As part of Mission 4, Component 2, of the PNRR, Sapienza University took part in the Ministry of University and Research’s public call for proposals aimed at strengthening and establishing research infrastructure (in Italian), which provided for investment funding of €1.08 billion.

Sapienza University has participated in the following projects that were successful in the Infrastrutture di Ricerca call for proposals:
 

1. European Brain Research Infrastructures-Italy (EBRAINS-Italy) (led by CNR). Sapienza University scientific contact person: Stefano Ferraina EBRAINS-Italy aims to enable clinical and experimental activities in the healthcare sector to make full use of the most advanced modelling, computational and analytical technologies available in the field of neuroscience. WEBSITE
2. GeoSciences: a research infrastructure for the Rete Italiana dei Servizi Geologici (Acronym: GeoSciences IR) (led by ISPRA). Contact: Paolo Mazzanti GeoSciences IR aims to establish the Italian geosciences network, a new research infrastructure for the Rete italiana delle indagini geologiche regionali ( (i.e. the “Rete Italiana dei Servizi Geologici” RISG), a coordination network between ISPRA, the Servizio Geologico d'Italia and “Indagini Geologiche Regionali” (RGS), namely technical offices within Regions, Autonomous Provinces and Regional Environmental Agencies with a specific mandate in the geological sector at regional level. WEBSITE
3. Infrastructure for ENergy TRAnsition aNd Circular Economy @ EuroNanoLab (iENTRANCE@ ENL) (led by CNR).  Sapienza University scientific contact person: Marco Rossi iENTRANCE@ ENL aims to become Italy’s leading European research infrastructure of excellence, with a mission to provide the scientific community with access to facilities for: 1. Nanomaterials for energy; 2. Processes and devices for green energy production, storage and management; 3. Micro- and nanoscale characterisation; 4. Technologies for the development of devices and systems. WEBSITE
4. Kilometer Cube Neutrino Telescope for recovery and relilience (KM3NeT4RR)  (led by INFN). Sapienza University scientific contact person: Irene De Palma
   The Kilometer Cube Neutrino Telescope for Recovery and Resilience (KM3NeT4RR) is a project based on the Kilometer Cube Neutrino Telescope (KM3NeT), a major European research facility comprising a deep-water neutrino detector in the Mediterranean Sea, located off the coast of Portopalo di Capo Passero (Sicily, Italy). WEBSITE 
5. Strengthening of the Italian RI for Metrology and Open Access Data in support to the Agrifood (METROFOOD-IT)  (led by ENEA).  Sapienza University scientific contact person: Cesare Manetti.  METROFOOD-IT aims to strengthen Italy’s research infrastructure for metrology and open-access data in support of the agri-food industry, in conjunction with the ESFRI METROFOOD-RI initiative for the Health and Food sector. WEBSITE
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6. SoBigData.it: Strengthening the Italian RI for Social Mining and Big Data Analytics (SoBigData.it )  (led by CNR) Sapienza University scientific contact person: Stefano Leonardi
   SoBigData aims to strengthen the SoBigData research infrastructure, coordinated by CNR-ISTI, with the aim of enhancing interdisciplinary and innovative research into the many facets of social complexity by combining data and model-driven approaches.WEBSITE
7. Einstein Telescope (ETIC) (led by INFN) Sapienza University scientific contact person: Ettore Majorana. It is the most ambitious research infrastructure included in the 2021 update of the ESFRI roadmap. ET aims to build a third-generation gravitational wave (GW) observatory, which will revolutionise the way we view the Universe through gravitational waves. ET will observe the merger of binary star systems and intermediate-mass black holes (BBHs) dating back to the dark ages of the Universe. ETIC brings together the most advanced expertise and knowledge in physics, engineering and GW architecture to form a broad network of national research institutes and universities.WEBSITE
8. STILES. Sapienza University scientific contact person: Pierpaolo Brutti. STILES is a comprehensive programme aimed at strengthening Italy’s leadership in the exploration of the universe by developing laboratories and instruments for the two largest ground-based telescopes of the coming decades: the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The programme also includes a national PhD and post-doctoral scheme explicitly focused on science with the ELT, SKA and their synergies, aimed at promoting the careers of young astronomers.WEBSITE (IN ITALIAN)