Are you looking for a research supervisor? This directory provides direct access to the Principal Investigators (PIs), research institutes, and centers across the Hebrew University’s faculties and schools. A PI serves as the lead scholar responsible for the intellectual leadership, design, and management of a research project.
To help you navigate this process, we recommend you first review our guide on finding a supervisor, where you can benefit from helpful tips and detailed steps for securing a research mentor. Additionally, you can search our research opportunities online database for the latest openings across all academic fields and levels. Please note that this is a live and constantly updated directory that connects to numerous departmental databases. We highly recommend that you visit the individual personal website or lab website of any researcher you are interested in to view their most current projects and publications.
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Faculty of Sciences
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- General directory of Researchers
- Life Science
- Chemistry
- Casali Center of Applied Chemistry
- Fritz Haber Center for Molecular Dynamics
- Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- Institute of Earth Sciences
- The Racah Institute of Physics
- Einstein Institute of Mathematics
- The Institute of Applied Physics
- Quantum Information Science Center
- The Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality
- The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat (IUI)
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Faculty of Social Sciences
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Academic Deparments:
- European Forum
- Glocal – International Development
- Statistics and Data Science
- Department of Economics
- The Institute of Urban and Regional Studies
- Psychology Department
- The Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Philosophy, Political Science and Economics
- Department of Communication and Journalism
- Center for Women's and Gender Studies (In Hebrew)
- The Department of Geography
- Department of International Relations
- School of Public Policy and Governance
- The Program in Cultural Studies
- The Department of Political Science
- M.A. Program in Conflict Research, Management and Resolution
Reserch Institutes:- Halbert Center for Canadian Studies
- Center for Human genetics
- The Levin Center for the normal and psychopathological development of the child and adolescent
- The Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations
- Smart Family Institute of Communications
- Shanie Center for Research in Social Sciences
- Struman Center for Human Development
- Freud Center for Study and Research in Psychoanalysis
- Lafer Center for Woman and Gender Studies
- Levi Eshkol Institute for Social Economic and Political Research in Israel
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Faculty of Humanities
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- Advanced Studies in the Humanities
- Amirim- Interdisciplinary Honors Program
- Arabic Language and Literature
- Archeology and the Ancient Middle East
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Bible
- Classical Studies
- Cognitive and Brain Sciences
- Comparative Religion
- Cultural Studies
- English
- Folklore and Folk Culture Studies
- General and Comparative Literature
- German Language and Literature
- Hebrew Language
- Hebrew Literature
- History
- Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
- Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry
- Jewish Thought
- Linguistics
- Multidisciplinary Program
- Musicology
- Philosophy
- Revivim Program
- Romance Studie
- Russian and Slavic Studies
- Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American Studies
- Talmud and Halakha
- Theatre Studies
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Faculty of Law
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- General directory of the faculty
- i-Core
- Institute of Criminology
- Institute of Jewish Law
- Minerva Center for Human Rights
- Sacher Institute
- The Aharon Barak Center for Interdisciplinary Legal Research
- The Clinical Legal Education Center
- The Federmann Cyber Security Center – Cyber Law Program
- The Transitional Justice Program
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Faculty of Medicine
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- General directory of the faculty
- Brain Disease Research Center - BDRC
- The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
- IMRIC center for addiction research
- Cannabinoids Research Multidisciplinary Center
- Lautenberg Center for Immunology and Cancer Research
- Center for Computational Medicine
- Diabetes Research Center
- Pamela and Paul Austin Research Center on Aging
- Azrieli Omics Center
- Muscle Degeneration Diseases
- Epigenetics
- The Herbert and Dorothy Nadolny Cardio-Metabolic Diseases Research Hub
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Faculty of Dental Medicine
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- General directory of the faculty
- Development and function of the oral immune system
- Cartilage Biology
- Biofilm Research Laboratory
- Molecular medicine of salivary glands
- Laboratory of biophysics and cancer research
- Developmental Biology and Cancer Research Lab
- The Chromatin and Aging Research Lab (CARL)
- The BacteriOncology Lab
- Theoretical biophysics lab
- The Phage Therapy Lab
- The Innate Immunity Laboratory
- Development and functional roles of mononuclear phagocytes
- The laboratory for dental and craniofacial regeneration
- Translational Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (tSCAN) labMedicine
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Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
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Center for Brain Sciences
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Business School
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School of Social Work and Social Welfare
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- The school’s experts according to field of research
- Center For Disabilty Studies (In Hebrew)
- Nevet Greenhouse of Context-Informed Research and Training for Children in Need
- Social Policy Research Group (In Hebrew)
- The Autism Center
- The Resilience Research Group
- Social Work in Health Care Reserach Group
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School of Education
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The Center for Research on Teacher Training and Learning (In Hebrew)
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School of Computer Science and Engineering
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Israel Institute for Advanced Studies
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The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace