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img{max-width:120px;max-height:50px;flex-shrink:0}.mh-lbadge{width:auto;flex:1;padding:10px 12px}}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/style>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-wrap\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<header class=\"mh-hdr mh-a d1\">\n<div class=\"mh-ghost\" id=\"mh-ghost\">Graduate School<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-hi\">\n<div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<nav class=\"mh-bc\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a><span class=\"mh-bc-sep\">\u203a<\/span><a href=\"\/en\/category\/italian-universities\/\">Italian Universities<\/a><span class=\"mh-bc-sep\">\u203a<\/span><span>Gran Sasso Science Institute \u2013 GSSI L&#8217;Aquila<\/span><\/nav>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><a class=\"mh-pill\" href=\"\/en\/category\/graduate-schools\/\" id=\"mh-cat\"><svg width=\"9\" height=\"9\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><\/svg>Graduate School<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"mh-h1\">GSSI L&#8217;Aquila: the international PhD school for physics, computer science and social sciences in the heart of the Apennines<\/h1>\n<pee class=\"mh-sum\">The Gran Sasso Science Institute is an elite graduate school entirely dedicated to doctoral and post-doctoral research. With 70% international students, European funding and connections to the Gran Sasso Laboratories (INFN), it trains the world&#8217;s brightest researchers in particle physics, mathematics, computer science and social sciences.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-meta\">\n<div class=\"mh-mi\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"4\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" rx=\"2\"\/><line x1=\"16\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"8\" y2=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"10\"\/><\/svg><span>May 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-mi\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M20 21v-2a4 4 0 00-4-4H8a4 4 0 00-4 4v2\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"\/><\/svg><span>Admin<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-mi\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><span>~5 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-lb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mastershub.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Scuola-universitaria-superiore-Gran-Sasso-Science-Institute.png\" alt=\"Logo Gran Sasso Science Institute \u2013 GSSI L'Aquila\" width=\"200\" loading=\"eager\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-lbadge\">\n<div class=\"mh-lbadge-icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12 2l3.09 6.26L22 9.27l-5 4.87 1.18 6.88L12 17.77l-6.18 3.25L7 14.14 2 9.27l6.91-1.01L12 2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<p><span>Physics \u00b7 Computer Science \u00b7 Social Sciences \u00b7 PhD<\/span><span style=\"font-size:10.5px;color:#7a7a78;font-weight:400\">L&#8217;Aquila \u00b7 Gran Sasso \u00b7 INFN \u00b7 International excellence<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-body\"><main><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-toc\" id=\"mh-toc\">\n<div class=\"mh-toc-hd\" id=\"mh-toc-hd\"><span class=\"mh-toc-label\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"12\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"18\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"3.01\" y2=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"3.01\" y2=\"12\"\/><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"18\" x2=\"3.01\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><span id=\"mh-toc-label\">Table of Contents<\/span><\/span><span class=\"mh-toc-toggle\" id=\"mh-toc-toggle\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"2.5\"><polyline points=\"6 9 12 15 18 9\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-toc-body\" id=\"mh-toc-body\">\n<ul class=\"mh-toc-list\" id=\"mh-toc-list\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<article class=\"mh-card mh-a d2\">\n<div class=\"mh-ey\">Institution Profile \u00b7 <span style=\"font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-weight:500\">Gran Sasso Science Institute \u2013 GSSI L&#8217;Aquila<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mh-st\">GSSI: world-class particle physics, computer science and social sciences at the foot of the Gran Sasso<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mh-prose\"><pee>The <strong>Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI)<\/strong> is a state <strong>Graduate School<\/strong> based in <strong>L&#8217;Aquila<\/strong>, entirely dedicated to doctoral and post-doctoral training in four research areas: <strong>physics<\/strong> (connected to the INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratories, the world&#8217;s largest underground particle physics laboratories), <strong>mathematics<\/strong>, <strong>computer science<\/strong> and <strong>social sciences<\/strong>. GSSI does not award bachelor&#8217;s or master&#8217;s degrees: it is exclusively an international excellence doctoral school.<\/pee><pee>GSSI&#8217;s absolute strength is its connection to the <strong>INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratories<\/strong> \u2014 located under the highest Apennine mountain in Italy, a few kilometres from L&#8217;Aquila \u2014 where world-class fundamental physics experiments such as XENON, DAMA\/LIBRA and OPERA are conducted. All GSSI physics doctoral students have direct access to these unique laboratories. <strong>70% of students are international<\/strong>, with fully EU-funded doctoral fellowships.<\/pee><pee>Post-doctoral placement exceeds <strong>90%<\/strong>, with GSSI doctoral graduates finding positions at world-renowned universities and research centres (MIT, CERN, ETH Zurich, Max Planck). GSSI is ranked among Europe&#8217;s most competitive physics doctoral schools. L&#8217;Aquila \u2014 rebuilt after the devastating 2009 earthquake \u2014 is today a vibrant university city, a few kilometres from the Gran Sasso ski slopes and the Adriatic.<\/pee><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-card\" style=\"margin-top:-14px\">\n<div class=\"mh-ey\">Research Areas \u00b7 <span style=\"font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-weight:500\">Gran Sasso Science Institute \u2013 GSSI L&#8217;Aquila<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mh-st\">Research Areas<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mh-areas\"><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>Particle Physics<\/span><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>Astroparticle Physics<\/span><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>Applied Mathematics<\/span><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>Computer Science<\/span><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>Social Sciences<\/span><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>Climate Change<\/span><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>Urban Studies<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mh-card\" id=\"mh-stats\">\n<div class=\"mh-ey\">Data &#038; Statistics<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mh-st\">GSSI by the numbers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mh-sg\">\n<div class=\"mh-sc ft\">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"transform:scaleX(1);opacity:1;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"150\" data-s=\"\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Active PhD students<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"4\" data-s=\"\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Research areas<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 014 10 15.3 15.3 0 01-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 01-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 014-10z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"70\" data-s=\"%\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">International Students<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"42\" data-s=\"%\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Female PhD students<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\" style=\"font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--cd)\">95<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Research reputation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"90\" data-s=\"%\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Post-PhD placement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"100\" data-s=\"%\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">EU-funded fellowships<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"2012\" data-s=\"\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Year founded<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-bot\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-colt\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"20\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"20\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"4\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"20\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"14\"\/><\/svg>Key Indicators<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pi\">\n<div class=\"mh-ph\"><span class=\"mh-pl\">Research reputation<\/span><span class=\"mh-pp\">World excellence<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pt\">\n<div class=\"mh-pf ft\" data-w=\"95\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pi\">\n<div class=\"mh-ph\"><span class=\"mh-pl\">Post-PhD placement<\/span><span class=\"mh-pp\">90%+<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pt\">\n<div class=\"mh-pf fd\" data-w=\"90\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pi\">\n<div class=\"mh-ph\"><span class=\"mh-pl\">Female PhD students<\/span><span class=\"mh-pp\">42%<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pt\">\n<div class=\"mh-pf fg\" data-w=\"42\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pi\">\n<div class=\"mh-ph\"><span class=\"mh-pl\">International students<\/span><span class=\"mh-pp\">70%<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pt\">\n<div class=\"mh-pf ft\" data-w=\"70\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-colt\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><polygon points=\"12 2 2 7 12 12 22 7 12 2\"\/><polyline points=\"2 17 12 22 22 17\"\/><polyline points=\"2 12 12 17 22 12\"\/><\/svg>Quality Profile<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center\"><canvas id=\"mh-radar\" width=\"320\" height=\"290\"><\/canvas><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<article class=\"mh-card\">\n<div class=\"mh-ey\">History &#038; Tradition \u00b7 <span style=\"font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-weight:500\">Gran Sasso Science Institute \u2013 GSSI L&#8217;Aquila<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mh-st\">From 2012 to the Gran Sasso: GSSI and the scientific renaissance of post-earthquake Abruzzo<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mh-prose\"><pee>The <strong>Gran Sasso Science Institute<\/strong> was born in <strong>2012<\/strong> as a European Union centre of excellence, within the reconstruction programme for L&#8217;Aquila following the devastating <strong>earthquake of 6 April 2009<\/strong> \u2014 which caused 309 deaths and the destruction of the historic centre. GSSI&#8217;s founding was one of the most symbolic investments in the city&#8217;s cultural and scientific rebirth.<\/pee><pee>The connection to the <strong>INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratories (LNGS)<\/strong> is constitutive of GSSI&#8217;s identity: the laboratories, excavated under the Apennine mountain at 1,400 metres depth, host some of the planet&#8217;s most advanced fundamental physics experiments. GSSI&#8217;s presence in L&#8217;Aquila transforms the city into a globally relevant physics hub.<\/pee><pee>In a few years GSSI has built a first-class academic reputation, attracting researchers from worldwide and obtaining European excellence funding. Its doctoral graduates have published in Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters, and many have secured permanent positions at the world&#8217;s leading universities.<\/pee><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mh-card\">\n<div class=\"mh-ey\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mh-st\">FAQ \u2014 Gran Sasso Science Institute \u2013 GSSI L&#8217;Aquila<\/h2>\n<div id=\"mh-faq\">\n<div class=\"mh-faq-item open\"><button class=\"mh-fq\">Who can apply to a GSSI doctoral programme?<span class=\"mh-fa2\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"2.5\"><polyline points=\"6 9 12 15 18 9\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-fan\" style=\"max-height:1200px\">\n<div class=\"mh-fai\">Anyone with a master&#8217;s degree (or equivalent) in physics, mathematics, computer science or social sciences can apply to GSSI&#8217;s doctoral programmes. Candidates are selected on academic merit and research potential. All GSSI doctoral fellowships are fully funded \u2014 including monthly stipend, accommodation and health insurance. The entire selection process is in English.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-faq-item\"><button class=\"mh-fq\">In what language does the GSSI doctoral programme take place?<span class=\"mh-fa2\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"2.5\"><polyline points=\"6 9 12 15 18 9\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-fan\">\n<div class=\"mh-fai\">All GSSI courses and research activities are conducted in English. Knowledge of Italian is not required to apply, although the university offers Italian courses for foreigners. The GSSI community is 70% international, creating a fully multilingual research environment.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-faq-item\"><button class=\"mh-fq\">What is life like in L&#8217;Aquila as an international GSSI doctoral student?<span class=\"mh-fa2\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"2.5\"><polyline points=\"6 9 12 15 18 9\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-fan\">\n<div class=\"mh-fai\">GSSI provides university residence accommodation in L&#8217;Aquila for all doctoral students. L&#8217;Aquila \u2014 rebuilt after the 2009 earthquake with major investment \u2014 is a vibrant, safe and culturally rich university city. Gran Sasso offers ski slopes 30 minutes away, the Adriatic 1 hour away. The GSSI community is small and international, with a strong sense of belonging.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-faq-item\"><button class=\"mh-fq\">What is the connection between GSSI and the Gran Sasso National Laboratories?<span class=\"mh-fa2\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"2.5\"><polyline points=\"6 9 12 15 18 9\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-fan\">\n<div class=\"mh-fai\">The connection is structural and foundational: all GSSI physics doctoral students have direct access to the INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratories \u2014 the world&#8217;s largest underground particle physics laboratories. Experiments such as XENON1T, DarkSide and JUNO are conducted in these laboratories. GSSI doctoral students work closely with INFN researchers and international collaborations involving CERN, Fermilab and other leading institutions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/main><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"mh-sb2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cc\">\n<div class=\"mh-ch\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M3 9l9-7 9 7v11a2 2 0 01-2 2H5a2 2 0 01-2-2z\"\/><polyline points=\"9 22 9 12 15 12 15 22\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<h3>Institution Info<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"list-style:none\">\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M3 9l9-7 9 7v11a2 2 0 01-2 2H5a2 2 0 01-2-2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Type<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\">Graduate School \u00b7 State Institution<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"12\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"12.01\" y2=\"16\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Institution Name<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\">Gran Sasso Science Institute \u2013 GSSI L&#8217;Aquila<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M12 22s8-4 8-10V5l-8-3-8 3v7c0 6 8 10 8 10z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Region<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\">Abruzzo<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0118 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">City<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\">L&#8217;Aquila<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><rect x=\"2\" y=\"3\" width=\"20\" height=\"14\" rx=\"2\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"21\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"21\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"17\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"21\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Main Address<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\">Viale Francesco Crispi 7, 67100 L&#8217;Aquila (AQ)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M22 16.92v3a2 2 0 01-2.18 2 19.79 19.79 0 01-8.63-3.07A19.5 19.5 0 014.69 10.93 19.79 19.79 0 011.61 2.38 2 2 0 013.6.18h3a2 2 0 012 1.72 12.84 12.84 0 00.7 2.81 2 2 0 01-.45 2.11L7.91 7.91A16 16 0 0016 16l.85-.85a2 2 0 012.11-.45 12.84 12.84 0 002.81.7A2 2 0 0123.73 17z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Phone<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\"><a href=\"tel:+3908624280301\">+39 0862 4280301<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M4 4h16c1.1 0 2 .9 2 2v12c0 1.1-.9 2-2 2H4c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2V6c0-1.1.9-2 2-2z\"\/><polyline points=\"22,6 12,13 2,6\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Email<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\"><a href=\"mailto:info@gssi.it\">info@gssi.it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Official Website<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gssi.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">gssi.it \u2197<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-mc\">\n<div class=\"mh-mh2\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0118 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<h3>Campus \u00b7 Viale Crispi, L&#8217;Aquila<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mh-map\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-mf\">\ud83d\udccd Viale Francesco Crispi 7, 67100 L&#8217;Aquila<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-ic\">\n<h3><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 014 10 15.3 15.3 0 01-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 01-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 014-10z\"\/><\/svg>Internationalisation<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mh-its\"><span class=\"mh-it  hi\">Gran Sasso Physics \u00b7 INFN \u00b7 CERN<\/span><span class=\"mh-it\">70% international<\/span><span class=\"mh-it\">100% EU-funded fellowships<\/span><span class=\"mh-it\">90%+ post-PhD placement<\/span><span class=\"mh-it\">L&#8217;Aquila \u00b7 2009 Reconstruction<\/span><span class=\"mh-it\">World physics excellence<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- 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