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Damage to the academy. Credit: The Science website via DALEE

The past and present presidents of the academy appeal to the government to stop harming science in Israel.

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Recently, the National Library, the Council for Higher Education, the Israel Prizes, the Life Institute, and the Volcanic Institute, which is an institution of national importance and important for food security, suffered attempts at government intervention and damage to the budgets, in addition to all this, also contempt on the part of the Minister of Finance
The President of the National Academy of Sciences Prof. David Harel at the meeting of the Knesset's Science Committee, 3/3/2024 next to Eil Waldman, the winner of the prize in entrepreneurship for 2024 and whose awarding of most of the prizes was canceled because of his winning. Screenshot from the Knesset channel

The President of the Academy, Prof. David Harel, proposes to transfer the administration of the Israel Awards jointly to the President's House and the National Academy of Sciences

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Prof. Harel said these things at the meeting of the Knesset's Science Committee on Sunday this week, following the decision to cancel most of the categories of the Israel Awards and award an award to those who showed bravery during the invasion of Otef
A pro-Palestinian demonstration at Harvard University following the war. The world's academia is starting to interfere with the international ties of Israelis. Screenshot from an ABC article (fair use)

The international connections of the Israeli researchers have been damaged since October 7

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A survey conducted among more than a thousand members of senior academic staff at universities reveals that, following the war, international relations of the Israeli academy were severely damaged, and there is concern among many researchers about the termination of research funding and cancellation of collaborations
National Academy of Sciences Hanukkah ceremony 2023. Public photo

The president of the Academy of Sciences, Prof. David Harel, calls on the presidents of Harvard and MIT to resign, as did the president of the University of Pennsylvania

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"My 45-year-old pride in the doctorate I received from the Institute of Technology - these days is being replaced by great shame" * These words were said at the ceremony of welcoming eight new members to the Israel National Academy of Sciences held every year during the Hanukkah holiday
Tel Aviv, October 28, 2023 - Israeli citizens demonstrate in solidarity with the families of the abductees. Kaplan Street, Tel Aviv. Photo 295351132 © Engin Korkmaz | Dreamstime.com

The heads of the Israeli Academy address their colleagues all over the world: Condemn the terrible massacre of October 7th

The Israel National Academy of Sciences, the Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education and the National Science Foundation in a joint appeal to the heads of the academic and scientific community around the world and requests that they call for the immediate release of the abductees, prevent incitement and preserve the safety of Israeli and Jewish students and faculty * At the same time, an appeal was also made to the United Nations by Hundreds of researchers from Israel and the world
From right to left - the president of the Academy of Sciences, Prof. David Harel, the chairman of the Knesset's science committee, MK Ayman Auda, and Prof. Tana Rashef, who headed the committee that prepared the state of science report

A significant decrease in the rate of spending on academic R&D in relation to GDP compared to Switzerland and Singapore

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This is one of the most prominent conclusions in the State of Science in Israel 2022 report published by the National Academy of Sciences, which was submitted today to the Knesset's Science Committee
From the right: Academy member and Chairman of the State of Science Report Committee, Prof. Reshef Tana, President of the State Mr. Yitzhak Herzog, President of the Israel National Academy of Sciences Prof. David Harel and Vice President of the Israel National Academy of Sciences Prof. Margalit Finkelberg at the presentation of the State of Science in Israel report C/2022 to the President of the State in his office.

In about a decade: Israel dropped from second place to 21st in the OECD in national spending on academic R&D as a percentage of GDP

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This is one of the serious findings that emerged from the report on the state of science in Israel submitted by the National Academy of Sciences to the President of the country

The Young Academy celebrates a decade and succeeds in giving a voice to the young researchers in Israel

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A decade after its establishment, the Israeli Young Academy plays a central role in the academic system. Its members saved the careers of scientists during the Corona period, and how its membership changes the perception of those who will play key roles in the academy in the future
Prof. Roger Kornberg. From Wikimedia

Nobel's son-in-law Prof. Roger Kornberg was elected to the Israeli Academy of Sciences; Five of the ten chosen ones are women

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The Academy now has 143 members
Prof. Yanon Ben Naria, Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University, and member of the National Academy of Sciences. PR photo

Seven new members join the Israeli National Academy of Sciences

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The president of the academy, Prof. Harel, says that the academy is blessed with the addition of these elite researchers, with whose help it will continue to develop the extensive scientific activity in Israel in the coming years and promote its national and international goals.
State President Yitzhak Herzog presents the letter of appointment to the incoming president of the Academy Prof. David Harel. Photo credit: Israel National Academy of Sciences

President Herzog at the Academy President appointment ceremony: "It is our duty to strengthen the scientific forces against those who try to undermine them and challenge them"

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Prof. David Harel, President of the Academy of Sciences. PR photo

The Academy of Sciences elected Prof. David Harel as President and Prof. Margalit Finkelberg as Vice President

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Also, 7 new members were chosen for the Academy, and they will join its ranks in a festive ceremony that will be held on Hanukkah
The science committee discussed the state of science report. From the right: member of the Israel National Academy of Sciences and chairman of the State of Science Report committee Prof. Rashef Tana, vice president of the Israel National Academy of Sciences Prof. David Harel, president of the Israel National Academy of Sciences Prof. Nili Cohen, director of the Israel National Academy of Sciences Ms. Galia Finzi. Photo: Dani Shem Tov, spokeswoman for the Knesset

Academy of Sciences report: public investment in basic research in Israel must be increased

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The third triennial report on the state of science 2019/XNUMX published by the Israel National Academy of Sciences was brought up for discussion before the Science and Technology Committee
Einstein statue at the entrance to the Academy of Sciences - photo by Udi Katzman

Five new members joined the Academy of Sciences

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The new members are Prof. Uri Alon and Yair Reisner from the Weizmann Institute, Dan Miron and Simcha Emanuel from Hebrew, and Prof. Anita Shapira from Tel Aviv University
Einstein statue at the entrance to the Academy of Sciences - photo by Udi Katzman

Emergency scholarships of the Academy of Sciences will help to get rid of doctoral students who are "stuck" in Israel

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Einstein statue at the entrance to the Academy of Sciences - photo by Udi Katzman

Israel must continue participating in European Union programs, establishing national laboratories and strengthening research doctors

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Prof. Ilan Mark. Source: Technion.

The General Assembly of the Israel National Academy of Sciences elected six new members to the Academy

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Prof. Naama Barkai, Weizmann Institute.

Four leading scientists are joining the Israeli National Academy of Sciences this year

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National Academy of Sciences - Photo by Od Katzman.

The National Academy of Sciences will hold a "Job Fair" for Israeli researchers abroad

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The president of the Academy of Sciences Prof. Neely Cohen at the opening ceremony of the exhibition of 60 scientific achievements of Israel that influenced the world, 7/3/16. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The President of the Academy of Sciences, Prof. Nili Cohen - Israel Prize laureate in the field of legal research

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Prof. Gil Kalai. Photography by Yorai Lieberman for the Yad Handiv Foundation

Six new scientists have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences

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Discussion in the Science Committee of the Knesset on the state of higher education in Israel, 2/12/16. Photo: spokeswoman of the committee

Israel has slipped from first place to 30th place in the ranking of scientific publications * Danger of extinction for the study of nuclear physics

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One of the job fairs for scientists who want to return to Israel at the Academy of Sciences. PR photo

A record number of 3270 Israeli researchers and scientists registered at the Contact Center of the Academy of Sciences in order to be absorbed in working in Israel

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From right to left: Algirdas Botkevitz - Prime Minister of Lithuania, President of the Israel National Academy of Sciences - Professor Nili Cohen, Ambassador Amir Maimon and Prof. Valdamaras Razumas - President of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. PR photo

A scientific cooperation agreement was signed between the Academies of Sciences of Israel and Lithuania

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Aviya Raviv, recipient of the 2016 Adams Prize of the National Academy of Sciences. PR photo

Eight outstanding doctoral students will receive the prestigious Adams Fellowships of the National Academy of Sciences

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