Marika Sartore

Grants Young Researchers of the Complex Systems Society

💡 SECS Grant: Support for conferences, schools, or workshops
🤝 BRIDGE Grant: Support for short research visits and collaborations.
🌍 Special funding for researchers from low-income countries.

🗓️ Deadline: 15 November 2025

👉 Learn more and apply here: yrcss.cssociety.org/grants/

Are you a young researcher in Complex Systems?

Do you need financial support to present your research at a Complex Systems conference/Workshop?
Or to visit another researcher and collaborate on an innovative project?

Our grants are back!

We start day 2 with a panel about the unseen CV and failures in academia.

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The last activity of the day was fun! Everyone used their best creative skills to come up with unusual projects. If you wanna know more about anti-aphrodisiac perfumes or dragon kingdoms, ask the winners 🐲🌊

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Then we had an amazing talk by our second keynote speaker, @karowiesner.bsky.social from Potsdam University, about her scientific journey.

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We’re visiting the Santa Chiara Lab that is hosting the Warm-Up.

Thank you for the hospitality and for letting us take a close look at your labs! 🔬🥬

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Introduction time!! Finding out that some people sing in the shower and nobody is wearing mismatched socks is exactly the information you need! @css-conference.bsky.social

The first keynote speaker is Dr. Rossana Mastrandrea from the University of Turin, with a talk titled "The Two-Way Journey: Research and Life in Dialogue - Interdisciplinarity, Parenthood, and Gender Challenges in Academia"
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The yrCSS Warm-up had started🔥🔥
Prof. Riccaboni, president of Santa Chiara Lab and previous Rector of the University of Siena, greeted the participants in this stunning location!
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🔥PLOT TWIST🔥 the deadline to apply for the warmup has been extended to the 27th of July (this time, strict deadline)

Your last chance to apply ⬇️

Hope to see you all in Siena 🇮🇹

Really thankful for having the chance to work with incredible people such as @violetacalleja.bsky.social @sdlindner.bsky.social @leodsf.bsky.social @nelsonaloysio.bsky.social @vh-ribeiro.bsky.social @marika-sartore.bsky.social @emile-emery.bsky.social, Javi, Lisa and Boxuan! Busy bees for life ♥️

🌍 Are you a young researcher heading to #CCS2025 in Siena?
Join us a few days earlier and enjoy the Warm-Up by yrCSS on Aug 29–30, two days of fun, networking & activities designed for young researchers!
🛏️ Optional accommodation
📍 Limited spots!
💶 Registration: 55€
🔗 Apply: forms.gle/DxatcCQt4LBk...

Early-Career Scientists: Want to Travel for Complex Systems Research? We’ve Got You! 🌍

Bridge: 🌉 To build new collaborations!
SECS: 🎓 To attend complexity science events!
New for 2025: ⚡ Special grants for scientists from low-income countries.

yrcss.cssociety.org/grants/

Apply by April 4th!

Honored and excited for this opportunity, grateful for all the support! 🤩

🚨 Voting is open until February 12th, 23:59 CET!

Vote vote vote! 🗳️

🚨 TIME TO VOTE

🗳️ I’m running as a candidate! Check out my statement: if it resonates with you, I’d truly appreciate your support

This community has given me so much and I’d love to give back by serving on the Board

📣 Shoutout to two amazing fellow candidates, Francesco Bertolotti & Yasaman Asgari

The WWCS 2025 has officially began! ❄️✨ Participants are already Rifugio Madonna delle Nevi ready to start this exciting week of science, collaboration, and winter adventures.