Bar-Ilan researchers have been using the funniest sequences in Charlie Chaplin films to examine intracranial neural responses among moviegoers. In doing so, the team have discovered a distinctive...
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Beer Produced from Ancient Yeast
Bar-Ilan researchers are collaborating with a brewery to recreate high-quality beer using yeast extracted from pottery dating back thousands of years. Leading this endeavour is Head of Bar-Ilan's...
Israel’s Future in a World of Civilisation Identities
Israel was founded as a Jewish and a democratic state. Today it is caught in an internal struggle over how to balance these two characteristics. This online lecture will explore the relationship...
Faculty of Law host Tager Prize and Sir Bernard Rix
In May the Faculty of Law was honoured to host Chair of BFBIU, Romie Tager KC, and his wife Esther Tager, to present the annual Tager Prize for Outstanding Articles in Jewish Law and the Study of...
BFBIU at Board of Trustees 2023
BFBIU staff and trustees were honoured to attend this year's Board of Trustees week, which included the annual honorary doctorate ceremony, building dedications and an exclusive meeting with...
Oil and Gas Politics in Israel
In this online lecture, Dr Rettig will focus on patterns of conflict and co-operation over newly discovered energy resources in Israel and the East Mediterranean region. He will examine the...
God, Girls & Guns: Women in the Israeli Military
This online talk will follow the debate surrounding women’s military service in Israel since the pre-state (yishuv) era until the 21st century, looking at both religious and operational...
Russian-Jewish Community in Israel & the Diaspora
In this online lecture Professor Khanin will examine the identity and politics of those Jewish communities that came from Russia. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, more than two million Jews...
Computer Science Building opens
This month a new state-of-the-art computer science building opened in the heart of Bar-Ilan's campus. The new building will serve as a home to future innovations, advancing Israel's security and...
Lecture: Moshe Dayan, The Making of a Strategist
This online lecture will explore various aspects of Moshe Dayan, one of the most influential figures in the history of the first few decades of Israel’s existence as a modern State. At the same...
Lecture: Judaism & Democracy in Israel
This lecture by Prof. Moshe Hellinger will examine the tension between religion and democracy in Israeli politics and discuss how the Jewish religious tradition can underpin a religious foundation...
Lecture: Political Representation in Israel
What does it mean for Israelis to be represented? How does it affect their support for democracy? Political representation has been central in the design and workings of the Israeli political system...
Bar-Ilan & President Herzog
During this challenging period, Bar-Ilan's professors have been actively working with President Herzog on the 'People's Directive' in an attempt to build bridges and bring about solutions. Of the...
Quantum Processors
Bar-Ilan researchers with colleagues from Abu Dhabi have developed a technology that improves computational performance of quantum computers. A project led by a group of researchers from Bar-Ilan,...
The Oslo Accords
A new book has been published which illuminates the role of Scandinavian diplomacy in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As the 30th anniversary of the Oslo Accords approaches, a new book by Dr. Nir...
Dangoor Center for Personalized Medicine
We're thrilled to be launching a major new website about precision medicine. This free website from Bar-Ilan's 'Dangoor Center for Personalized Medicine' will become the leading digital resource for...
Pesach: Support Israel’s Students
These are challenging times for Israel. This Pesach we’re asking you to help shape a positive future for the country by supporting Israel’s next generation of leaders and innovators - its students....
Bar-Ilan Lectures with JW3
We're delighted to announce a series of lectures focusing on key issues in Israeli politics and foreign policy. In partnership with JW3, eight online lectures will be delivered between April and...