What if Shakespeare had had a sister with the same genius? Lina Bolzoni revisits Virginia Woolf's Judith Shakespeare to show that women's absence from literary history stems not from a lack of talent, but from the denial of education, independence and opportunity. Video: shorturl.at/sYwGH

A break in the common room of the Collegio Timpano. #universitylife

How can we build more sustainable, inclusive and democratic food systems, and what roles can citizens, institutions and organizations play? #DEMETRA, a Horizon Europe project coordinated by SNS, explores new Deliberative Participatory Processes (DPPs). 👉 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qMT...

Drawn by Cambridge's vibrant academic community, Pierluigi Musumeci (SNS Faculty of Humanities) spent his Erasmus study stay at the University of Cambridge, conducting research on Plato's dialogues and engaging in seminars, conferences and reading groups. #normaleinternazionale

The results are in! Launched in April with a budget of over €250K the call has aimed to turn EELISA's Joint Education Roadmap into courses, degrees, and programmes that students can take across the alliance. Explore the winning proposals eelisa.eu/eelisa-joint...

The Sala del Gran Priore in a 1932 photograph. One of the most representative rooms of Palazzo della Carovana, it served the Order of Saint Stephen for centuries and has undergone several transformations over time. Today it hosts institutional meetings of the Scuola Normale Superiore.

Vittoria Pipino (SNS Faculty of Humanities), chose Cyprus to experience a place shaped by centuries of cultural encounters. During her Erasmus traineeship at the Cyprus Institute in Nicosia, she developed skills in 3D modelling and digital storytelling for cultural heritage. #normaleinternazionale

MSCA Call Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026: choose the SNS, where researchers can benefit from an interdisciplinary environment, close interaction across different fields, and dedicated support in preparing competitive proposals. For further information: ricercaeuropea@sns.it

The 2nd EELISA PhD Symposium is coming: two days of learning, collaboration, & connection built for the next gen. of researchers. This year's focus: innovation as part of the research journey. 🗓️ 3–4 Nov 📍 Paris / hosted by @psl-univ.bsky.social & @ecoledesponts.bsky.social eelisa.eu/2nd-eelisa-p...

Mark your calendar for the 2nd EELISA PhD Symposium — EELISA

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Created through this year's Comparative Literature course at the Normale, dedicated to melodramatic aesthetics from Euripides to TV series, this Spotify playlist began with songs chosen by students and keeps growing thanks to the SNS community: open.spotify.com/user/3145oia...

Applications are open for admission to the SNS Faculty of Political and Social Sciences. Study in an international, interdisciplinary environment with parallel courses at Unifi; free board and lodgings, plus an income-based grant. Apply by 30 July. 🔗 www.sns.it/it/concorso-...

The Palazzo dei Dodici, overlooking Piazza dei Cavalieri, was the seat of the Order of Saint Stephen’s governing council for nearly two centuries. Today it houses the Institution of the Knights of Saint Stephen. Discover it through guided tours. Free entry, booking required. Info: shorturl.at/SUUPa

Applications are open for admission to the SNS Faculty of Sciences. Study Chemistry and Geology, Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science and Biological Sciences with parallel courses at Unipi, free board and lodgings, plus an income-based grant. Apply by 30 July. 🔗 www.sns.it/it/concorso-...

“Technology is never only technical.” 🤖 This spring, the UN House in Brussels hosted EELISA's Ethos+Tekhnè “Everything AI”, organised in partnership with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Over 2 days of discussions regarding AI governance. eelisa.eu/ethostekhne-...

Ethos+Tekhnè: The "Everything AI" Event Rethinking Responsible Governance — EELISA

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Simone, a student of the Faculty of Humanities, recently returned from a study stay in Egypt, within the Erasmus programmes incentivised by the Normale. #normaleinternazionale

Applications are open for admission to the SNS Faculty of Humanities. Study Classical disciplines, Modern Literary studies, History, Art History or Philosophy with parallel courses at the University of Pisa. Apply by 30 July. 🔗 www.sns.it/en/concorso-...

"Flows of Non-smooth Vector Fields and Degenerate Elliptic Equations" by Maria Colombo, SNS alumna, began as a doctoral thesis. It explores vector fields and degenerate elliptic equations, essential tools for modelling complex systems. Published by Edizioni della Normale, 2017.

At the Normale, the canteen is free for undergraduate and PhD students and is open to the whole community. A proximity that goes beyond the classroom, and is part of what makes studying here unique. Applications open until 30 July. Find out about the admission process at the link: shorturl.at/mV5s9

By students, for students: the EELISA Student-led Bootcamp is back and is now open for applications 🎉 The 2nd edition takes place 8–10 November 2026 at ZHAW in Switzerland. eelisa.eu/the-second-e...

Workshop "Digital Philology: Methods, Tools, and Infrastructures". 45 participants from European institutions, including @eelisa.eu partner universities, explored methods and tools for digital text editing. Five days of lectures, hands-on sessions and a visit to the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana.

SNS Political and Social Sciences student Chiara Garabello is on an Erasmus placement at Housing Europe in Brussels and she is contributing to research on housing affordability and inclusive housing policies. «Living abroad is enriching both for research and for a first taste of the working world».

La Normale delle Idee brought scholars, writers and artists to the Scuola Normale Superiore to reflect on today’s world through research, culture and public dialogue. We'll be back this autumn with a new season. In the meantime, you can watch all the talks on Alla Enne: shorturl.at/KHxtA

At the World Tech Conference in Milan, "Dichiarazione Volta" was signed to boost quantum tech, AI and sovereign computing infrastructure in Italy. Among the signatories is NQSTI, the consortium that includes Scuola Normale Superiore as a partner. Read more:

NQSTI firma la Dichiarazione Volta per rafforzare l'ecosistema italiano delle tecnologie quantistiche

In occasione della World Tech Conference di Milano è stata sottoscritta la Dichiarazione Volta, un accordo strategico volto a promuovere lo sviluppo di infrastrutture dedicate alle tecnologie quantist...

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André Brasil, PhD at the University of Salamanca and visiting scholar at the SNS in Florence, researches the gap between gender identity legislation and the actual experience of trans people in European universities, with the aim of producing concrete policy recommendations. #pridemonth #lgbtqia

The SNS mourns the sudden passing of neurobiologist Antonino Cattaneo. An internationally renowned scientist, he led pioneering research on neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's. SNS PhD student, then Professor and head of the Bio@SNS Laboratory. Read the news: shorturl.at/cwzjW

What would you tell your younger self about choosing a career in engineering or science? Yesterday, for International Women in Engineering Day, women from across the EELISA alliance answered that question. Watch all of their answers in one place: eelisa.eu/inwed-2026-w...

INWED 2026: What would you tell your younger self? — EELISA

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After Lecce, the residential orientation courses move to San Miniato (PI). Open to fourth-year high school students, they combine lectures, seminars and workshops with dialogue, shared living and the support of Normale student tutors.

For #INWED2026, Laura Borgongino (PhD in Nanosciences at Normale) shares what she'd tell her 15-year-old self. Her story forms part of a shared conviction throughout the EELISA alliance: that the scientific world can make progress only with the contribution of every one of us. @eelisa.eu

BME's EELISA Career Ambassadors organised the 1st EELISA Meet-up: a student-led event introducing peers to everything the alliance offers. The Career Ambassadors Programme trains students to become leaders and connectors with other students, alumni, and employers across the alliance. 👏 #WeAreEELISA

«It was truly like having a second family, so many people coming from different places, all with a great enthusiasm for studying. I remember really long conversations ranging from politics to philosophy and literature». – Martina Belmonte, #sempernormalista