Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology ~ UNIPI

Language: English

Period: 23 June – 11 July 2025

Deadline: 14 April 2025

Program Intensity: Full-time

ECTS: 10

Tuition fees: 1000€

Other costs: 300€

The Summer School in Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology is an academic program aimed at training students in anthropological and paleopathological laboratory methods. It is an outstanding opportunity for students to gain experience in bioarchaeological investigation by working side-by-side with leading researchers in the field.

The lab-activities and lectures will be carried out at the Laboratory of Paleopathology.

The Summer School will take place over the course of 3 weeks, in order to provide students with the basic knowledge of skeletal anatomy, physical anthropology and paleopathology necessary to approach osteological analyses.

The skeletal materials under examination include samples from Tuscan excavations dating back to the medieval ages. The activities will be completed under the supervision of the experienced staff of the Division of Paleopathology.

The Summer School will be held on campus, in Pisa, at Laboratorio di Paleopatologia, via Derna, 1.

Aim

The school is designed to provide all participants with an in-depth knowledge about the analysis of ancient human skeletal remains. Biological profile reconstruction is aimed at obtaining the greatest possible amount of information on the environment, lifestyle, and diseases that afflicted past populations.

Who can apply

Students in Physical Anthropology, Archaeology, Bioarchaeology, Forensic Science, Paleopathology and allied disciplines at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Application

Admission Requirements

The Summer School has no formal prerequisites; students will be fully trained for all the activities they experience.
Knowledge of English language is also required.

Important notice:

The Summer School will be activated with at least 7 students.
The maximum number of participants is set to 10 students.

Required documents:

Identity Document (PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student)
Enrolment Form
Curriculum vitae
Proof of tetanus vaccination

All the documents must be in pdf format, in order to upload them on the portal when required (See the “How to apply” page).

Important info and deadlines:

14 March 2025: early bird application deadline for those interested in financial support.
14 April 2025: application deadline.
16 June 2025: deadline for requesting the refund of the tuition fee. Please refer to the REFUND POLICY paragraph for more details.

Fees

Tuition fees: 1000€

Other costs: 300€ (for materials and tutoring)

Pay fees by Debit/Credit Card or PayPal online using the following: Payment Form.

Notice:

International students without Italian Tax Code: please tick the box ‘Anonymous’ in order to disable the field ‘Italian personal ID/VAT number’.
Please type your NAME and SURNAME next to the pre-filled text of the field ‘Reason’.
Please pay only after receiving the admission letter.

Refund policy:

By 26 May 2025: Participants may exercise their right of withdrawal without penalty in case of serious illness (upon presentation of medical certificate).
From 27 May to 16 June 2025: Withdrawal is allowed with a penalty of 50% of the registration fee already paid in case of serious illness (upon presentation of medical certificate).
After 16 June 2025: Fees are non-refundable.

Fundings

Two partial fee waivers – amounting to 500€ each – will be awarded to the applicants who apply by 14 March 2025.

The two partial fee waivers will be awarded after an evaluation of the received CVs, taking into consideration also the origin from developing countries and the the relevance of the CV to the contents of the programme.

Contacts

Coordinator
Prof. Giuffra Valentina

valentina.giuffra@unipi.it

Website www.paleopatologia.it

Summer/Winter School Office support.summerschool@unipi.it

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