Among the University's 2,200 faculty members are internationally renowned scientists who have made significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in fields as diverse as particle physics, cell biology, biotechnology, genetics, and fiber optics, as well as in every area of the humanities, social sciences and law.
Tel Aviv University operates Israel's largest supercomputer and the only
astronomical observatory in the Middle
East. Its Cereal Crops Improvement Institute
has supplied improved varieties of seed to nations around the world. The University promotes a multidisciplinary approach to research, through centers for brain studies, environmental studies, cardiac research, cancer research, energy studies, nanoscience, bioinformatics, aging, communications, cultural studies and others, where academic collaboration is breaking down outmoded barriers between disciplines.
The University enjoys extensive research contacts with leading academic and scientific institutions abroad, including over 150 cooperation agreements with universities in North and South America, Europe and the Far East.
