Immanuel College student, Rafi Goldstein, has been awarded The Bar-Ilan Trophy for Jewish Studies at the school's recent Prize-Giving Ceremony. Immanuel's Head of Formal Jewish Education, Michael...
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Free Online Course: Jerusalem – A Journey Through Time
Bar-Ilan is launching a free online course exploring the history of Jerusalem. Led by world renowned archaeologist, Prof. Aren Maeir, the course is presented in English, uses innovative teaching...
Saving Coral Reefs with ‘Organ Transplants’
Bar-Ilan scientists have discovered that transplanting healthy reef communities can significantly improve the health of degraded coral reefs. The research team designed biomimetic terracotta tiles...
Reducing diabetes progression by 40% in the North
Established three years ago, The Russell Berrie Diabetes Sphere project, operates more than 60 diabetes programmes across five key areas: prevention, control, treatment, cure, and education. What...
Scholarships Awarded to Reservist Students
Thirty-two reserve duty students, each having served over 150 days while pursuing their engineering degrees at Bar-Ilan, received scholarships totalling NIS 200,000, donated by Aigent-tech and...
International students arrive for Brain & Data Science Programme
Bar-Ilan has welcomed 16 international students as part of a Joint MA Programme in Brain and Data Science. The new students hail from Russia, the United States, the Philippines, Poland, Nigeria,...
British Council Supports Healthy Ageing Conference
Israel is at the forefront of clinical ageing research, and last week Bar-Ilan hosted the BIRAX Healthy Ageing conference. Supported by the British Council, the conference explored key areas of...
A New Academic Year!
Students have now returned to Bar-Ilan to start the new 2024/25 academic year. Some arrived in uniforms, others in jeans, some wearing sandals, others wearing boots. Regardless of attire, students'...
Israel Banned from International Olympiad
Israel recently won the International Olympiad in Informatics. The team, who train at Bar-Ilan, won four medals. However, in response to the war, the International Olympiad committee has banned...
Israel’s Long-Term Strategy
Many claim that Israel lacks a clear plan for “the day after” the war. But Bar-Ilan's BESA Centre explains that Israel is not playing a short-term game. Beyond its declared war goals, Israel is...
Copper’s Secret Weapon Against Cancer
Bar-Ilan's Prof. Sharon Ruthstein has pioneered an innovative imaging technique that could change the game in our battle against cancer. Her secret weapon? Copper. Imagine a world where doctors can...
Mazel Tov Prof. Eitan Okun!
Bar-Ilan's Prof. Eitan Okun has been awarded the Katz Award by Israel's President Isaac Herzog. The award was presented to Alzheimer's researcher, Prof. Okun, for his bravery on 7th October when he...
The Future of Food?
Imagine sinking your teeth into a perfectly marbled, juicy steak. The aroma is mouthwatering, the taste divine. Now, imagine that this culinary masterpiece was created entirely from plants, in a...
One Year On…
In a ceremony to mark one year since 7th October, hundreds of Bar-Ilan staff, students and faculty have come together to pay their respects and remember those Bar-Ilan community members killed on,...
BFBIU Annual Review: Reflections on this challenging year
From emergency war responses to ground-breaking research, new campus buildings, and UK events, BFBIU's Annual Review is a collection of stories charting the journey Bar-Ilan has been on this past...
Bar-Ilan Professor briefs British MPs on sexual violence committed by Hamas
Last week, Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Founding Head of Bar-Ilan's Rackman Center, spoke to British MPs and peers about the sexual violence committed by Hamas on 7 October. The parliamentary...
$1M gift opens doors for English-speakers at Bar-Ilan
In a significant move to bridge language barriers and enhance international academic opportunities, American philanthropist David Magerman has pledged $1 million to Bar-Ilan University. This...
Bringing Scientists Back to Israel
Bar-Ilan's state-of-the-art laboratories, innovative collaborations, and robust support for research grants are bringing scientists back to Israel. The concepts of "brain drain" and "returning...