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Press releases

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Aug Fewer heart attacks in early lockdown
During the lockdown, 26% fewer patients were admitted to Belgian hospitals following a heart attack.
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Jul 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.
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Jul Jump-start for the Young Universities for the Future of Europe
Despite the COVID-19 restrictions, YUFE is off to a flying start with a range of online academic programmes starting from the 2020/21 academic year, allowing you to still study abroad!
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Jul Sports hall and more student housing for a vibrant campus
UAntwerp to give parts of Campus Drie Eiken to LIFE on long-term lease.
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Jun Deltaray enables zero-defect product manufacturing
Deltaray, a spin-off of Antwerp University and imec is taking quality control to the next level with the introduction of its 'Accelerated 3D XRAY' technology.
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Jun Product development and FFP2 masks: from emergency production for UZA to the industrial scale
UAntwerp lays foundations for producing specialised face masks in Belgium.
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Jun Consortium starts with the production of high-quality respirators for the healthcare sector, 100% Made in Belgium
This August, Medimundi start the production of FFP2 and FFP3 respirators. Medimundi is a spin-off company of Cartamundi and Antwerp University.
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Jun With Shavatar, you always order the right size
New imec and UAntwerp spin-off could be a game changer for online clothes shopping.
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May Belgium invests in contained facility and laboratories for testing vaccines
UAntwerp and ULB collaborating in unique project to accelerate vaccine development
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Apr Hurricanes twist evolution in island lizards
Hold that thought: a good grip can mean the difference between life and death for lizards in a hurricane — and as a result, populations hit more frequently by hurricanes have larger toepads.
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Apr Animal sex pheromones evolve rapidly and predictably
Lizards develop a more attractive smell when competition is high and the chance of predation low.
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Apr YUFE empowers its virtual campus
Rather than mainly focusing on the time after Covid-19 - when physical mobility will be possible again - the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) Alliance emphasises the importance of online education.
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Mar "Spanish and Dutch systems already under intense pressure"
Antwerp researchers launch website to compare coronavirus impact per country.
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Mar UAntwerp leads COVID-19 taskforce
The University of Antwerp has launched Rapid European COVID-19 Emergency Research response (RECOVER), in collaboration with 9 international partners.
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Mar Junk food has negative effects on the gut microbiota of urban birds
The specificities of life in cities can induce a number of modifications in urban-dwelling animal populations, which include changes in body size, physiology and behaviour.

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