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<p>The Scuola Normale Superiore is organising for the academic year 2025/2026 - within the MERITA Project, the network for talent, with funding of the Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR) (NRRP, the National Recovery and Resilience Plan), Mission 4 &ndash; Education and Research, Component 1, Investment 3.4 &quot;Advanced university training and skills&quot; &ndash; &quot;Reinforcement of the Scuole universitarie superiori (the university institutes of higher education)&quot;, Public notice pursuant to Director&#39;s Decree No. 594/2024 &ndash; a spring school denominated: &ldquo;Archaeology Spring School in Cortona - Collections, Territory, Museum&rsquo;&rsquo;.<br /> The spring school will be held in person from May 4th to May 6th, 2026, at the Palazzone in Cortona, for a total of 20 hours.<br /> The official languages of the spring school are Italian and English.<br /> The spring school will have a maximum of 7 participants.&nbsp;</p> <p>Those qualifying and admission requirements: Activities are suitable for students of Italian and non-Italian universities enrolled in PhD courses, and for&nbsp;early-career researchers who have obtained a PhD within the five academic years preceding the publication of this call.<br /> Please submit&nbsp;and declare:<br /> &bull; An abstract&nbsp;of approximately 300 words (on one of the main themes of the spring school: topics related to collections of antiquities from the 18th century to the present day and on the role of antiquarian and archival research as tools for understanding local territories; display and public engagement of historic collections)&nbsp;<br /> &bull; Your current institutional affiliation (or, in the case of postdoctoral researchers, the institution where the PhD was obtained).<br /> &bull; A short biographical note&nbsp;outlining your research interests.</p> <p>Those intending to compete for admission to the&nbsp;school&nbsp;must submit an application via this dedicated platform,&nbsp;no later than<strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong>January,&nbsp;12&nbsp;2026</strong></p>