Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Groundbreaking Research
Faculty of Natural Sciences - Department of Physics
Developed an understanding of quantum gravity with an emphasis on linking the fields of theoretical physics of gravitational holography and the Swampland program.
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Department of Jewish History
A comprehensive study of Jewish translations from the early common era. Her study unveiled surprising new intercultural encounters with the advent of modernization - between East and West, between tradition and reform, between Christians and Jews.
Faculty of Health Sciences - The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics
Development of cell transplantation techniques for absorption in non-model species.
Faculty of Natural Sciences - Department of Life Sciences
Understanding of DSB correction from the trajectory choosing stage to long-term effects and ramifications.
Faculty of Natural Sciences - School of Brain Sciences and Cognition
Studies marine navigation – a neural systemic approach to spatial cognition in fish.
Faculty of Natural Sciences - Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Studies procedures of iron reduction linked to methane in sediments: hidden links and their significance for carbon and iron cycles.
Faculty of Natural Sciences - Department of Life Sciences
Studies reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change through intelligent planning of the microbiome in ruminantia animals.
Advanced Research Laboratories and Equipment
The University's Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology offers access to the most advanced and innovative research equipment. The institute invests approximately $3 million annually in purchasing equipment and advanced technologies.
To Ilse Katz Institute (IKI) >>Innovation is in our DNA, and significant corporations know it.
About 50% of Ben-Gurion University's funding requests from the Israel Innovation Authority are approved.
Research collaborations between Ben-Gurion University and private and public sector corporations.
Patents registered. The University is ranked 39th on the index of 50 Most Technologically Advanced Universities in the World.
Variety and Multidisciplinary
There are more than 40 research centers where the University encourages its faculty to explore new research fields and new fascinating collaborations – ones that will leave their mark on Israeli society and the world.