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  • Sep112019

    YISSUM CONFERENCE – AUTM ASIA 2019

    AUTM ASIA 2019 is being jointed hosted by YISSUM, and led by some of the world’s most experienced and successful…

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  • Aug022019

    Hebrew University Celebrates Einstein’s 140th Birthday with Special Exhibit in China

    A unique exhibit with original materials belonging to Albert Einstein will opened at the World Expo Museum in Shanghai, China. …

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  • Jul312019

    HU Scientific Breakthrough: The mechanism for gamma-ray bursts from space is decoded

    The mechanism, published by Prof. Tsvi Piran of the Hebrew University and other researchers, was deciphered following an eruption observed…

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  • Jul302019

    Not Just Images: Hebrew University’s New MRI Technique Can “See” Molecular Changes in the Brain

    MRI’s give us a picture of our body’s insides—organs, bones, nerves and soft tissue. But what if MRI’s could show…

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  • Jul182019

    New British Ambassador Tours Hebrew University

    Just a few weeks in his new role as Britain’s Ambassador to Israel, HE Neil Wigan OBE enjoyed his first…

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  • Jul102019

    Hebrew University Researchers Have Found Biblical Ziklag

    Researchers from the Hebrew University, the Israel Antiquities Authority and Macquarie University in Sydney have discovered this biblical site from…

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  • Jul012019

    Photo Gallery from the British Friends Cocktail Reception in Jerusalem

    We are now able to share the photo gallery from our cocktail reception warmly hosted by British Friends Chairman (and…

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  • Jul012019

    Innovate 2019, London, sponsored by the Hebrew University

    UK Israel Business is the leading UK-Israel business connector nurturing the dynamic growth of business and investment between the two…

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  • Jul012019

    How the Hebrew University commercialises technologies

    The European Friends of the Hebrew University recently hosted a webinar on the subject of “Commercializing Academic Technologies”. The speaker,…

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  • Jun252019

    Britain’s New Ambassador to Israel at BFHU reception at Board of Governors

    British Friends and guests were delighted to host Britain’s new Ambassador to Israel – Neil Wigan OBE – at his…

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  • Jun252019

    Celebrating the Manchester Families who built The Einstein Institute of Mathematics at The Hebrew University

    Early next month the Manchester families who contributed to building Manchester House at The Hebrew University will be celebrated in…

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  • May072019

    Annual Lionel Cohen Lecture

    On Monday 6 May 2019 the Law Faculty at the Hebrew University hosted the 2019 Annual Lionel Cohen Lecture, now…

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  • May022019

    The Immaculate Conception? Forget Sperm and Eggs, Hebrew University Researchers have Created Embryo Stem Cells from Skin Cells

    A new, groundbreaking study by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) found a way to transform skin cells into the…

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  • Apr012019

    66th ANNUAL DINNER OF THE LEGAL GROUP OF THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW

    200 GUESTS GATHERED AT MIDDLE TEMPLE HALL ON THURSDAY 28 MARCH FOR THE 66th ANNUAL DINNER OF THE LEGAL GROUP…

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  • Apr012019

    WORLD’S LONGEST SALT CAVE DISCOVERED IN ISRAEL After Holding the Title for 13 Years, Iran Cedes Title to Israel

    “Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire upon Sedom and Gomorrah…but Wife looked back and she became a pillar…

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  • Mar182019

    Can Artificial Intelligence Solve the Mysteries of Quantum Physics?

    Mobileye Founder’s Team at Hebrew University Found the Way Under the direction of Mobileye founder Amnon Shashua, a research group…

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  • Mar122019

    Board of Governors 2019

    For additional information and to register, please go to https://hubog-2019.com/ June 14 – 19, 2019 HIGHLIGHTS Friday, June 14 •Traditional Shabbat…

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  • Mar072019

    In His Own Words: New Einstein Manuscripts Revealed

    Missing Computations from Einstein’s Unified Theory, Concerned Letters to Son During Nazi Germany, in New Collection Even 140 years after…

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  • Feb282019

    Managers Who Listen Boost Staff Creativity

    Managers who listen attentively could boost their team members’ creativity, suggests a new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem…

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  • Feb282019

    Breakthrough Nanoscience Discovery on Flight from New York to Jerusalem

    Cornell-Hebrew University Partnership Finds Tiny Particles Can Switch Back and Forth Between Phases Professor Uri Banin, founder of the Hebrew…

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  • Feb142019

    BRITISH FRIENDS of the HEBREW UNIVERSITY GALA DINNER A CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST CENTENARY AND A COMMITMENT TO THE SECOND

    “To our illustrious founders some 100 years ago who included Einstein, Freud, Buber, Weizmann and Ahad Ha’am the progress, achievements…

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  • Feb122019

    Are We the Loneliest Generation?

    Contrary to Common Belief, Hebrew University Researcher says Declining Marriage Rates May be the Solution for Loneliness, Not the Problem.…

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  • Feb052019

    Hebrew University Developed Water Purification of Nuclear Waste

    Researchers at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem have developed a new and unique material that can bind the radioactive isotope…

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  • Feb052019

    Treatment for Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease In Reach?

    Hebrew University Professor Amiram Goldblum’s Discovers 27 New Molecules with Significant Therapeutic Potential Professor Amiram Goldblum and his team at…

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  • Jan292019

    New Fintech Centre Launched at Hebrew University

    The fintech centre is funded by a $1.3 million donation from Israeli fintech entrepreneur David Gershon A new fintech centre…

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  • Jan242019

    Yissum Expands Global Reach: Establishes Strategic Partnerships in the United States, South America and China

    New partnerships will facilitate regional commercialization of Hebrew University technologies and multi-national academic collaborations Yissum, the Technology Transfer Company of…

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  • Jan222019

    We Need to Rethink Everything We Know About Global Warming, says Hebrew University Researcher

    New Calculations show Scientists have Grossly Underestimated the Effects of Air Pollution For a while now, the scientific community has…

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  • Jan142019

    Putting the squeeze on fruit-juice sugars

    Israeli company Better Juice brings together oranges and high-tech to create a healthier glass of OJ. Once upon a time,…

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  • Jan142019

    Israeli inventor of car cameras says self-driving vehicles are future of artificial intelligence

    Amnon Shashua, cofounder and chief technology officer of the Israeli company Mobileye, lives and works at the vanguard of self-driving…

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  • Jan102019

    Israeli debate team defeats best universities in the world

    The team competed against some of the best universities in the world, including Oxford University and Harvard University. The Hebrew…

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  • Jan082019

    Say Shalom to Israel’s Cannabis Industry

    Israel’s cannabis industry has a long history of innovation and revolutionary research, and that history will be the country’s biggest…

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  • Jan082019

    Fellow writers, Natalie Portman mourn death of ‘brave’ ‘mensch’ Amos Oz

    Fellow Israeli writers mourned the death of Amos Oz on Friday December 28 2018 remembering him as a close friend…

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  • Dec202018

    The Annual Sacher Lecture in Memory of John Sacher

    The annual Sacher lecture in memory of John Sacher was held on November 20, 2018. This series of lectures, started…

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  • Dec112018

    BFHU Women’s Group Chanukah party

    The BFHU Women’s Group held their ever-popular Chanukah party in early December, kindly hosted by the Committee’s Vice President, Mrs…

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  • Dec102018

    Hundreds of Photos Found From When Israel’s War of Independence Raged

    Moshe Carmel was a well-known figure in Jerusalem in the 1970s and ‘80s. First he worked as a salesman in…

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  • Dec032018

    Year-End Bonus Time? Better Hope the Boss is NOT Your Friend, New Study Finds

    A manager has to give a bonus to one of two equally deserving employees, one of whom is his friend.…

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