The Israel Institute for Advanced Studies (IIAS) warmly congratulates our Academic Director, Yitzhak Hen, on his election as a Fellow of Academia Europaea.

Founded in 1988, Academia Europaea is a prestigious pan-European academy dedicated to the advancement of excellence in scholarship across the humanities, sciences, and law. With over 5,500 members—including 88 Nobel laureates—the Academy recognizes leading experts who have demonstrated exceptional eminence in their respective fields.

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.

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 academic and professional achievements that have far-reaching influence and make an important contribution to society, and this prize expresses the significance of Prof. Shelach-Lavi's work.

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.

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.