Haifa University

Israel's loneliness is impossible to ignore: Lessons from University of Haifa conference - opinion

I recalled, of course – as had all those who spoke before me – the unprecedented wave of hatred that has swept across the world since October 7. But I also insisted that the battle is far from lost.

Aerial view of the Haifa university. September 20, 2018.
Cave from Lower Paleolithic era found south of Haifa, June 11, 2026.

WATCH: A Paleolithic time capsule: Rare prehistoric cave discovered near highway outside of Haifa

Ancient textile fragment found at the Nahal Omer archaeological site in the Arava, southern Israel, by archaeologists from the University of Haifa, May 19, 2026.

Silk Road Virtual Museum opens first Israel exhibit, displays ancient textiles found in Arava

Ancient city of     Hippos looking east, with the cathedral’s location marked within the city, March 31, 2026.

Evidence of lost baptismal rite stage uncovered in Byzantine era church near Kinneret - study


Jerusalem's Hebrew University to host Military Intelligence program

Elite program gives military intelligence cadets a bachelor's degree alongside military and leadership training

The landmark Hebrew University water tower

University of Haifa researchers identify 5,600-year-old Scandinavian salmon

While archaeological researchers have assumed that salmon would have been crucial to the early diet of the ancient Arctic’s inhabitants, there has been little proof until now.

The whitlockite mineral was discovered in hearth sediments from the 5,600 year old Yli-Ii Kierikinkangas site on the Iijoki River in northern Finland.

Serving customers? Smile – but not too much

The findings show that the expression of an emotion – happiness or sadness – at a high level impaired the credibility of the service staff.

A waiter serves people at a restaurant

System devised at University of Haifa can read moods, lies, Parkinson’s

Using this system, researchers discovered that changes in handwriting can reveal when we are lying and can even disclose whether an individual is in the early stages of Parkinson's disease.

University of Haifa.

Israeli scientists discover earliest modern human fossils outside Africa

Jawbone puts Homo sapiens migration 50,000 years earlier, say researchers.

The maxilla (upper jaw) found in a cave in Mount Carmel.

Israeli academic named head of international philosophy body

Dr. Arie Kizel will serve as the president of the International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children for two years.

Prof. Arie Kizel

University of Haifa to offer course on 'fake news' and propaganda

The class, which will investigate the impact of 'fake news' on democracy, will be taught by an expert in propaganda and psychological warfare.

Fake news

Plastic generation

Change can begin with small actions.

Plastic pollution

Grapevine: The campaign begins

A mayoral campaign turns ugly.

Haifa University

University of Haifa program lets degree-holders become nurses in less time

There is a significant shortage of nurses in Israel.

A women speaks to a nurse (illustrative photo)