Reports on the results of research activities

The Scuola Normale monitors the results of research, training and technology transfer activities as well as the funding obtained from public and private bodies, by means of annual reports in compliance with article 3-quater, D.L. 180 of 10 November, converted into law no. 1 of 9 January 2009 “Pubblicità delle attività di ricerca delle università“.

The reports are published annually on the following institutional website of the Scuola:

• relazioni ex Articolo 3 quater legge 1/2009

VQR – Research Quality Assessment 2020-2024

ANVUR – the National Evaluation Agency -has launched the new Research Quality Assessment exercise (in italian, VQR) for the five-year period 2020-2024.

The School participates in “VQR 2020-2024” as a university institute, submitting research products, knowledge valorisation activities (third mission/social impact) and international competitive projects for evaluation.

For further information and updates please refer to the dedicated SNS page: https://www.sns.it/it/valutazione-della-ricerca-0

Departments of Excellence

The initiative called “Departments of Excellence” was launched with Law 232 of 11 December 2016, article 1, cc. 314-337 (2017 Budget Law). The law envisaged that, on the basis of the Standardized Indicator of Departmental Performance (ISPD), the outcome of the 2015-2019 VQR, a preliminary ranking of the best 350 Departments of state universities would be drawn up by ANVUR. Thanks to the positioning of the two Classes, the Scuola Normale Superiore obtained the recognition of both faculties as Departments of Excellence in the 2018-2022 edition and, subsequently, the admission for funding of the Class of Science project as “Department of Excellence 2023- 2027”.