2021 Michael Bruno Memorial Awards Ceremony
The Michael Bruno Memorial Award seeks to honour three outstanding Israeli young scholars each year who symbolize not only the excellence of scholarship, but who also possess the leadership that has the potential to impact academic life in Israel, beyond their specific fields of research. At the award ceremony, we will honour the 2021 laureates: […]
Congratulations to Prof. Hermona Soreq on being awarded the EMET Prize!
IIAS wishes warm congratulations to Prof. Hermona Soreq on being awarded the 2022 EMET Prize for her work in the field of Brain Sciences. Prof. Soreq is a member of the IIAS Academic Committee for Natural Sciences, has co-directed previous Advanced Schools in Life Science, and was the co-organizer of a Research Group in 2002. The EMET Prize is […]
Congratulations to Prof. Gidi Shelach-Lavi on being awarded the EMET Prize!
IIAS wishes warm congratulations to Prof. Gidi Shelach-Lavi (IIAS Fellow 2020-2021) from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who has been awarded the 2022 EMET Prize. Prof. Shelach-Lavi is an archeologist specializing in north-east Asia, with a focus on the Neolithic and Bronze Age in China. The EMET Prize is an Israeli prize awarded annually for excellence in […]
We are now accepting nominations for the 2022 Bruno Award!
We are now accepting nominations for the 2022 Bruno Award. Please click here to start the nomination process. Read more information about Bruno Award nominations here.
Welcome to our newest Research Group!
We wish a warm welcome to our newest Research Group: “Mathematical Modelling of Biological Control Interaction to Support Agriculture and Conservation”. The group is led by Tamar Keasar (University of Haifa) and Eric Wajnberg (INRA), and will be at the IIAS from 1 February – 30 June 2022. This interdisciplinary group of mathematical biologists and […]
New publication by the ‘New Directions in the Study of Javanese Literature’ Research Group
The first publication of the New Directions in the Study of Javanese Literature Research Group (2018-2019) has been released! The publication, edited by group members Els Bogaerts and Anthony Day, is a Reader of Javanese texts with short essays and translations, based on the group’s joint reading sessions during their residency at the IIAS. The Reader has […]
David Catalunya’s lecture recording is now available
Thank you to Dr. David Catalunya for your fascinating lecture yesterday, and thank you to everyone who participated! In case you missed it, you can watch the full talk here.
Research Group and Individual Fellowship applications have closed
Applications for Research Groups and Individual Fellowships for the 2023-24 academic year have now closed. We will announce the selected Research Groups and Individual Fellows by 30 June 2022.
Congratulations to Prof. Eliezer Rabinovici
IIAS congratulates Prof. Eliezer Rabinovici on being elected as President of the Council of Particle Accelerators (CERN) in Geneva.
Steven Weinberg Z”L
The Israel Institute for Advanced Studies is saddened to hear the news of the passing of Professor Steven Weinberg, professor at University of Texas at Austin and laureate of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics. Professor Weinberg was one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the second half of the 20th century. He was one of […]