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Tel Aviv University (TAU), Israel's largest, has over 30,000 students studying in nine faculties and over 125 schools and departments across the sciences, humanities and the arts. Situated in Israel's cultural, economic and technological capital, TAU shares Tel Aviv's unshakable spirit of innovation and openness. Global in outlook and impact, TAU advances teaching and research that break down the walls between disciplines, striving to address the twenty-first century's great challenges through bold, interdisciplinary solutions. User Comments Policy
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14/10/2026

It all started with just 24 students and a handful of classrooms in southern Tel Aviv. The year was 1953, and the vision was ambitious: to build a university for Israel's rapidly growing cultural and economic center.

Three years later, in 1956, Tel Aviv University was officially established, bringing together small academic institutes that would eventually grow into one of Israel's leading research universities.

This year, as Tel Aviv University celebrates its 70th anniversary, we're looking back at just how far it has come. So, what does 70 years of TAU look like?

235,000 alumni, more than 277,000 degrees, 43 unicorn companies, and 12 satellites launched into space. And that's not all! Take a look at some of our more quirky and unexpected facts & figures in the first comment:

13/10/2026

Student enrollment at Tel Aviv University has reached a new record!

In the upcoming academic year, 5120 new students have chosen to make TAU their academic home - the largest freshmen class ever! And today many of them came to campus for the new student orientation.

We're proud that so many young people have chosen to place their trust in TAU and begin their academic and professional journeys with us.

The increase comes as TAU continues to strengthen its position as a leading research university, bringing together academic excellence, interdisciplinary education, and a strong culture of innovation.

Read more about this year's enrollment figures and trends in the first comment:

12/10/2026

Three years after October 7, the need to understand extremism, radicalization and antisemitism has become more urgent than ever. The recent attempted hijacking of an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight, and the wave of antisemitic conspiracy theories that appeared online within minutes of the attack, offered another stark example of how radical ideologies can manifest in the real world and how quickly they can be amplified.

Against this backdrop, the TAU Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies and the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) have launched a joint research unit at TAU.

Bringing together scholars of the Middle East, radicalism and contemporary antisemitism, the MDC–ISGAP Research Unit will examine the historical roots and current forms of these phenomena—and contribute rigorous research to discussions that have become increasingly important.

11/10/2026

For October - , we're highlighting some of the incredible work our cancer researchers are doing
Immunology Podcast

08/10/2026

In the 1960s and ’70s, filmmakers including Chris Marker, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Susan Sontag came to Israel expecting to find a young society built around powerful ideals—socialism, renewal and the creation of a new national identity. Instead, their films captured the contradictions beneath those ideals: inequality, militarization, social tensions and, after the Yom Kippur War, a society grappling with trauma. Sontag, for example, filmed a soldier undergoing treatment for combat trauma, offering an unusually intimate glimpse into the psychological impact of war.

More than six decades later, Dr. Ohad Landesman of TAU's Steve Tisch School of Film and Television is looking back at these films and asking what they reveal. His research suggests that some foreign filmmakers were questioning Israel’s founding myths—and noticing cracks in its national story—years before Israeli cinema began doing the same. Their films are not simply snapshots of Israel’s past. They are an invitation to look at the country through unfamiliar eyes—and perhaps see something we have become too close to notice ourselves.

Read more in the first comment.
(Photo credit: Cineteca Nazionale)

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06/10/2026

This week we mark 3 years since the October 7th massacre. Tel Aviv University's community lost 124 students, staff, alumni, and family members on that day and in the ensuing wars. Together with the people of Israel everywhere, we mourn their loss among all those who perished. May their memory be a blessing.

30/09/2026

This Sukkot, we’re reminded to step outside, look around, and reconnect with the natural world. 🌿

Students in Tel Aviv University’s “Plant Ecology of Israel” course, led by Prof. Marcelo Sternberg of the School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, recently traveled to the Judean Hills to study Israel’s Mediterranean ecosystems firsthand.

Their destination was Matta Long-Term Ecological Research station in the Judean Hills, a TAU field research station that has been collecting continuous ecological data for more than 20 years.

Students explored experiments designed to simulate extreme drought and saw how long-term measurements help researchers track how vegetation and ecosystems respond to changing rainfall patterns and climate change. Sternberg’s lab has been running climate-change experiments at Matta since 2001, making it one of the world’s longest-running rainfall-manipulation studies.

27/09/2026

Are you in Israel over Sukkot? 🌙✨ Head South for a TAU evening under the stars.

On September 30, Tel Aviv University’s Wise Observatory in Mitzpe Ramon is opening its doors to the public from 5:00–11:00 p.m. During the evening, you can hear short, accessible talks about black holes, the infinite universe, the life of a star, and galaxies; join guided sky observations and telescope tours; and get a close look at the observatory’s main telescope, with its impressive one-meter-diameter mirror.

The event is suitable for the whole family, and no prior astronomy knowledge or registration needed. Bring warm clothes, closed shoes, food and water — there will be no food or drink available on site.

📍 Wise Observatory, Mitzpe Ramon
📅 September 30, 2026 | 5:00–11:00 p.m.

24/09/2026

A TAU Tale of Interdisciplinary Collaboration

More than two decades ago, the late Prof. Yitzhak Kelson, a physicist at Tel Aviv University, and his doctoral student Dr. Lior Arazi were studying how alpha particles could be used to measure thin layers of material.

A conversation with a doctor sparked a very different idea: could this physics be used to treat tumors? Together with Prof. Yona Keisari, a cancer researcher and immunologist at TAU’s Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, they developed Alpha DaRT: a technology that turns one of alpha radiation’s biggest limitations into an advantage.

Years later, the technology is no longer a lab experiment: it is now approved in Japan for certain head and neck cancers and is being studied for some of the most difficult tumors to treat, including pancreatic cancer and glioblastoma.

A discovery born from the meeting of physics and medicine at Tel Aviv University — and a reminder of why we love interdisciplinary studies here so much! Read the full story in the comments:

23/09/2026

It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of the passing of Josef Buchmann, the Vice Chairman of our Board of Governors, an Honorary Doctor, and one of the founding fathers of Tel Aviv University.

Josef was a visionary leader and a pillar of the Tel Aviv University community, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy in both Israel and Germany. Over the decades, he was not only a generous supporter but a passionate initiator of projects across diverse fields, including the TAU Buchmann Faculty of Law, dedicated to the memory of his parents, and The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music TAU, which he established alongside his close friend, Maestro Zubin Mehta, and which became a crown jewel of the University.

Beyond his remarkable achievements as a businessman and philanthropist, Josef will be remembered for his sharp mind, courage, humility, and deep devotion to his family. Above all, his unwavering commitment to the State of Israel and the Jewish people, and his countless acts of generosity touched thousands of lives.

May his memory be a blessing and a source of comfort to his loved ones.

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