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Until 2010 SISSA administrative offices and all research sectors were located near the Miramare Park, about 10 kilometres from the city of Trieste. The Cognitive Neuroscience Sector was distributed between the Miramare Campus and Roiano, close to the central train station in Trieste. The Neurobiology Sector was located within the Area Science Park, in Basovizza, about 20 minutes from the city center of Trieste, close to the border with Slovenia SISSA is an international, Italian-state-supported graduate institute whose aim is to promote science and knowledge, particularly in the areas of Biophysics, Mathematics, Neuroscience and Physics. Each year about 40 Ph.D. students are admitted to SISSA based on their scientific qualifications. SISSA also runs, in collaboration with the University of Trieste, a master programme ("Laurea magistrale") in mathematics. SISSA has the following established sectors: *Astrophysics *Neuroscience *Theory *Theory *Applications *Physics *Neurobiology *Physics In addition, there is the *(ILAS) The School provides the following services to students and members of other scientific institutions in the Trieste area: Specialised Mathematics and Physics Library; Parallel Calculus Centre; Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory; Neurophysiology and Confocal Microscopy Laboratory; Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory. All these facilities are provided with state-of-the-art equipment. In 1986 SISSA was endowed with an Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Natural and Human Sciences, which has the task of exploring new research fields and links between scientific disciplines. It has the autonomy of a department and is organised in various research sectors. It currently offers an experimental Master’s Degree in Scientific Communication. SISSA enjoys special teaching and scientific links with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and Laboratory). In cooperation with these bodies the School is planning a new Laboratory of Molecular Structures. The School is on in the European Union roll of centres of excellence. Located on the Miramare scientific campus which also hosts the ICTP (International Center for Theoretical Physics) and the Physics of the University of Trieste, SISSA is an essential component of the Trieste System, the grouping of national and international scientific institutes that make Trieste the "City of Science." |
