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The "Cities and Complexity" Research Group at the Archimedes Center invites researchers to submit abstracts and register for the conference Cities and Complexity at the Dawn of the Second Quarter of the 21st Century. The conference is part of Mind-IL – Israel's Science and Academia Week.

The Archimedes Center hosts a monthly seminar in which the center’s researchers present their work across a variety of fields. In the seventh session, taking place on June 1, Prof. Ruslana Rachel Palatnik will discuss Climate Policy and Resource Innovation.

Danila's research is about the impact of multi-year extreme drought on plant community dynamics and soil seed banks in a Mediterranean shrubland ecosystem.

Apply by March 2, 2026. The 2026 YLSA will be convened on 5-8 July in Hamburg, Germany.

The conference organizers said the event, held at Tel Aviv University, marks a key milestone in strengthening research and applied collaboration with an organization seeking strategic partnerships with Israeli researchers in fields where Israel leads globally. From YNET’s coverage of the event >

The Archimedes Center hosts a monthly seminar in which the center’s researchers present their work across a variety of fields. In the third session, taking place on January 5, Dr. Manya Uriele Kagan will give a lecture and discuss climate migration and its impact on children.

The Archimedes Center will host a monthly seminar series, featuring lectures by the center’s researchers on a variety of topics. The first session will take place on November 3, with a presentation by Dr. Assaf Shmuel.

Prof. Itai Sened, Archimedes Center's director, participated in the second panel discussion, From Science to Policy: Pathways for Impact

The collaboration aims to make current research in the field of cities and complexity accessible to the general public through a series of short articles based on the work of members of the Cities and Complexity research group. The first publication in the series on the “Street Language” magazine website is "The Roads That Shape Israel" by Noa Leibovitz and Efrat Blumenfeld-Lieberthal.

Shahar's research explores health system response to climate-induced food insecurity in Malawi

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The IIASA summer School for Systems Modeling will run from 29 June - 10 July 2026 in Laxenburg, Austria. Application deadline: 26 February 2026, midnight CET.

The Archimedes Center will hold a monthly seminar series, showcasing the research of the center’s scholars across diverse fields. The second session will take place on December 1, featuring Dr. Amit Ashkenazy, who will present on and discuss supply chain dynamics.

Mali Nisnik of TAU will present her research: 'Global Sugar Production: Flows, Circularity, and Hidden Hotspots of Water Insecurity'

prof. Ron Milo of the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the Weizmann Institute for Science gave a talk on "Transforming food production for sustainability: microbes to eat CO2; humans to eat microbes".

The Archimedes Center hosts a monthly seminar in which the center’s researchers present their work across a variety of fields. In the sixth session, taking place on May 4, Prof. Efrat Blumenfeld-Lieberthal will give a lecture to discuss urban mobility as a complex system.

Dr. Assaf Shmuel will talk at the seminar. Join it on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 14:00–15:30 (Central European Time, CET).

In January, IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber visited Israel as part of an effort to deepen scientific cooperation and advance discussions on Israel’s continued membership in IIASA. The visit highlighted the growing role of science diplomacy in connecting research, policy, and international collaboration to support evidence-based decision-making and long-term sustainability.

The Archimedes Center hosts a monthly seminar in which the center’s researchers present their work across a variety of fields. In the fourth session, taking place on February 2, Dr. Achituv Cohen will give a lecture and discuss sustainable urban mobility.

The IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) is now open for applications. Join two upcoming webinars to get all the information and tools you need for a successful YSSP application.