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Weizmann Women & Science Award 2019- call for nominations
This is a call for nominations to the Weizmann Women & Science Award 2019. This is a biennial award established in 1994 to honor an outstanding woman scientist who has made significant contributions to the scientific community. The objective of the award, which includes a $25,000 to the recipient, is to promote women in science, and to provide a strong role model to motivate and encourage the next generation of young women scientists. The Award is awarded by the Weizmann Institute and the award ceremony takes place at the Weizmann Institute.


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The “Bridge position”,a new initiative of the “advancing women in science” program, Wezimann Institute of Science
We are happy to announce the Women Bridge position for 2018/2019.
This is a one year position, offered by the Weizmann Institute of Science to qualified Israeli women scientists who have to return to Israel prematurely, prior to completing their postdoctoral training abroad. The purpose of the position is to enable the recipient to complete unfinished scientific work, and prepare for successful application to an academic position in Israel. One to two such positions will be given in the academic year 2018/2019.
Celebrating a Decade of Achievements of the Advancing Women in Science Program
The Weizmann Institute of Science is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Israel National Postdoctoral Award Program for Advancing Women in Science.

The Ariane de Rothschild Women Doctoral Program - 2018 recipients
The Ariane de Rothschild Women Doctoral Program promotes gender equality within the academic world. It awarded four fellowships to outstanding female doctoral students at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Adi Millman, Department of Molecular Genetics
Eden Yifrach, Department of Molecular Genetics
Gil Schwarts, Department of Science Teaching
Noa Eilat, Department of Neurobiology

A Decade of Advancing Women in Science
(l-r) Drs. Meital Oren-Suissa, Rina Rosenzwieg, Efrat Shema, Michal Leskes, Ilana Kolodkin-Gal, Michal Rivlin, Merav Parter, Noam Stern-Ginossar and Ruth Scherz-Shouval
A Decade of Advancing Women in Science, November 2017, Weizmann Wonder Wander
Ten years on, an innovative postdoc program for women is proving its worth

A lab of her own, A national initiative to advance Israel’s top female scientists is reaping rewards, Oct. 2017, Weizmann Magazine
"A lab of her own" , October 18, 2017, Weizmann Magazine VOL.12

Weizmann women and science 2017 award
Prof. Naomi Halas, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
Prof. Dr. Ursula Keller, Department of Physics, ETH, ZUrich, Switzerland.


MSc Female students (2nd year), get together and Lighting of Hanukkah candles
The purpose of the meeting was to present the Institute activities for advancing women in science and get new ideas on the subject

יום האישה, 2016 ד"ר אילנה דיין
"דילמות של עיתונאית חוקרת: על הרגעים שמאחורי הקלעים, על האישי והמקצועי, על עיתונות וטלוויזיה"

Prof. Barbara Liskov of MIT, Weizmann Women & Science Award Laureate
The 12th Weizmann Women & Science Award-winner is an American computer scientist whose ideas have shaped modern computer systems and language.

Alumni event for Fellows of the Israel National Postdoctoral Program Award for Advancing Women in Science, 2015
The alumni event took place on Friday, December 18. Twenty fellows of the program from 2007 until 2013 who pursued their postdocs at leading

Young Female Leader in Science Workshop 2015
The Young Female Leader in Science (YFLIS) 2015 workshop took place from September 7-8, 2015; an annual two day workshop held off-campus