Rome, February 12th, 2015 – 10 am – Library of the National Academy of Sciences called of the XL – Scuderie Vecchie di Villa Torlonia – Via L. Spallanzani 1/A (more…)

On the occasion of the centenary of the Great World War, the conference proposes a survey on the special characteristics acquired during the conflict by scientific research in relation to military requirements and to the industrial and civil deployment. (more…)

A study day organized by the National Group of Fundamentals and History of Chemistry in collaboration with the National Academy of Sciences called of the XL on the occasion of…

Three encounters at Villa Torlonia: on October 7th, prof. Ervedo Giordano, emeritus of Tuscia University, will guide the public to the discovery of ancient trees and to the privileged relationship they have always had with man; on October 21st, prof. Valerio Sbordoni of the University Roma Tor Vergata will talk about the feelings butterflies have about plants, while dr. Alberta Campitelli, director of the Villas and Historical Parks of the Capital will describe the landscape of Villa Torlonia from a historical-artistic viewpoint. (more…)

The meeting on ‘The Management of the Italian Natural Science Collections’ will take place in Rome on October 14th, 2014. The Meeting, promoted by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Association of Scientific Museums, aims at starting a debate on possible solutions that could lead to a more efficient management and a better valorization of the Italian natural science collections, nowadays in precarious conditions. (more…)

Academy member Giampiero Maracchi, emeritus Professor of Agro-meteorology and Climatology at the University of Florence, is the 21st President of the Accademia dei Georgofili, a prestigious XVIII century Academy that operates for the progress of science and its application in agriculture, in environmental protection and agricultural land conservation and for the development of rural districts. (more…)

The National Institute of Astrophysics (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, INAF) in cooperation with the Italian Astronomy Society (Società Astronomica Italiana, SAiT) assigned the award to Professor Giancarlo Setti in the first edition of INAF-SAiT prizes for various Astronomy and Astrophysics research areas. (more…)

The opening ceremony of the 232nd Academic Year of the National Academy of Sciences called of the XL will take place on May 15th, 2014 at the Academy Library in…

Physicist Luciano Maiani, professor emeritus at Sapienza University of Rome, received the prestigious ‘Bruno Pontecorvo’ 2013 International Award  for his scientific achievements. (more…)

The first Systems Biology and Systems Medicine School will take place in Como at the Lake Como School of Advanced Studies created under the auspices of the University of Milan, University of Milano – Bicocca, University of Pavia and University of Insubria, and with the patronage of the Italian National Academy of Sciences and the University of Amsterdam. (more…)