Academic World

Study: Younger scientists produce more disruptive research

“You stick to a certain kind of idea or taste, and as time goes by you keep sticking to that," explained one of the researchers.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Person, hands and writing with tablet for research (illustrative)
An event at Yazamut 360: "A mission bigger than academia itself.”

At Yazamut 360, students build ventures, take risks, and shape the future of Israel’s job market

Ben-Gurion University’s entrepreneurship center turns hands-on experience, failed prototypes, and student-led communities into career-changing skills.

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH BGU
Q-Factor is led by professors from the Technion, the Weizmann Institute, and experts in the world of deep-tech startups.

Q-Factor emerges as Israel’s latest quantum computing developer with $24 million seed investment

The investment, which included NFX, TPY Capital, and Intel Capital, aims to commercialize a quantum computing project developed by professors from the Technion and Weizmann Institute.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Construction.

Finally, it's happening: A first-of-its-kind academic degree for contractors

For the first time in Israel, the Contractors Association “Bonei Ha’aretz” received approval from the Contractors Council to create a bachelor’s degree for contractors after two years of fieldwork.

|ByOFER PETERSBURG

Fake Western morality is fueled by Qatari money - opinion

For years, billions of dollars have flowed from Qatar into Western academic institutions.

JANUARY 17, 2026ByDAVID BEN-BASAT
A PERSON holds a flag of Qatar and money, as protesters march to Jerusalem during an anti-government demonstration on March 19, 2025.

Aliyah: Navigating the contours of academia

What began as export of American branch campuses to the Gulf states ended up with those same states investing millions into American universities in a non-transparent way. 

JANUARY 11, 2026ByLEAH HAKIMIAN
Alisa Rubin Peled (2nd row, C) in blue dress, with Argov class of 2025.

ICCR India Chair MoU signed at Tel Aviv University

Marking a new milestone in India–Israel academic cooperation.

DECEMBER 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
TAU President Prof. Ariel Porat and H.E. Mr. J.P. Singh, Ambassador of India to Israel.

Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, beloved Jewish Theological Seminary professor and author, dies at 73

Diamond taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary for over three decades and left an indelible mark on generations of rabbis and Jewish scholars.

DECEMBER 13, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Rabbi Eliezer B. Diamond, who taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary for 35 years, died on Dec. 11 at 73.

“We know what works”: BGU’s amazing research that you’ve yet to hear about

Inside the work of BGU’s Prof. Moriah Ellen, who refuses to let good evidence go to waste

DECEMBER 1, 2025ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH BGU
Prof. Ellen: "Evidence doesn’t automatically survive contact with the real world."

Anti-Israel org. places bounties on heads of Israeli academics for assassination

Some of those listed reside outside of Israel, including in the United States of America.

NOVEMBER 21, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR, MATHILDA HELLER
Pro-Palestinian activists protest the war in Gaza on the October 7th Anniversary at the Newscorp headquarters on October 7, 2025 in New York City.

Jerusalem College of Technology: Balancing academic education, religion, and IDF service

JCT’s new technical haredi hesder yeshiva, an offshoot of Beit Midrash Derech Chaim, is geared toward haredi students who combine Torah learning, academic studies, and then military service.

NOVEMBER 2, 2025ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
An ultra-Orthodox (haredi) student is seen at the Jerusalem College of Technology.

Seeing the unseen: BGU’s Maya Bar-Sadan inspires the next generation of scientist

BGU chemist’s quest to solve nature’s smallest mysteries: "Science isn’t about certainty, it’s about curiosity."

OCTOBER 30, 2025ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH BGU
In her lab: "It’s like coaxing nature to tell you a secret.”

Austria hails 'brain gain' in luring 25 academics away from US after cuts

"We have succeeded in bringing these outstanding individuals from the United States to Austria. They bring with them new ideas, new perspectives, and international networks."

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByREUTERS
A general view of the cityscape of Vienna with the Maria vom Siege church in front, Austria, April 16, 2025.

Jonathan Davis built Israel’s most global campus, and a refuge for Jewish students

From lone soldier to university leader, Davis has shaped Reichman into a hub of Zionism, safety, and Jewish leadership.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025ByRONNIE ROSENMAN
2022 Ceremony.