Press releases - University of Antwerp

Press releases

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May Professor Koen De Feyter presents at the UN Working Group on the Right to Development
UN Human Rights Council decided to embark on the drafting of a legally binding instrument on the right to development. Professor Koen De Feyter gave an expert presentation.
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May Hippos help African lakes breathe
UAntwerp biologists find evidence that dwindling hippo numbers could lead to food crisis.
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May Photocatalysis removes pollutants from indoor air
Jeroen van Walsem (UAntwerp) develops innovative air purification reactor.
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Apr Antwerp researchers make anticancer medicines from wood
New process makes the production of pharmaceuticals more efficient and sustainable.
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Apr UAntwerp and partners fight against antibiotic resistance
UAntwerp, bioMérieux, and Wellcome Trust to coordinate VALUE-Dx, a European Public-Private Partnership to fight antimicrobial resistance through diagnostics.
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Mar Time Machine Launch imminent
UAntwerp, UGent and the City of Antwerp join forces for a prestigious European project?
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Mar UAntwerpen helps build a European University
Young Universities for the Future of Europe connects eight universities in as many countries.
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Feb Supercomputer boasts unparalleled computing power
UAntwerp/imec investment to open up new avenues for researchers.
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Dec 'Climate change likely to accelerate'
Natural climate buffers feeling effects of higher temperatures, UAntwerp biologists find.
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Nov Why lobbying is not always an obscure activity
Iskander De Bruycker (UAntwerp) analyzed whether media attention helps lobby groups.
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Nov Giraffe lives on among the students
Antwerp Zoo donates skeleton of deceased giraffe Dana to the University of Antwerp.
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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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