Meet Eli Varon, a PhD student at Bar-Ilan University's Faculty of Engineering whose research focuses on developing a technology that will significantly improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment. "This is a personalized technology based on the use light sensitive nanoparticles that is followed by a predictive machine learning model.”

About 100 years ago, the first quantum revolution occurred and quantum theory was discovered, completely changing our understanding of the natural world. Today, organizations and companies around the world are investing countless resources to develop quantum technology, an effort often dubbed as the "second quantum revolution".

New research conducted by Bar-Ilan University's Research Institute of Human Factors in Road Safety shows that long hospital shifts lead to an increase in car accidents.

The research examines the effect that long work hours, large numbers of patients, and a lack of sleep – together with traffic congestion – have on car accidents.

Fifty Bar-Ilan University researchers were awarded grants this year from the Israel Science Foundation (ISF). The grants, totaling some NIS 40 million, will be used to promote research and purchase advanced equipment.

Israel's national youth informatics team won a combined 10 medals in the Baltic Olympiad in Informatics and the Israeli Olympiad in Informatics that were held in April and June 2022, respectively. The members of the national team were trained at Bar-Ilan University by a team of coaches led by Dr. Avshalom Elmalech.

Bar-Ilan University climbed to the 301-400 spot in the newly released Shanghai Ranking, one of the most prestigious rankings of academic institutions worldwide. 

Published annually, the Shanghai Ranking evaluates academic institutions according to a number of parameters, including the number of awards, publications, and citations.

Michal Herzog, wife of the President of the State of Israel, recently hosted students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the framework of the Otzmot project, which integrates people with intellectual disabilities into academia. This unique project was born and developed at Bar-Ilan University’s Faculty of Education, which also runs Israel’s only MA specialization in intellectual disability.

How do 1.4 kg of brain tissue create thoughts, feelings, mental images, and an inner world?