20 January 2026: PhD Talent Stakeholder Engagement Meeting | Start 2026 with inspiration and connection!
14:00-18:30 @ Brussels | A platform to bring PhD talent and organisations together to exchange ideas and spark collaboration on how researchers and industry can better understand each other when it comes to skills. This year’s theme: “Speaking Each Other’s Language: The Competence Conversation.”
22 January 2026: Spectrum lecture 'De geboorte van Arm Vlaanderen. Honger, ziekte en globalisering anno 1850'
Maarten Van Ginderachter | Campus Middelheim, M.G.010 | 14:15 - 16:30 | IN DUTCH | Register
29 January 2026: Spectrum lecture 'Vrouwen, wetenschap en Antarctica'
Gudrun De Boeck | Campus Middelheim, M.G.010 | 14:15 - 16:30 | in DUTCH | Register
February-May 2026: 11th Interdisciplinary Program in Healthcare Innovation (I3h)
Register before 15 January 2026 | The objective of the course is to prepare the next generation of healthcare professionals to be able to face new challenges of precision patient-centric practice.
5 February 2026: Spectrum lecture 'Blik op oneindig met de Einstein Telescoop'
Nick Van Remortel | Campus Groenenborger, G.T.105 | 14:15-16:30 | in DUTCH | Register
5 February-19 March 2026: Online career lunches (part of the Interuniversity Job Market for Young Researchers)
Register for the Job Market and for the online career lunches
12 February: Spectrum lecture 'Getemde natuur. De geschiedenis van stedelijke groenruimtes'
Bart Tritsmans | Location TBA | 14:15-16:30 | IN DUTCH | Register
18 February 2026: Webinar: Working efficiently during your PhD | 14:00-16:00
Speaker: Jean-Luc Doumont | Register | This two-hour lecture proposes a simple but solid framework to help you decide what is worth doing and what is not.
19 February 2026: Scivil workshop 'Starting with Citizen Science' | 10:00-16:30 @ Provinciehuis Leuven
"Do you have an initial idea to apply citizen science to your research, but you’re not sure how to start? During this workshop, we will explore the possibilities of citizen science for your project together and help you create the first draft of a project plan." | Register via the website
26 February 2026: Spectrum lecture 'Aortaklepziekte: de deur van de uitgang is geblokkeerd'
Wilhelm Mistiaen | Location TBA | 14:15-16:30 | IN DUTCH | Register
3-4 March 2026: EP PerMed Hackathon - The use of non-invasive biomarkers within Personalised Medicine | @ Oostende
This interactive event aims to stimulate cross-disciplinary innovation in personalized medicine and is aimed at researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, engineers, doctors and students | Register
5 March 2026: Spectrum lecture 'Liquid biopsies: het vloeibare venster op tumoren'
Inge Mertens | Location TBA | 14:15-16:30 | IN DUTCH | Register
19 March 2026: Spectrum lecture 'Van decibels tot emoties - een duik in het geluidslandschap om ons heen'
Jonas Lembrechts | Location TBA | 14:15-16:30 | IN DUTCH | Register
26 March 2026: Interuniversity Job Market for Young Researchers (live) | @ Flanders Expo Ghent
Get acquainted with the (international) labour market, as well as with a wide range of further study options. Network with 100+ companies and organisations, and attend live workshops and information sessions | 13:00-19:00 | Registration opens on 2 February
26 March 2026: Spectrum lecture 'Het immuunsysteem sturen en herstellen: doorbraken in de strijd tegen MS'
Judith Derdelinckx | Location TBA | 14:15-16:30 | IN DUTCH | Register
23 April 2026: Spectrum lecture 'De toekomst van e-commerce: van pakketbezorging tot medicatie aan huis'
Roel Gevaers | Location TBA | 14:15-16:30 | IN DUTCH | Register
30 April 2026: Webinar: Creating effective presentation slides | 14:00-16:00
Speaker: Jean-Luc Doumont | Register | This two-hour lecture discusses what (not) to include on a slide and why, how to optimize the slide’s layout to get the message across, and how to handle slides when speaking.
30 April: Spectrum lecture 'Wat tentoonstellingen ons vertellen: over betekenis en beleving in het museum'
Hélène Verreyke | Location TBA | 14:15-16:30 | IN DUTCH | Register