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Official account for the Scuola Normale Superiore.
Pisa・Firenze | Tuscany | Italy
https://www.sns.it/en
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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
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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✈️ “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
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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“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...
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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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...
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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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...
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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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.
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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🎥 Work in progress on the next episode of the vodcast "MERITA, quando ne vale la pena"
A journey through the Scuola Normale Superiore: its people, stories, events, and projects.
Stay tuned: the full episode will be released soon!

#MERITA #PNRR
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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«I believe not enough is said about the effort and frustrations that are an extremely important integral part of our educational career».

– Chiara Gambicchia, PhD student of the Faculty of Sciences

#chifalaNormale
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Yesterday the Scuola Normale Superiore welcomed its new #PhD students, as they officially begin their research journey. Some of them have already been undergrads at the SNS, others are joining for the first time. All united by curiosity, passion, and the drive to advance knowledge and research.
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Seminar “The Figure of the Intellectual in Late-20th-Century Italy,” by Federico Ammirabile (SNS), held today at Palazzo Strozzi. Part of Incipit, a project fostering new generations of researchers whose work is often the subject of publications by Edizioni della Normale.
October 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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🎙️ Work in progress on the Normale’s episode for the EELISA 2.0 podcast
Researcher Valentina Nieri and student Camillo Pellizzari from SNS will share insights into Digital Philology and linked open data.
Episode out in February! @eelisa.eu
Discover the podcast: open.spotify.com/show/7maYUQv...
October 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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«My awareness has grown of just how profound a mark the education I received at the Normale has left: it taught me not to look for short cuts and to tackle my work with rigour, curiosity and openness. It's something that stays with you all your life».
– Caterina Lazzarini #sempernormalista
October 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Can you study biology without a lab? At the Scuola Normale Superiore, Mariastella Cascone, Luisa Bisceglia and Natalia de Oliveira Rosa do exactly that: as bioinformaticians, they analyze DNA and RNA data to understand cells and pave the way for new therapies. #bioinformatics #laricercaèNormale
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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“Eat mainly whole grains, legumes, vegetables, and fruit”: one of the key tips from the European Code Against Cancer. At the Normale, biologist Anna Villarini explained how proper diet can prevent up to 30% of cancers. Watch the video on #AllaEnne allaenne.sns.it/video/cibo-e...
October 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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On October 18, 1810, a Napoleonic decree founded the Scuola Normale Superiore. On October 18, 2025, we celebrate the opening of its 215th academic year. Discover all the events and initiatives planned for this special anniversary: www.sns.it/it/evento/in...
October 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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«It was marvellous, moving almost, to rediscover the classics as living material, to be read and interpreted from all points of view».

– Francesco Negri, student of the Faculty of Humanities
October 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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From Oct 18 to Dec 31, the Scuola Normale Superiore presents “Gli Etruschi alla Normale”. Artifacts from Pisa and Cortona meet rare early prints on Etruscan art.
Museo “Torre del Conte Ugolino”, Palazzo dell’Orologio, Pisa
Mon-Sat 10-17 | Free entry | Opens Oct 18, 5 PM
www.sns.it/it/evento/gl...
October 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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The Scuola Normale Superiore fondly remembers Giuseppe Cambiano, emeritus professor of Ancient Philosophy, who passed away yesterday in Turin at the age of 84. A scholar of extraordinary stature, he was among the most distinguished historians of ancient philosophy.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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The Danish String Quartet, one of the world’s most acclaimed string quartets, opens the 59th season of I Concerti della Normale on October 18, celebrating the 215th anniversary of the founding decree of the Normale. Teatro Verdi, Pisa, 21:00.
www.sns.it/en/i-concert...
October 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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From the discovery of an unpublished autograph of Umberto Saba’s A mia moglie comes Stefano Carrai’s new book: a journey through Saba’s poetry, his contemporaries, and his bond with Giacomo Debenedetti.
#EdizionidellaNormale: edizioni.sns.it/prodotto/lau...
October 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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🌍 Summer School 2025 “War, Peace and the World Order” in Florence: 5 days of dialogue on #conflicts, violence and #peacebuilding, with 50 participants and 20 international guests. Organized by the Scuola Normale Superiore with partners, funded by the MERITA project (PNRR).
October 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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The PhD Seasonal School “Democratic Backsliding and Political Conflict” ended on Sept 30.
24 participants explored democratic decline, political conflict, and the role of social media, with sessions at the SNS in Cortona and at the European University Institute in Florence. @eui-eu.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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As of October 1, the Scuola Normale Superiore has adopted the Guide to the Use of #Expansive Language, approved by the Academic Senate. A practical tool designed to foster clearer and more respectful communication, breaking down barriers and valuing all identities: www.sns.it/en/guida/gui...
October 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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74 students officially become students at the Normale today, after passing the admission exam.

The SNS community welcomes them: a journey shaped by encounters, discoveries, and shared growth is about to begin.

#Welcome to the Normale!
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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«For me, college life is a pivotal element of this experience: living together with other people means being supported, sharing different pathways, developing autonomously in a supportive environment».

– Chiara Garabello, Faculty of Political-social Sciences
September 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM