Ben-gurion university

A dedicated bachelor's degree in artificial intelligence opens in Beersheba

The program will integrate advanced technological tools alongside a robotics laboratory and close cooperation with tech giants.

Students learn about the construction industry
An illustrative image of a number of European Union member states' flags leading up to the EU flag at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

Behind the smiles and the sanctions: The hidden truth about Israeli-European relations

A simple blood test may detect dementia – up to 25 years in advance

Belly fat may accelerate brain aging, major Israeli MRI study finds

 LOCAL EMPLOYMENT bureau: Network, network, network.

AI is ending era of ‘job immunity’ for young tech workers as it reshapes Israel's job market


COVID-19: Does wearing masks affect pregnant women? Study says it might

"Wearing a mask may create a hard-to-ventilate space leading to blood carbon dioxide accumulation and decreased oxygen levels."

Visibly pregnant 34-year-old Narkis receives her coronavirus vaccine in Tel Aviv, January 21, 2021.

Higher background radiation linked to lower cancer mortality - study

Higher background radiation levels were also linked to a life expectancy about 2.5 years longer than those living in areas with relatively low levels.

A BIRD SITS on a radiation sign at the uranium ore dump near the town of Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan.

BGU develops easy, cheap test to identify UK, South African COVID variants

The new method successfully detected the British variant in sewage samples in Beersheba.

3D scan of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles created by design lab Nanographics

Ben-Gurion University researchers monitor pollution using seashells

"We have accurately quantified trace amounts of heavy metal enrichment from desalination plants on the Mediterranean coast of Israel," said Prof. Abramovich.

‘THE PLASTIC plate and utensils are a symbol of modernity and the environmental destruction brought about by mankind through uncontrollable dumping and pollution.’

Cyberattacks could disable Israeli academic institutions: INCD

The warning comes after a cyberattack targeted Ben-Gurion University earlier in January.

[Illustrative] A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him.

Israeli, Cypriot colleges launch joint course study history of relations

The course will focus on the history of diplomatic relations between Israel, Cyprus and Greece, which began in the late 1940s.

Cyprus

An immigrant-turned-university rector's passion for ideas

From London to Petah Tikva.

Prof. Chaim Hames

BGU to open research facility in India, collaborate on desert agriculture

The joint academic initiative will allow Indian students to enrol into advanced degrees at BGU without leaving their country.

BGU president Prof. Daniel Chamovitz

Weight loss success not all behavioral, also linked to brain composition

The scientists found that people with an over-sensitivity to food cues - such as an increased neural response after seeing and smelling food - tend to overeat regularly and in turn gain weight.

An image of the human brain

BGU teams up with the United Nations to develop space tech for UN-SPIDER

A few areas in particular where the two will work closely are emergency response, building space-based technologies meant to detect disasters and sharing the information with scientists worldwide.

Prof. Dan G. Blumberg, Vice-President of Ben-Gurion University for regional and industrial development.