Press releases - University of Antwerp

Press releases

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Oct Scientist secures place in Periodic Table of Younger Chemists
Sammy Verbruggen (UAntwerp) awarded a place in select group of promising young chemists.
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Oct Plasma to help make chemistry sustainable
Annemie Bogaerts (UAntwerp) and European colleagues receive prestigious ERC Synergy grant.
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Oct Spaceflight has impact on cosmonauts' brains
A trip into space impacts the brain of a space traveller, according to new international research, led by the University of Antwerp.
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Oct Fish that are thrown back ingest less food
Holes in fishes' jaws caused by fishing hooks reduces their suction power, making it more difficult for them to ingest food.
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Oct Komida restaurants get bigger and greener
Past Summer the University of Antwerp invested heavily in student restaurants capacity.
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Sep Cooking shows can encourage healthy eating behaviour
Scientists at KU Leuven and UAntwerp conducting research into children's cooking shows.
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Sep UAntwerp to teach international students how to cycle safely
Cycling is not straightforward for everyone. That's why UAntwerp is teaching international students how to cycle safely on 19 September.
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Sep Spin-off Aloxy raises €2M to launch its IoT solution
Aloxy, a spin-off of imec and the University of Antwerp, that develops plug-andplay Internet of Things technology for the process and chemical industry, closes its Series A funding.
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Sep New technology improves diagnosis after brain scan
University of Antwerp leading major European project to increase MRI scan efficiency.
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Aug Whole world represented at summer university
Antwerp Summer University welcomes more than 400 participants taking a range of intensive courses
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Jul "Small lizards more likely to survive hurricanes"
Anthony Herrel (UAntwerp) studied a population of lizards before and after the passage of two hurricanes.
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Jul Spin-off Hysopt raises 1.9 million euros in capital increase
Hysopt, an Antwerp start-up and spin-off of the University of Antwerp, has strengthened its capital position.
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Jul World's first animals caused global warming
The evolution of Earth's first animals more than 500 million years ago caused global warming, new research from UAntwerp and other universities shows.
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Jun Artificial intelligence reveals authors of anonymous 19th-century texts on evolution
With the help of modern AI software, Koen Tanghe (UGent) and Mike Kestemont (UAntwerpen) have revealed the authors of two early papers on evolution.
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Jun Body armour guards against dehydration, not just predators
Research by Chris Broeckhoven (UAntwerp) reveals function of lizards' scales.

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