June 2019

12
Jun
Does climate change cause armed conflict?
A new study finds that climate has affected the risk of armed conflict.
12
Jun
Koen De Feyter holds Belgian chair at the University of London
Professor Koen De Feyter (UAntwerp) is hosted by the Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context at Queen Mary, the University of London and delivers a Master Class on Human Rights and Globalisation.
11
Jun
Congratulations to our newest doctor Lisa Hilte
Our member Lisa Hilte successfully defended her PhD on 'Sociale patronen in taalgebruik op sociale media: De invloed van leeftijd, gender en sociale-klasse-indicatoren op de informele online schrijfpraktijk van tieners'.
7
Jun
UAntwerp conducts site feasibility visit in DR Congo for Ebola vaccination trial
Under the mentorship of Prof Van Damme (CEV) and Prof Van Geertruyden (Global Health Institute), an Ebola vaccination trial will be run in collaboration with Université de Kinshasa (UNIKIN).
5
Jun
Candidate polio vaccines are safe and immunogenic
The Lancet reports on a unique polio studio by the University of Antwerp
3
Jun
Towards a new era of small animal imaging research
A collaborative study between the University of Antwerp and McGill University allows PET scanning on animals without the use of anesthesia.
3
Jun
Call for papers EAUH2020 is open
The call for papers for the EAUH2020 conference (2-5 September 2020, Antwerp) is untill 4 October 2019.

May 2019

28
May
'The self-employed receive (too) much value for money'
Ria Janvier wrote an opinion piece about the self-employed for SamPol (Dutch only)
28
May
Visiting scholars
Anne-Marie Reynaers (Autonomous University Madrid and Tomi Rajala (University of Tampere) showed us their most recent work.
27
May
Ebola vaccination trial in DR Congo
A delegation of UAntwerp conducted a site feasibility visit in DRC Congo for an Ebola vaccination trial.
27
May
Unknown Middle Dutch fragment returns to Flanders
American collector donates centuries-old strip of parchment to University of Antwerp.
27
May
CLiPS Colloquium: Roeland van Hout cancelled
The CLiPS Colloquium that was planned for May 28th had to unfortunately be cancelled.
24
May
Stakeholder consultation Business & Human Rights
On the 23rd of May Prof. Liliana Lizarazo Rodriguez hosted a workshop on access to remedy during the FIDO stakeholder consultation.
24
May
Library Exact Sciences and Applied Engineering closes during summer
From July 1 until September 22 new windows are being installed in the library. The library will temporarily be closed and our services will move to learning centre de Parabool on Campus Middelheim.
23
May
2nd ICP North Workshop
On May 9th, 2019, the Global Health Institute (University of Antwerp) organized the 2nd International Course Program (ICP) North Workshop of the ICP's Master of Statistics (MStat, UHasselt) and Master of Epidemiology (MEPI, UAntwerp).