Haifa University

Due to pensions: Haifa University in huge deficit, forced to lay off staff

The University of Haifa will be required to cut tens of millions of shekels annually, raise donations and additional revenue sources, and formulate a new agreement with administrative staff.

Eshkol Tower, Haifa University
Aerial view of the Haifa university. September 20, 2018.

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

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


Haifa University study shows children victims of terror must be treated differently than adults

Rat studies performed at the University of Haifa show that youngsters’ brains cope with the stress differently.

School children in class

Study finds why one in three hospital patients over 70 are discharged with functional decline

University of Haifa finds that upon discharge, previously healthy elderly likely to suffer functional decline.

An elderly woman. [illustrative]

Report: Rise in undergraduate applicants to academic colleges in Israel

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the amendment which fallowed approved colleges to award certified academic degrees.

Western Galilee College

Restoring green to cities, up in the air

The University of Haifa’s Green Roof Ecology Center explores creating natural habitats atop urban buildings.

A bee collects pollen from a flower.

What is a ‘succa’?

A succa is a structure, albeit temporary, but nevertheless a structure and not just a tent and certainly not a cloud.

Succa painting

Israeli-Arab attitudes toward the state remained stable in 2013, study shows

There was a 10 percent increase in the amount of people who identify as Israeli-Arab rather than Palestinian.

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Knesset Panel: Serious deficiencies in university oversights

Committee also examines report of ‘academic politicization’ of legal clinics in Haifa University.

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University bans Arab students from waving Palestinian flag during protests

Arab legal rights group lawyer: Haifa U. is denying students freedom of speech, flag didn't lead to violence in past.

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U. of Haifa study: Bilingual people exhibit greater cognitive flexibility

Study is part of a Safra Center series that integrates direct measurement of cognitive and brain activity and the connection between bilingual experience to the formation of cognitive processes.

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Do civics studies in Israel teach democracy or intolerance?

A new version of a civics textbook emphasizes Israel as a nation state rather than a democratic one – says Dr. Halleli Pinson from Haifa U.

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