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Bar-Ilan Launches Emergency Trauma Hotline
Many Israelis are currently suffering disabling, even life- threatening, stress, trauma and anxiety. To this end, Bar-Ilan has launched a hotline for psychological support. Staffed by volunteer...
Statement from Bar-Ilan President, Prof. Arie Zaban
"We are greatly concerned for all of Israel, and for our family, friends, Bar-Ilan students and colleagues - especially those who live in the South – as we know that many of them will be called to...
BESA Welcomes UK Delegation
In September, Bar-Ilan's BESA Centre welcomed researchers and experts from RUSI (Royal United Services Institute) and Exeter University for a strategic dialogue on modern warfare. Discussions...
Cognitive Flexibility Reduces Teachers’ Stress
Adjusting perceptions, beliefs and behaviour to different situations was found to protect teachers from post-traumatic symptoms, in a study by Prof. Einat Levy-Gigi, a psychologist &...
Mazel Tov… Dr Yael Shapira
Mazel tov to Dr Yael Shapira from Bar-Ilan's Department of Linguistics and English Literature on receiving an Israel Science Foundation (ISF) grant for her research focusing on a forgotten author...
Lady Sacks launches BFBIU campaign for Jonathan Sacks Institute
Plans for a new Jonathan Sacks Institute were revealed last Thursday (7/9/23) at an exclusive event organised by BFBIU. Hosted by best-selling children’s cookery author, Annabel Karmel MBE, in her...
President Zaban’s Message to Israeli Government
Bar-Ilan President, Prof. Arie Zaban, has called on Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, to stop the destruction of the foundations of the State of Israel. In his...
Gaming Heals Depression
Gaming was used to break negative thinking patterns in a research by Prof. Moshe Bar from the Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Centre at Bar-Ilan. Prof. Moshe Bar has discovered a way to use...
STEM Students From The Diaspora Conduct Research at Bar-Ilan
This summer 28 students have participated in the 12th Annual Summer Science Research Internship Program, a Bar-Ilan-Yeshiva University initiative, mentored by Israel's finest scientists. From Hong...
Gold Nanoparticles Used For Treating Brain Cancer
A team of Bar-Ilan researchers has pioneered a cutting-edge approach to diagnosing and treating brain cancer. Through the use of gold nanoparticles, this innovative method allows for targeted...
Supporting Mental Resilience after Stillbirth
A study at the BIU Department of Psychology in collaboration with Hadassah Ein-Karem medical centre, focuses on stillbirth, and aims to support the mental resilience of women after trauma. The death...
JCoSS Student Presented Bar-Ilan Award
JCoSS student, Gabriella Wilton, has been presented with a Bar-Ilan Award at this year's JCoSS Awards Ceremony. The award was presented to Gabriella for her work as a Holocaust education ambassador....
Bar-Ilan Study Finds Long Covid Affects Ethnic Groups Differently
Bar-Ilan researchers have uncovered a significant discrepancy in the effect of long-term COVID on Israel’s different ethnic groups. The study highlighted an 11% disparity between Arabs and Druze on...
Bar-Ilan Solar Panel Gifted to US Vice President
The President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog, has presented US Vice President, Kamala Harris, with a solar panel developed by Bar-Ilan researchers in recognition of her advocacy for...
Necromancy Rituals in Jerusalem Cave
Rare archaeological findings by Bar-Ilan's Prof. Boaz Zissu offer a glimpse into mysterious customs from 1,700 years ago. In a stunning archaeological discovery, a team of researchers from Bar-Ilan,...
VR Glasses to Increase Empathy
At Bar-Ilan's UnBox entrepreneurship centre, a virtual reality initiative is being developed to increase empathy between people. The VR technology has the ability to make users share feelings and...
Introducing Golda… The Robotic Guide Dog
Discover the future of AI technology with Golda, the ground-breaking robotic guide dog developed by Dr. Mirsky at the Computer Science Lab at Bar-Ilan. Golda is set to revolutionize the lives of the...