Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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| Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities | |
|---|---|
| Name | Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| Native name | האקדמיה הלאומית למדעים ולמדעים |
| Caption | Academy headquarters, Jerusalem |
| Formation | 1961 |
| Type | National academy |
| Headquarters | Jerusalem |
| Leader title | President |
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities is the national learned society of Israel, founded to promote scholarly excellence across the sciences and humanities. It functions as an advisory body and funding source, convening leading scholars from diverse fields and interacting with international organizations and universities. The Academy sits at the intersection of national policy deliberation and global academic networks, linking figures associated with institutions such as Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University, and Weizmann Institute of Science.
History
The Academy was established in 1961 during a period shaped by leaders like David Ben-Gurion and intellectual currents tied to figures such as Chaim Weizmann and Albert Einstein's legacy of scientific institutions. Early membership included scholars affiliated with Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Bar-Ilan University, and Tel Aviv University, and engaged with global entities like Royal Society, Académie des sciences (France), National Academy of Sciences (United States), Max Planck Society, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, and British Academy. The Academy navigated national debates involving policymakers such as Golda Meir and commentators connected to Moshe Sharett and participated in advisory roles during events touching on Suez Crisis aftermath and later strategic discussions with representatives linked to United Nations fora. Over decades its trajectory intersected with scholarly exchanges involving delegations from Soviet Academy of Sciences, collaborations with European Research Council, and visits by delegations from Chinese Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, and the National Science Foundation.
Organization and Membership
The Academy's governance model features elected fellows drawn from institutions including Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Bar-Ilan University, University of Haifa, Open University of Israel, Shenkar College, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, and research centers like Israel Institute for Biological Research. Members have included scholars with associations to awards and bodies such as the Nobel Prize, Wolf Prize, Fields Medal, Turing Award, Israel Prize, EMET Prize, Leopoldina, Royal Society, American Philosophical Society, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Administrative structures reflect parallels with organizational forms from National Academy of Sciences (United States), Académie des sciences (France), and German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
Functions and Activities
The Academy issues advisory opinions to ministries and agencies such as those historically linked to figures in Ministry of Science and Technology (Israel), interacts with research funders like the Israel Science Foundation, and organizes symposia drawing speakers associated with Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and international partners like Royal Society, Max Planck Society, European Research Council, National Science Foundation, and Chinese Academy of Sciences. It convenes conferences on topics that have attracted participation from scholars connected to Noam Chomsky, Amartya Sen, Daniel Kahneman, Yitzhak Rabin-era security studies, and legal scholars in the tradition of Aharon Barak and comparative jurists from International Court of Justice. The Academy fosters multidisciplinary initiatives echoing programs at Salk Institute and Santa Fe Institute.
Research and Publications
The Academy publishes proceedings, reports, and monographs reflecting scholarship affiliated with universities such as Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and research institutes like Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Volcani Center, and Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research. Its publications have engaged with work by scholars whose careers intersect with prizes like the Nobel Prize, Wolf Prize, EMET Prize, and by groups connected to journals such as Nature, Science, Cell, The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The Academy's bibliographic and policy reports cite historians and intellectuals associated with S. Yizhar, A. B. Yehoshua, Hannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin, Martin Buber, and scientists in the lineage of Walter Kohn and Avram Hershko.
Awards and Grants
The Academy administers fellowships and grants comparable in prestige to awards affiliated with European Research Council, Israel Prize, Wolf Foundation, EMET Prize, Rothschild Prize, Dan David Prize, Fulbright Program, and sponsors research chairs that echo models from Marie Curie Actions and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Grant recipients have included researchers from Weizmann Institute of Science, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and clinical scientists associated with Hadassah Medical Center and Rambam Health Care Campus. The Academy's funding competitions attract applicants whose work is cited alongside scholarship from Max Planck Institutes, CNRS, and National Institutes of Health investigators.
International Collaboration and Partnerships
The Academy maintains formal and informal links with organizations such as Royal Society, Académie des sciences (France), Max Planck Society, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (United States), European Research Council, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, British Academy, and regional bodies in collaboration with universities like Oxford University, Cambridge University, Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, Stanford University, MIT, University of Paris, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, ETH Zurich, and Sorbonne University. Joint programs have involved exchanges, co-hosted symposia, and collaborative reports with participants drawn from institutions such as Salk Institute, Santa Fe Institute, Institute for Advanced Study, and national funding bodies like National Science Foundation and Horizon Europe partners. The Academy's international engagements reflect connections to diplomatic and cultural entities in contexts involving United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, European Union, and bilateral memoranda with counterparts in China, Germany, France, United Kingdom, and United States.