New data platform for bird population research launched
UAntwerpen played essential role in building the data platforms, that brings together ecological data for more than 1 million individual birds.
'Alain put our university on the map'
UAntwerp mourns former rector Alain Verschoren
The EU-funded TiGRE project presents a series of research seminars to the scholarly community and the general public
Webinar Series on Trust and Regulatory Governance in an Age of Crisis
Yanou Ramon wins Best Paper Award at the Doctoral Day
Yanou Ramon won this year’s ‘Best Paper Award’ at the Doctoral Day, during which PhD students at the Faculty of Business and Economics present their work and attend workshops.
'Preventive malaria treatment improves children's performance at school'
UAntwerp involved in large-scale international research to be published in The Lancet.
Award for podcast Kluwen
KVAB, the Royal Academy for Sciences and Art, awarded a prize to Lotte Spreeuwenberg and Martha Claeys for their philosophical podcast Kluwen.
New reports on collaboration and innovation in the public sector
Emmanuel Dockx, Stephanie Verlinden and Koen Verhoest wrote two research reports (in Dutch) on collaboration and innovation in the public sector.
Six new FWO fellowships at Global Change Ecology
In the last call of the FWO PhD fellowships, the research groups of GCE were awarded six fellowships. Here we shortly present the new fellows and their research. Stay tuned for more information and news as their research develops.
Onderzoeksprijs voor prof. Kris Hardies
Prof. Kris Hardies won de Onderzoeksprijs van de Faculteit Bedrijfswetenschappen en Economie
Researchers achieve breakthrough in production of ammonia without CO2 emissions
KU Leuven and the University of Antwerp join forces for sustainable ammonia synthesis.
Welcome to Andriy Kosar, our new doctoral student at CLiPS
His research focuses on possible improvements of topic modeling with neural embeddings.
Nobelprijs Fysica 2020
Three Laureates share this year's Nobel Prize in Physics for their discoveries about one of the most exotic phenomena in the universe, the black hole.
'I care about understanding the human condition better'
Interview with Vivi Touloumidi - PhD at ARIA
Air Cargo Competitiveness and European Airports: Markets and Strategy
PhD Thomas Van Asch (UAntwerp)
Evolution of AIr Navigation Service Provider Business Models within the Single European Sky
PhD Sven Buyle (UAntwerp)
UAntwerp researcher finds cause of mysterious nodding disease
River blindness is the root cause, and nodding disease can easily be controlled by administering an anti-parasitic drug and exterminating the blackfly.
Conceptualising 'Capacity Development' in Development Policy
On Friday 18 September 2020, Dr. Pascal Sundi Mbambi has successfully defended his dissertation entitled: Conceptualising 'Capacity Development' in Development Policy: a Case Study of the DRC-UNICEF 'Village Assaini' Programme in Kongo Central, DRC.
Privatising International Law? Contracts, Business and Financing as International Law's New Normal
Gamze Erdem Turkelli launched her new book together with two colleagues in the format of an online panel discussion on privatising international law, hosted in collaboration with Acting Together: Law Advice and Support (ATLAS Network).
Growth agnosticism, human rights and social inequality
On 11 September 2020, Wouter Vandenhole of the Law and Development Research Group lectured on Growth Agnosticism, Human Rights and Social Inequality in a webinar at Pontificia Universidad Catolica Peru in Lima.
Fewer heart attacks in early lockdown
During the lockdown, 26% fewer patients were admitted to Belgian hospitals following a heart attack.
Christine Van Broeckhoven receives Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award
The Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award USA is presented to Professor Christine Van Broeckhoven in recognition of a distinguished career in Alzheimer's disease research.
New: ACS journals
The library offers a subscription to the entire package of journals of The American Chemical Society.
Sports hall and more student housing for a vibrant campus
UAntwerp to give parts of Campus Drie Eiken to LIFE on long-term lease.
It is a shame to waste plastic materials instead of recycling them
Pieter Billen explains in Knack how we should keep demanding more sustainable packaging materials, yet not be unrealistic about the timing, and certainly be careful when replacing plastics with other materials. (Knack)
Belgian National Baseline Assessment on business and human rights (NBA)
Liliana Lizarazo Rodriguez collaborated on the new website that was launched to inform stakeholders about the Belgian National Baseline Assessment on business and human rights (NBA).