pietro Pittini award the winners of the 2025 Ambrosetti Medal

This morning, SISSA hosted the ceremony for the presentation of the 2025 Antonio Ambrosetti Medal. Established in memory of Professor Antonio Ambrosetti (1944–2020), the prestigious award recognises ...