Jana Goyens unpaid staff Research Jana Goyens Research team Functional Morphology Expertise Balance control is essential for animals that walk or run. Sensing the position and movement of the own body is crucial in this regard. The inner ear houses a small organ, the vestibular system, that senses r…

Lab for Equilibrium Investigations and Aerospace search menu search content Space research Publications Brains in space: impact of microgravity and cosmic radiation on the CNS during space exploration (2025) Integrating vestibular and visual cues for verticality perception (2025) Optimizing transcra…

European Conference on X-ray Spectrometry search menu search content Social programme Wednesday afternoon (June 29): Boat trip on the City Canals Wednesday afternoon (June 29): Guided tour in the city Thursday evening (June 30): Conference diner at the 'Halve Maan' Brewery Visit the City Museums Coo…

MONDO search menu search content De Ruien 25 May 2022 Let's discover the darkest corners of the underground water system of Antwerp and immerse ourselves in a piece of Antwerp's subterranean history! We will visit De Ruien, with its old vaults from the Middle Ages, canals, bridges, sewers and drains…

Biophysics and Biomedical Physics search menu search content Rabbit (New Zealand White) Rabbit middle and inner ear models The middle and inner ear data and models available on this website are free for non-commercial scientific use, under the explicit condition that in any derivative works, either …

Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Timon Neels Timon holds a Master’s degree in Geography and Geomatics from Ghent University (2025). He is passionate about the interaction between people and nature and uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze spatial data …

Lab for Equilibrium Investigations and Aerospace search menu search content Space research SPIN-D The primary aim of this research was to examine the impacts of various anti-motion medications on the vestibular system and their effects on cognitive functions, with the ultimate goal of identifying a …

Henk Blom unpaid guest prof. Publications Henk Blom Prevalence of endolymphatic hydrops herniation into the semicircular canals in primary hydropic ear disease : correlation with clinical and radiologic parameters Source American journal of neuroradiology - ISSN 0195-6108-46:8 (2025) p. 1688-1695 Au…

Camilla Domenighini doctoral scholarship holder Research Camilla Domenighini Research team Business and Law European Training and research network on Autonomous Barges for Smart Inland Shipping (AUTOBarge). 01/03/2025 - 28/02/2026 Abstract Europe's waterways are a vital resource that we have underus…

TURQUOISE search menu search content Activities Seminar: Water level management: monitoring, modeling, and management (November 10, 2022) Water management in Flanders faces major challenges to better adapt society to increasingly frequent weather extremes. The Flemish landscape is drained on a large…

Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings search menu search content Sustainability assessment Research Assessing the sustainability of a building, product or service over its entire life cycle requires fundamental understanding of both LCA and LCCA methodology and the subject of the stud…

Hic Sunt Dracones search menu search content Toponyms Place names or toponyms are used to name particular features of the landscape. The word 'toponym' can be etymologically explained by the ancient Greek words for place (topos) and name (onyma) (1,2). From a linguistic point of view, they are empty…

Stefan Van Damme unpaid staff Research Stefan Van Damme Research team Quantification and characterization of the plastic flux in the Scheldt, with a view to an efficient remediation of this waste problem. 01/02/2018 - 31/01/2022 Abstract his research initially aims to quantify the plastic flux on th…

Business and Economics Double degree in Sustainability Engineering with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Double degree in Sustainability Engineering with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Want to enhance your versatility, career opportunities, and interdisciplinary knowledge, while saving time compared to ea…

Wouter Verheyen professor Research Wouter Verheyen Research team Business and Law Expertise In 2019 Verheyen became research professor at Antwerp University with a research agenda on sustainable platform economy, aimed at reconciling social, economic and environmental sustainability. Verheyen superv…

Christa Sys professor Research Christa Sys Research team Transport and Regional Economics Expertise My research focuses on business economics in the maritime sector and by extension the maritime ecosystem (incl. hinterland connections). Further research interests: • Transport economics: expertise …

Jacques Tempere professor Research Jacques Tempere Research team Theory of quantum systems and complex systems Expertise Theoretical physics, in particular quantum mechanics and many-body physics. The main areas of application are quantum gases, superfluidity and superconductivity, the quantum theor…

Dirk Snyders emeritus with assignment Research Dirk Snyders Research team Expertise Electrophysiological analysis and Patch clamp. Elucidating the pathogenicity of genetic variants of uncertain significance in Brugada syndrome patients by functional modelling in hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes and zebr…

Functional Morphology search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects Functional morphology. 01/10/2025 - 30/09/2030 Abstract As a researcher at the Laboratory for Functional Morphology, I study how the anatomy and mechanical properties of animal bodies are adapted to the functions the…

Theory of quantum systems and complex systems search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Tuning exciton-polaritons in Van der Waals heterostructures. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract The study of excitons in two-dimensional materials is rapidly evolving, with promising applications in fiel…

Business and Law search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Regulating Traffic Conflicts in Urban Neighborhoods through Dynamic Data-Driven Solutions (Microreg). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028 Abstract Micromobility holds promises for improving zero emission urban mobility and increasing urban ac…

Peter Aerts emeritus with assignment Research Peter Aerts Research team Functional Morphology Expertise Kinesiological analyses. Belgian Alliance for Biomechanics. 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2029 Abstract The Belgian Alliance for Biomechanics (BAB) originates from the fundamental belief that the science of …

Medicine and Health Sciences Public defences 2021 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research Public defences 2021 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research The role of the primary health care system in prevention, control and elimination of …

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects AQuatic Urban ecosystems Alive (AQUAlive). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028 Abstract Cities face challenges from climate change (like floods and droughts) and urban sprawl (such as the Urban Heat Island effect and pollution). These issues threate…

Lieven Bervoets full professor Research Lieven Bervoets Research team Ecosphere Expertise For more than 30 years, I have mainly been carrying out field ecotoxicological research on the bioavailability and effects of micropollutants on both aquatic and terrestrial organisms. We mainly look at the eff…