Other Summer Schools
National PhD Program in Peace Studies Summer School
The Summer School is organized by the "Antonio Papisca" Human Rights Center of the University of Padua and the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights, Democracy, and Peace, in collaboration with the Network of Italian Universities for Peace. There will be 45 PhD students who are conducting their research projects at over 30 Italian universities and who will engage in dialogue with 20 scholars from various disciplinary fields.
When: 9 - 14 June 2025
Where: Monteortone, Abano Terme (Padova)
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Understanding the many shapes of inflammation: from bench to bedside
Inflammation is a multifaceted biological process that plays a critical role in the body defense against infection and injury. However, when dysregulated, inflammation can drive the development of numerous chronic diseases, such as autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and neurodegenerative conditions. The summer school focuses on exploring the many “shapes” or forms that inflammation can take, from acute, beneficial responses to chronic, pathogenic processes. The program covers a wide array of topics, beginning with the fundamental biological mechanisms of inflammation.
When: 30 June – 4 July 2025
Who: undergraduate medical students (4/6 years), early graduate medical students, PhD students and residents.
Where: Padova
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Entanglements. Postcolonial Futures and New Futurisms
The 2025 edition looks towards the postcolonialism of the future: a thought that knows how to go 'beyond' the colonial trajectories of world organization; that envisions alternative ways of living on the planet which we cannot currently foresee, but which need to be created, even through literary imagination. A fair, sustainable, and livable future must necessarily be postcolonial. Plenary lectures given by eminent international scholars from various fields of knowledge will be followed by seminar activities and workshops where the theoretical stimuli acquired will be put into practice and tested against texts. The lingua franca of the School is English, but workshops are also offered in Spanish and Italian. On the last day, a feedback activity is planned in which participants can socialize and discuss their research projects with the tutors.
When: 7 – 4 July 2025
Who: studenti e studentesse (anche magistrali e di dottorato), assegnisti e assegniste, ricercatrici e ricercatori anche indipendenti, attivisti/e
Where: Complesso Beato Pellegrino, Padova
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