Science education is a core endeavour of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science shows that even second graders can reason like scientists – if we ask them the right way. When a child asks: “Why does a blowfish puff up?” we often jump in with facts. But what if we paused and suggested that they...
The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked Sixth in the World for Research Quality and is the highest placement ever given by the Leiden ranking. The Weizmann Institute of Science is placed sixth in the world in the 2025 ranking of research quality published this week...
The Weizmann Institute of Science has announced the inauguration of the Michael Sela Prize in Biomedical Sciences, a new international award established to honour the legacy of Professor Michael Sela (1924–2022), trailblazing immunologist and sixth president of the...
The Weizmann Institute of Science is bridging the gap between today’s science and tomorrow’s medicine through a newly approved study program. Whether it’s artificial intelligence, computational biology or medical engineering, the worlds of medicine and science are...
Research quality at the Weizmann Insitute of science is now placed sixth in the world in biomedical sciences – and tenth across research fields overall – by the 2024 Leiden Ranking. Weizmann maintains its status as one of the world’s leading research institutions...
The Weizmann International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) in Israel is back and applications are now open for budding, young Australian science students who are studying at University this year, to attend the program from 4-27 July 2023. The ISSI offers a unique...
The Weizmann Institute of Science bestowed honorary PhDs upon seven individuals on Monday, 8 November, in recognition of their career and personal achievements, in a ceremony broadcast as part of the 73rd Annual General Meeting of the International Board. Weizmann...
The Weizmann Institute of Science maintains its status as one of the world’s top research institutions and was recently ranked eighth globally for research quality in a weighted (proportional) ranking published annually by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies...
An emerging science star and 2019 Weizmann Institute Summer School Alumnus recently had her prolific talent recognised, being awarded both the Charles Allen Seymor Hawker Scholarship of $60,000 over three years, and the 2021 Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Scholarship...
The Weizmann Institute of Science has produced a new brochure introducing its newest scientists and what they will be focusing on during 2020-2021. Weizmann's President, Professor Alon Chen commences the welcome brochure in the introduction saying: "The engine that...
The Weizmann Institute of Science has been ranked eighth globally for research quality in a weighted (proportional) ranking conducted by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) of Leiden University, the Netherlands. The Weizmann Institute is one of only...
A new booklet from the Weizmann Institute of Science is now out, welcoming its latest leading scientific recruits. Introduced by Weizmann President, Professor Alon Chen, the seven new scientists join the team of over 250 principal investigators (PIs) who run labs...
Science can be complex and often hard to ‘see’. But a scientific animator’s skill can change that by bringing it all to life, not just for the scientist but the lay person too. Weizmann PhD graduate, Ofir Shein Lumbroso, is in Australia, honing her skills to become...
The public are invited to an exclusive one hour webinar featuring two intriguing speakers from different perspectives of the COVID-19 crisis: Olfaction at the epicentre of COVID-19 Professor Noam Sobel - Head, Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science...
A new video series from the Weizmann Institute of Science's Levinson Visitor's Center is being produced where Weizmann Institute scientists and employees speak of their favorite spots and hidden gems on campus. ...
Applications are now open for talented, science-oriented, Australian high school graduates of 2019 to participate in the 2020 International Summer Science Institute (ISSI), at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. ISSI offers a unique opportunity to...
Two-time Weizmann scholar Matt Goh is heading to the University of Oxford after recently graduating with First Class Honours in theoretical physics from the Australian National University (ANU). But not only did Matt graduate, he received the University Medal and was...
The eleveth president of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Professor Alon Chen, took office on 1 December 2019. He is joined by four new vice presidents, all of whom assumed their new mantles today. “The Weizmann Institute is a world-leading research institution that...
In July 2019 three lucky high school science graduates attended the month long, annual Weizmann Institute of Science’s International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) in Israel. These were Caleb McKenna (University of Western Australia), Julian van Gerwen (University of...
“Size is not everything,” proclaimed the recent Nature press release, “some smaller institutes are punching above their weight”. This statement arises from a new ranking conducted within the framework of the Nature Index 2019 – a normalised ranking that adds a new...
Recently we announced that three lucky young people had won the Weizmann Australia scholarship to attend the 2019 Weizmann Institute of Science’s Dr Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) in Israel. The scholarship winners are Sai Campbell,...
The Weizmann Institute of Science has been ranked among the top 25 research institutes/universities in the world in two main categories by U-Multirank, 2019. This organization named the Institute a Global Top 25 performer in two areas: Top Cited Publications and...
This year, there are three Australian high school graduate winners of the Weizmann Australia scholarship now destined to attend the 2019 Weizmann Institute of Science’s Dr Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) in Israel. The lucky winners...
Applications are now open for talented, science-oriented, Australian high school graduates of 2018 to participate in the Weizmann Institute of Science's 2019 Dr Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI), offering a unique opportunity to spend a...