The scientific committee of our brand new Summer School Advanced Data Analytics in Physiology has just decided to open again the registrations for a short time window:

• The portal will be open for registration from 3 until 7 March 2025 at 11:59 pm CET
• New application deadline: 7 March 2025 

Start date remains the same:

• Start date: 26 May 2025

Read the "Advanced Data Analytics in Physiology" page to learn more about the program and the admission requirements.

To receive more information, please write to support.summerschool@unipi.it

 

Due to logistic and organizational reasons the start date of our Summer School Leveraging Ecological Economics to advance the Sustainability Transition has been postponed of a few days:

• New start date: 7 July 2025

Application deadline remains the same:

• Application deadline: 31 March 2023 

Read the "Leveraging Ecological Economics to advance the Sustainability Transition" page to learn more about the program and the admission requirements.

To receive more information, please write to support.summerschool@unipi.it

Since there are still a few available spots, the scientific committee of our Summer School The City and the Water has just decided to postpone the application deadline:

• New application deadline: 7 March 2025

Start date remains the same:

• Start date: 25 August 2025

 

Read the "The City and the Water" page to learn more about the program and the admission requirements.

To receive more information, please write to support.summerschool@unipi.it

The second edition of our Winter School Advanced techniques for the analysis of novel materials strategic for sustainable transitions: 2. Biopolymers has just concluded successfully.

Organized by the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry (DCCI) together with the Center for Instrument Sharing of the University of Pisa (CISUP), the Winter School offered a one-week full-time multidisciplinary program, dedicated to training students with a technical-scientific background on the advances in the analysis of materials of environmental chemical interest. This second edition was focused on the study of biopolymers and their applications in advanced and sustainable materials.

Students had access to cutting-edge instrumentation present at DCCI, most of which is part of the CISUP, like:

1. analytical pyrolysis – gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) with micro UVirradiator systemmicro UVirradiator system,
2. Bruker Avance NEO 500 Solid State NMR Spectrometer, 
3. Thermogravimetric Analyzer-Gas chromatography/Mass spectrometer TGA-GC/MS – TGA8000-Claurus 690 GC/Claurus SQ 8T MS + Thermogravimetric Analyzer/Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy TGA/FTIR - Q5000 IR (TA Instruments)/Cary 640 (Agilent Technologies).

In addition to an introductory lesson on the innovative applications of biopolymers in the field of bioengineering and an introduction to the materials studied during the school, students were provided with detailed information on advanced techniques, and in particular on the aforementioned instruments. The lessons included both a theoretical introduction (with a focus on applications) in the classroom, and a practical one in the laboratory, accompanied by explanations on how to critically analyze the data. In addition to the teachers who gave the school lessons (program), the DCCI researchers (Luca Bernazzani, Jacopo La Nasa, Francesca Nardelli, Chiara Pelosi) actively participated in the organization of the school and in the delivery of the teaching, assisted by the technical staff (Maria Rita Carosi), as well as by numerous PhD and Master's students (Elisa Dalla Latta, Michele Pierigé, Andrea Scarperi, Arianna Ghelardi, Greta Biale, Cecilia Campi).

10 students of different nationalities (6) and origins (3 Italian universities and 4 foreign ones) participated in the Winter School. All students are doing their doctorate on topics related to the one of the Winter School, but not of a strictly chemical nature. The students particularly appreciated the fact that most of the teaching hours included practical demonstrations carried out in the laboratory, accompanied by individual data processing. The instrumentation used was of great interest thanks to its variety and very high technical level.

The brand new Summer School SEARCH - School of Etruscology: Archaeology and Research in Cultural Heritage has just been added to our 2025 offer.

Applications are already open:

• Application deadline: 5 May 2025
• Start date: 9 June 2025

Read the "SEARCH - School of Etruscology: Archaeology and Research in Cultural Heritage" page to learn more about the program and the admission requirements.

To receive more information, please write to support.summerschool@unipi.it

The "SEARCH - School of Etruscology: Archaeology and Research in Cultural Heritage” offers an intensive academic programme of 10 working days involving lectures, visits, small group tutorials and archaeological excavation activities, related to the history of the Etruscan city of Volterra situated in the north part of Tuscany.

The programme will be held on campus at SIAF Volterra International School of Higher Education and it will be conducted, both in the classroom and in the field, by scholars and experts in archaeological disciplines. During the weekend, participants will have free access to additional nearby archaeological sites.

The lessons will be designed for students with a background in classical studies who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Etruscan and pre- Roman civilisations. The School of Etruscology is intended as a programme divided into different activities, including classes (lectures of archaeology, palaeopathology, photogrammetry), workshops dedicated to the preliminary cleaning and classification of archaeological finds, thematic visits to museums and archaeological sites and fieldactivities related to stratigraphical excavation. Specifically, excavation activities will be held in the Etruscan necropolis of Colombaie. The excavation carried out since 2016 by the Etruscology Team of the University of Pisa revealed the presence of Late Orientalizing/Early Archaic mounds.

Confirmed speaker and exerciser (in alphabetical order):

• Fabrizio Burchianti
• Samuele Cambianica
• Carmine De Mizio
• Giulia Riccomi
• Maria Vittoria Riccomini
• Lisa Rosselli
• Emanuele Taccola

At the end of the programme there will be a final written examination to obtain the ECTS.

Thanks to a partnership with the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Volterra, the Winter School will be held on campus, in Volterra (Pisa), at SIAF, Strada Provinciale del Monte Volterrano, Località Il Cipresso.

SIAF will host the participants in its facilities not only for lessons, but also offering them food and accommodation.

Aim

The purpose of the School of Etruscology is to enhance the knowledge of the archaeological heritage of the ancient Etruscan city of Volterra.

The academic programme aims to provide students with the appropriate tools to study the ways and times of the development of an ancient Etruscan city through activities such as the analysis of the material culture and the discovery of the archaeological heritage. In particular, thanks to the collaboration of the Guarnacci Museum, participants will be guided in in-depth thematic studies of specific Etruscan artefacts. Moreover, the field experience in the Colombaie necropolis will be an opportunity for the learning of the first basics of the archaeological excavation.

Who can apply

The Summer School is aimed at BA, MA and PhD students in Archaeology, Classics, History, Cultural Heritage Management and disciplines related to Humanities.

Language

English

Program Intensity

Full-time

Application Admission Requirements

The School of Etruscology welcomes University BA, MA and PhD students or young researchers in Archaeology, Classics, History, Cultural Heritage Management and disciplines related to Humanities.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

• The Summer School will be activated with at least 5 students
• The maximum number of participants is set to 15 students

Required Documents

• Identity Document (*PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student*)
• Enrolment Form
• Curriculum Vitae
• Proof of tetanus vaccination
• Medical certificate of good health
• Certificate of any allergies and/or food intolerances

All the documents must be in pdf format, in order to upload them on the portal when required.

Application has to be submitted via Alice portal following the instructions of the "How to apply" page.

IMPORTANT INFO AND DEADLINES:

• 5 April 2025: early bird application deadline for those interested in financial support
• 9 April 2025: the selection procedure for the assignment of the tuition-fee waivers will be concluded and the results will be notified to the awardees
• 10 April 2025: activation of the payment form
• 5 May 2025: general application deadline
• 23 May 2025: deadline for the tuition fee payment.

ECTS

3

Fees

750 euro

Pay fees by Debit/Credit Card or PayPal online using the following: Payment Form 

[the payment form will be available from 10 April 2025]

NOTICE:

• International students without Italian Tax Code: please tick the box 'Anonymous' in order to disable the field 'Italian personal ID/VAT number'.
• Please type your NAME and SURNAME next to the pre-filled text of the field 'Reason'
• Please pay only after receiving the admission letter

REFUND POLICY:

• By 15 May 2025 (included) 2/3 of the fees already paid (equivalent to 500 euro) will be refunded for proven and serious family and/or health reasons. The reasons and supporting documents related to refund requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
• After 15 May 2025 there will be no refund of the paid tution fees.

Fundings

Three scholarships, amounting to 250 euro each, are available for those who apply by 5 April 2025.
They will be assigned on the basis of the adherence of their academic CV to the program of the Winter School and on the basis of the country income group and country distance from Italy.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: 5 April 2025 is the early bird application deadline for those interested in applying for the available scholarships.

Period

9 - 20 June 2025

Application Deadline

5 May 2025

Contacts

Scientific Coordinator
Prof. Lisa Rosselli lisa.rosselli@unipi.it 

Summer/Winter School Office support.summerschool@unipi.it 

Facebook: EtrUnipi

Instagram: @EtrUnipi

The scientific committee of the Winter School WISE_Volterra - WInter School of Etruscology. Workshop and Studies on the Archaeological Heritage has decided to cancel this year edition.

Should it be held in 2026, new dates and new application deadline will be published in October 2025.

Click on the Winter School title to access the related webpage in order to check all the updates.

 

To receive more information, please write to support.summerschool@unipi.it

The brand new Winter School New Frontiers in Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence for Evidence-Based Medicine and Research in the Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Childhood Disabilities has just been added to our 2025 offer.

Applications are already open:

• Application deadline: 30 April 2025
• Start date: 27 October 2025

Read the "New Frontiers in Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence for Evidence-Based Medicine and Research in the Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Childhood Disabilities" page to learn more about the program and the admission requirements.

To receive more information, please write to support.summerschool@unipi.it

This Summer School is organized by the University of Pisa as a part of the project funded by the European Commission “AInCP” and by the PNC “Fit4MedRob”. It also has received support from the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD) and the IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris.

This 5-days 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. The use of new technological and digital approaches and Articial Intelligence methods for the diagnosis and the rehabilitation of childhood disabilities will be envisaged.

The different perspectives coming from clinical, technological, ethical, socio-economical and lived experience will be deeply presented and analyzed in order to achieve a comprehensive knowledge of the various multidisciplinary aspects, specific needs and interconnections for designing and developing successful and exploitable innovative research.

The course faculty will be constituted of international experts in the different multidisciplinary fields covered.

The 5-day course will be organized in:

• Morning sessions: lectures focused on theoretical teaching organized in lectures covering theoretical frameworks, models and challenges;
• Afternoon sessions: practical workshops where participants will be directly involved to practice design and elaboration of joint research in the field;
• Meet the expert sessions (morning and/or evening): dedicated time for personal experience shared by expert in the field.

The main daily topics will be:

• Day 1: Clinicians perspective on the development of technological and digital approaches, with a focus on AI;
• Day 2: Engineers and data scientists’ role;
• Day 3: Insights into the needs of parents and persons with lived experience for the creation and use of technological, digital and AI solutions;
• Day 4: Ethical and economic issues
• Day 5: Roundtable for codesign the future research projects in multidisciplinary setting.

The Summer School will be held on campus in Pisa, at Centro congressi Le Benedettine, Piazza San Paolo a Ripa D'Arno, 16. 

Aim

The aims of the Summer School are to:

1. raise awareness of the participants about the practical pathways from the creation to the implementation of the use of technology in childhood research;
2. elevate the participants’ knowledge on the multidisciplinary approach for planning innovative methods and tools to be integrated in this field;
3. promote international collaboration to advance the creation, design, development and validation of new technologies

At the end of the course the participants will:

1. be familiar with the recommended methods of multidisciplinary approach in designing research studies incorporating the technology;
2. have knowledge to develop and promote a research pathway for the use of technology in childhood rehabilitation;
3. be aware of the specic challenges and perspective of different stakeholder’s including clinicians, engineers, economists, and people with lived experience;
4. be able to apply the newly acquired knowledge to advance their practice clinical and research career;
5. be able to build on their knowledge to foster national and international collaboration networks in this field.

Who can apply

Graduate and PhD students, as well as post-doc researchers and professionals, also including parents and persons with lived experience, seeking to enhance their expertise in the creation, development and validation of new technological, digital approaches and AI methods in childhood disabilities.

Language

English

Program Intensity

Full-time

Application Admission Requirements

To be either a graduate or PhD students, as well as post-doc researchers and professionals, also including parents and persons with lived experience, seeking to enhance their expertise in the creation, development and validation of new technological, digital approaches and AI methods in childhood disabilities.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

• The Summer School will be activated with at least 30 students
• The maximum number of participants is set to 100 students

Required Documents

• Identity Document (*PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student*)
• Enrolment Form
• Curriculum Vitae
• Motivational letter with a description of the research interests and personal motivations to participate in the program
• One or more Letters of Recommendation by a mentor or a letter signed by the PhD Program Supervisor or PhD Tutor
• Short biosketch

All the documents must be in pdf format, in order to upload them on the portal when required.

Application has to be submitted via Alice portal following the instructions of the "How to apply" page.

ECTS

3

Fees

500 euro

Pay fees by Debit/Credit Card or PayPal online using the following: Payment Form 

NOTICE:

• International students without Italian Tax Code: please tick the box 'Anonymous' in order to disable the field 'Italian personal ID/VAT number'.
• Please type your NAME and SURNAME next to the pre-filled text of the field 'Reason'
• Please pay only after receiving the admission letter

REFUND POLICY:

Paid fees are non refundable

Period

27 - 31 October 2025

Application Deadline

30 April 2025

Contacts

Coordinator
Prof. Giuseppina Sgandurra giuseppina.sgandurra@unipi.it  

Summer/Winter School Office support.summerschool@unipi.it 

The scientific committee of the Winter School Neural Networks for Archaeologists, with Python has decided to cancel this year edition.

Should it be held in 2026, new dates and new application deadline will be published in October 2025.

Click on the Winter School title to access the related webpage in order to check all the updates.

 

To receive more information, please write to support.summerschool@unipi.it

Since there are still some spots available, the scientific committee of the Winter School Neural Networks for Archaeologists, with Python has just decided to postpone the application deadline:

• New application deadline: 29 December 2024 (at 11:59 pm CET)

Start date remains the same:

• Start date: 3 February 2025

Read the "Neural Networks for Archaeologists, with Python" page to learn more about the program and the admission requirements.

To receive more information, please write to support.summerschool@unipi.it

The brand new Summer School Acropoli of Populonia Archaeological Field School has just been added to our 2025 offer.

The Summer School will be repeated in two sessions.
Applications are already open:

• Application deadline: 4 April 2025
  
  
• Start date of the 1st session: 19 May 2025
• Start date of the 2nd session: 2 June 2025

Read the "Acropoli of Populonia Archaeological Field School" page to learn more about the program and the admission requirements.

To receive more information, please write to support.summerschool@unipi.it

This Archaeology Summer School takes place in the scenic medieval castle of Populonia, overlooking the Gulf of Baratti and the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago. Once a prominent Etruscan and Roman city, the site is located in the heart of Tuscany, near Florence, Pisa, and Siena, within the Archaeological Park of Baratti and Populonia.

The Summer School will be repeated in two sessions: 19-31 May 2025 and 2-13 June 2025. In both cases the registration deadline is 4 April 2025.

Each session features hands-on fieeldwork in archaeological excavation, creation of scientific documentation (graphic, photographic, and written), and a ceramics workshop using finds from the excavations.
Lectures cover topics such as stratigraphy, the historical and cultural context of the site, material culture, and include educational visits to local museums and archaeological sites.
All activities are led by professional staff involved in the University of Pisa’s ongoing investigations on the Acropolis of Populonia, with participation from Italian students to foster collaboration and exchange.
At the conclusion of the program, participants will complete a final assessment on the knowledge and skills acquired, which will contribute to their overall evaluation.

Participants will stay in a guesthouse managed by the Ministry of Culture within the Archaeological Park of Baratti and Populonia.
The guesthouse is equipped with a kitchen, shared bedrooms and bathrooms, and laundry facilities. Food will be provided via grocery deliveries, with participants responsible for preparing their own meals. Participants should provide a certificate or self-declaration of any food allergies or intolerances.

Participant's personal requirements and mandatory equipment (each participant must provide independently):

• Tetanus vaccination certificate
• Medical certificate of good health or fitness for work
• Safety clothing, including reinforced-toe safety shoes and durable work trousers (long trousers)
• Personal trowel and work gloves (optional)

The Summer School will be held on campus in Località Baratti, Piombino (Livorno), at Parco Archeologico di Baratti e Populonia.

Aim

The aim of Summer School is the acquisition of knowledge on archaeological research in the study of the ancient world, practicing the stratigraphy method and the drafting of scientific documentation in the field.
Our scientific goal is to gather archaeological data on Roman structures located on the Acropolis hill of the ancient Etruscan and Roman city of Populonia.
The site holds significant archaeological interest, featuring cultural artifacts from the Iron Age settlement of Fufluna/Pupluna, Roman walls on the Acropolis, temples, and other structures. Systematic research has been ongoing since the 1980s, with investigations in the sacred area revealing at least three temples surrounding the Roman forum. Recently, the University of Pisa uncovered a Roman thermal bath complex in the area.

Who can apply

Bachelor's and Master’s students, PhD candidates, research fellows, and professionals in relevant fields.

Language

English

Program Intensity

Full-time

Application Admission Requirements

Applicants are required to to be either Bachelor's/Master’s students or PhD candidates or research fellows or professionals in relevant fields.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

• Each session of the Summer School will be activated with at least 4 students
• The maximum number of participants is set to 10 students per session

Required Documents

• Identity Document (*PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student*)
• Enrolment Form
• Curriculum Vitae (European Format)
• Short biography including field of study and research interests
• Proof of tetanus vaccination
• Medical certificate of good health or fitness to work
• Certificate or self-declaration of any food allergies or intolerances

All the documents must be in pdf format, in order to upload them on the portal when required.

Application has to be submitted via Alice portal following the instructions of the "How to apply" page.

ECTS

6

Fees

1000 euro

(+ 1000 for accomodation, food/meals, transportation to and from the Summer School site (on arrival/departure days) and to and from the excavation site (daily), excavation management costs)

NOTICE: the 1000 euro of the tuition fees include also the supply of basic DPI such as  work gloves, masks, protective glasses

Pay fees by Debit/Credit Card or PayPal online using the following: Payment Form 

 

NOTICE:

• International students without Italian Tax Code: please tick the box 'Anonymous' in order to disable the field 'Italian personal ID/VAT number'.
• Please type your NAME and SURNAME next to the pre-filled text of the field 'Reason'
• Please pay only after receiving the admission letter
• Both tuition fees (1.000 euro) and accomodation costs (1.000 euro) are included in the total amount

REFUND POLICY:

• By 19 April 2025 (included) a 50% of the fees already paid will be refunded for proven and serious family and/or health reasons. The reasons and supporting documents related to refund requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
• After 19 April 2025 there will be no refund of the paid tution fees.

 

Period

1st session: 19 - 31 May 2025

2nd session: 2 - 13 June 2025

Application Deadline

4 April 2025

Contacts

Scientific Coordinator
Prof. Fabio Fabiani fabio.fabiani@unipi.it

Operational Manager
Dr. Helga Maiorana helga.maiorana@phd.unipi.it 

Summer/Winter School Office support.summerschool@unipi.it 

Due to logistic reasons the start date of the Cardiovascular Summer School: Clinical and Experimental has been postponed:

• New start date: 25 July 2025

   

Application deadline and duration stay the same.

Read the "Cardiovascular Summer School: Clinical and Experimental" page to learn more about the program and the admission requirements.

To receive more information, please write to support.summerschool@unipi.it

The scientific committee of the Summer School Digital Tools for Humanists. Working on AI has decided to extend the program by one day:

• The Summer School will be held from 16 June 2025 to 27 June 2025 included.
  

   

Application deadline and start date stay the same:

• Application deadline: 30 April 2025
• Start Date: 16 June 2025

Read the "Digital Tools for Humanists. Working on AI" page to learn more about the program and the admission requirements.

To receive more information, please write to support.summerschool@unipi.it

The Summer School on Agriculture, Forest and Environmental Geodata Statistical Analysis, Modelling and Machine Learning [SAFEST] has just been added to our 2025 offer.

Applications are already open:

• Application deadline: 31 March 2025
• Start date: 9 June 2025

Read the "Summer School on Agriculture, Forest and Environmental Geodata Statistical Analysis, Modelling and Machine Learning [SAFEST]" page to learn more about the program and the admission requirements.

To receive more information, please write to support.summerschool@unipi.it

The scientific committee of our brand new Winter School Advanced Techniques for the Analysis of Novel Materials Strategic for Sustainability Transitions: II. Biopolymers has just decided to open again the registrations for a short time window:

• The portal will be open for registration from 2 December 2024 until 8 December 2024 at 11:59 pm CEST
• New application deadline: 8 December 2024

Start date remains the same:

• Start date: 10 February 2025

Read the "Advanced Techniques for the Analysis of Novel Materials Strategic for Sustainability Transitions: II. Biopolymers" page to learn more about the program and the admission requirements.

To receive more information, please write to support.summerschool@unipi.it