Weizmann Institute of Science

Weizmann Institute of Science
מכון ויצמן למדע (Hebrew)
Former name
Daniel Sieff Research Institute (1934–1949)
TypePublic research
Established1934
FounderChaim Weizmann
Endowment$600.427 million (2019)[1]
PresidentAlon Chen
Academic staff
952
Administrative staff
400
Students1,082
Postgraduates356
700
Location,
CampusUrban
Postdoctoral fellows380
AffiliationsFeinberg Graduate School[2]
Websitewww.weizmann.ac.il Edit this at Wikidata
Academic rankings
National
ARWU[3]2–3
Global
ARWU[4]1-100
The front door of the administrative building with the former name
Koffler particle accelerator

The Weizmann Institute of Science (Hebrew: מכון ויצמן למדע Machon Vaitzman LeMada) is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli universities in that it offers postgraduate-only degrees in the natural and exact sciences.

It is a multidisciplinary research center, with around 3,800 scientists, postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. and M.Sc. students, and scientific, technical, and administrative staff working at the institute.[5][6]

As of 2019, six Nobel laureates and three Turing Award winners have been associated with the Weizmann Institute of Science.[7]

  1. ^ "FY 2019 Audited Financial Statements" (PDF). Weizmann Institute of Science. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "About the Feinberg Graduate School (FGS)".
  3. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Scientific Activities: The Yeda-Sela (YeS) Center for Basic Research". Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Facts and Figures - Weizmann Institute of Science". Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Viewpoint: Focus funding on individual scientists to get the best results". 16 July 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

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