News and Events

Bar-Ilan University mourns the passing of Capt. Nir Binyamin, ז"ל , of the Faculty of Engineering who fell in the line of duty in the tragic incident that claimed the lives of 21 fighters in Gaza....

Since the outbreak of the war, Bar-Ilan's students and faculty have been active on all fronts, sharing their experiences and insights with us all. Read the many varied stories here.

Professor Eitan Okun of Bar-Ilan’s Brain Research Centre was one of the many unsung heroes of 7th October. His acts of courage and bravery saved numerous lives. As a member of Kibbutz Alumim’s home...

On Sunday (14th January) a ceremony marking the 100 days since 7th October took place next to the 'Garden of the Returning Hostages' on Bar-Ilan's campus. The event featured the reading of a poem by...

Bar-Ilan has kicked off 2024 by providing over £2.7M in scholarships to student reservists and evacuees. Bar-Ilan granted scholarships to 2,700 students as part of the Academic Armour initiative to...

On 31st December, Bar-Ilan re-opened its doors for the first time since the horrific attacks of 7th October. With the war against Hamas heading into its third month, the leadership at Bar-Ilan...

Last month, BFBIU Chairman, Romie Tager KC, and his wife Esther, visited Bar-Ilan to learn more about the war's impact on the university. President Zaban warmly welcomed Romie and Esther back on to...

Immanuel College student, Sigal Nachshen, has been presented with a Bar-Ilan Award at last month’s Immanuel College awards ceremony. The award was presented to Sigal for excelling in music and...

Bar-Ilan has established a travelling Teddy Bear Resilience Centre to help the traumatized children who were evacuated from the South.  To date, the Centre has treated almost 300 children and their...

Since 7th October, Bar-Ilan's mobile eye clinic has been visiting locations across Israel providing eye tests and glasses to evacuees from the South. Students and faculty have visited 13 centres for...

Founding Head of Bar-Ilan's Rackman Center, Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, has spoken out about the delay from UN bodies, and international women's organisations, to publicly acknowledge gender-based...

Many of the hostages taken on 7th October have been released in the past week, and Bar-Ilan faculty members are leading the teams that are accompanying them as they come home. As the first faces the...

Since the outbreak of the war, the Bar-Ilan community has come together to support those most in need. Community initiatives include setting up: an emergency hotline to provide emotional support for...

Watch this online event with leading Bar-Ilan experts discussing the atrocities and aftermath of the 7th October. The event features four short talks about: - The Geopolitics of the Israel-Gaza War...

During the first month of the war, Bar-Ilan has set up a hotline for emotional support, a school for evacuee children, free vision tests and glasses, an emergency fund to assist students, and much...

Elyashiv Nativ, a 3rd-year medical student at Bar-Ilan's Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, is currently a combat soldier serving in Northern Israel. Elyashiv lives in the Lower Galilee with his wife,...

Watch Bar-Ilan's Political Communications student, Gil Mentzer, send a message of hope and strength from the frontline.   SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS ON THE FRONTLINE - DONATE HERE

Following Hamas's attack, Israeli University Heads request global colleagues’ support, express concern over antisemitic sentiment and call for inclusivity, respect and protection for Jewish members...