We are excited to announce the second edition of the Summer School in Sensory Neuroscience (Master’s degree level), which will be hosted in Pisa as a Circle U. initiative. Renowned specialists will guide a limited number of students through the complexity of the human mind and brain, tackled through the study of sensation and perception.

The Winter School "Prognostication in the Middle Ages: Philosophical Strategies to Deal with Uncertainties", organized by Prof. Stefano Perfetti (University of Pisa), is part of a co-research initiative within a PRIN PNRR (Research Project of National Interest, funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research). The project focuses on "Social, Political, and Religious Prognostication and its Roots: Philosophical Strategies for Coping with Uncertainties and Planning the Future", prot. P2022BMJ5A.

In MEDSKILL - Development of MEDical SKILLs by Simulation as of today, the need for practical skills and problem-solving capabilities remains largely unmet in many medical school curricula across Europe. Medical school education, in fact, remains largely anchored to a traditional paradigm of learning a discrete amount of information about pathophysiology principles and illnesses’ descriptions, without worrying about developing the skills necessary to work confidently "on the patient".

The contribution of computational methodologies to drug discovery is no longer a matter of dispute and the major world’s pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies use computational design tools. Computer-aided drug design comprises computational methods and resources that are used to facilitate the design and discovery of new therapeutic solutions. This summer school will cover all the main computational techniques used in drug discovery, supplying a basic level of knowledge of this research field.

The aim of the Summer School is to acquire practical and theoretical knowledge about the physiology and pathophysiology of skeletal muscle. Furthermore, various types of training and intervention protocols will be analysed in order to improve performance under physiological and pathological conditions.

In WAT-CHANGE - Water-Related Ecosystem Services for Adapting Societies to Climate Change Seasonal School aims at introducing the participants to the new growing area of solutions provided by water-related ecosystem services. In particular, we will deal with nature-based solutions for water supply, treatment of polluted water, and flood risk mitigation such as managed aquifer recharge, river restoration, constructed wetlands, sustainable drainage systems, and remediation of contaminated sites using phytoremediation techniques.

New Frontiers in Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence for Evidence-Based Medicine and Research in the Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Childhood Disabilities training course will offer a practical and immersive experience guiding participants through the entire process from the creation to the development of multidisciplinary research projects.

Agent-Based Models in Economics: Theory, Toolkit and Policy Laboratories Seasonal School is intended to achieve the following objectives: Learning agent-based modelling techniques (ABMs) as a tool for analysis and interpretation of economic and social processes.

The “R 4 aRchaeologists” winter school aims for a fruitful combination of archaeology and statistics through the teaching of Data analysis, Data mining, and data visualization techniques. It is conducted through R, programming language, and free software environment for statistical computing and graphics R.

The Summer School is structured in a 5-day course characterized by lectures and hands-on training covering all the most useful techniques involved in facial reconstruction after skin cancer excision.

The SP2ARK - Space Plasma Propulsion: Advancements, Research, and Know-How Seasonal School will introduce participants to the topic of plasma-based electric propulsion (EP), which represents an enabling technology for a growing number of space applications, from low Earth orbit constellations to interplanetary missions. Interest in EP systems has accelerated in recent years, thanks to the technological maturity achieved by several concepts and the growth of a new space economy.

In CISOD - Food, Sustainability and Rights the Seasonal School will introduce participants to the urgent topic of food sustainability, exploring how to build sustainable and climate-resilient agri-food systems through a dialogue between social and life sciences. Regulatory and non-regulatory measures for socially inclusive and environmentally more efficient food systems will be addressed.

In ECLIRE - The Ethics of Climate Change: Reshaping Responsibilities for Present and Future Generations the seasonal school aims to train participants on the ethics of climate change through a triple perspective: individual, global and intergenerational. It will also do so by opening up to disciplines beyond political and moral philosophy, such as political science, metaphysics, sociology and economics.

In Artist- Pervasive ARTIficial Intelligence for Next-G Softwarized neTworks future mobile network technologies (B5G, 6G, i.e. next-G) will allow the creation of new applications that will transform the way people live, work and interact with the environment. The Seasonal School ARTIST has been designed to critically evaluate and elaborate on these new technologies and the opportunities that are offered by next-G network architectures.

In CESM - Circular Economy and Sustainability Management the main target of the of the CESM seasonal school is represented by students from different backgrounds interested in the field of efficient resource management and circular economy. The CESM course explores organizational aspects and innovation facets related to all phases of the product life cycle; moreover, it provides a practical overview of how processes, decisions and business models should change in light of the new circular economy paradigm.