Death care search menu search content Death care What about the dead in times of climate crisis, pandemics, and multiculturalism? Sooner or later, death becomes part of everybody's life. Often, conversations after death concern mourning or care for the people left behind by the deceased. But what ca…

Care and the natural living environment search menu search content Outdoor Care Greening of healthcare facilities The Outdoor Care project is about customised greening of healthcare facilities, based on the idea that nature has a beneficial effect on health. In the first place for patients, but also…

Death care search menu search content Dealing with Human Remains This lecture is in the past. It took place in Dutch. Did you miss the lecture? E-mail emma.moormann@uantwerpen.be to receive a link to the recording. On the opening night we delve into one of the most fundamental questions of death car…

Death care search menu search content The Green Death This lecture is in the past. It took place in Dutch. Did you miss the lecture? E-mail emma.moormann@uantwerpen.be to receive a link to the recording. The popularity of ecological burial methods is on the rise. Humusation or resomation are conside…

Pastoral Care Mourad Berhili function expert tel: +3232651486 Show email address Xenia Geysemans function expert tel: +3232654618 Show email address Ken Hendrickx function expert tel: +3232654624 Show email address Anton Milh function Show email address Johan Vanhoutte function expert Show email add…

Death care search menu search content Intercultural Rituals and Death Care This lecture is in the past. It took place in Dutch. Did you miss the lecture? E-mail emma.moormann@uantwerpen.be to receive a link to the recording. Different cultural and religious traditions employ different rituals and pr…

Death care search menu search content Death Care in Times of Crisis This lecture is in the past. Did you miss the lecture? E-mail emma.moormann@uantwerpen.be to receive a link to the recording. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted our burial practices: funerals were to be held in small parties, online, o…

Death care search menu search content *** This symposium will take place in Dutch. *** On Tuesday the 21 of October our first yearly symposium will take place. During this event, our researchers present their insights and hope to foster dialogue with and between participants. This symposium is broad…

Death care search menu search content People In our project, we are trying to bring together many people and organizations involved in sustainable death care. The research in our project is conducted by a research team in which three institutions are represented: University of Antwerp, KU Leuven and…

Death care search menu search content Publications 2025 De groene dood (essay in Dutch) Uitgeverij Letterwerk - ISBN 9789083567402 Katrien Schaubroeck Link to the website of the publisher Art–science collaborations in biotechnology research: a transdisciplinary approach In Trends in biotechnology:…

JACARDI search menu search content Care pathways in general practices Nearly 30% of Belgians report having at least one chronic condition, such as diabetes or cardiovascular diseases. To maintain a good quality of life, these patients require medical follow-up by a healthcare provider in a general p…

Care and the natural living environment search menu search content Care and the natural living environment From 2019 the Chair Care and the natural living environment will focus on research, education and services regarding a better connection between primary health care and the natural living envir…

Advanced master of Youth Health Care Advanced Master of Youth Health Care Advanced Master of Youth Health Care This programme is taught in Dutch. On these pages, and for informational purposes only, we provide basic information about this programme in English. To find out more, we kindly refer you t…

Care and the natural living environment search menu search content Inauguration chair 'Care and the natural environment' Programme inauguration Chair 'Care and the natural living environment' Practical info Wednesday 28 March 2018 on Campus Drie Eiken Building O, room O5 Start: 16:00 h. Reception at…

Death care search menu search content News & Events Stay in touch Subscribe to our newsletter On 3 April 2025, Katrien Schaubroeck will give a publicly accessible Spectrum lecture at the University of Antwerp entitled De groene dood: ecologisch denken over uitvaart (in Dutch). More information and r…

Death care search menu search content Societal partners These are the societal stakeholders represented in our societal advisory board: Funebra (National Federation of the Funeral Industries) Lieve Hiel (sector consultant) Uitvaartunie Vlaanderen (Flemish Union of Funeral Industries) FIAT-IFTA (Worl…

Well-being: we care At UAntwerp, the well-being of our students and staff is something we take very seriously. We pay attention to the needs of each individual and want to create a work and study environment where everyone feels at home. We care. A safe work and study environment At UAntwerp, we wor…

Death care search menu search content Research team University of Antwerp Faculty of Law – research group Personal Rights and Property Rights Hanne Dielis Hanne is a doctoral researcher in health law at the University of Antwerp. During her studies, she focused on euthanasia, with a particular emp…

University Fund search menu search content Death Care What about the dead in times of climate crisis, pandemics, and multiculturalism? Cares for Tomorrow Everyone comes into contact with death sooner or later. This is why the funeral industry is fundamental to our society. Yet one question often rem…

Death care search menu search content Juridical challenges Work package 1 Background The legal research within the Death Care project focuses on the challenges concerning death care in a sustainable and super-diverse society. In our rapidly evolving society, preferences surrounding funerals have bec…

Contact a care coordinator For more information, you can contact STIP or send an e-mail to specialfacilities@uantwerpen.be. Do you need an appointment with the care coordinator? Call or visit STIP. If you have an appointment and you can't be present, please notify STIP at least 24hrs in advance. Car…

Care and the natural living environment search menu search content Events - Chair Care and the natural living environment Events Inauguration Chair 'Care and the natural living environment' 28 March from 16:00 h. Campus Drie Eiken - University of Antwerp Participation is free, but registration is ma…

Care and the natural living environment search menu search content Contact - Chair Care and the natural living environment Contact Hans Keune Campus Drie Eiken Universiteitsplein 1 D.R.307 2610 Wilrijk België GSM: 0491 62 14 05 hans.keune@uantwerpen.be Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies…

Centre for Research and Innovation in Care search menu search content Centre for Research and Innovation in Care CRIC Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC) is a research group affiliated with the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universi…

Care and the natural living environment search menu search content About the Chair Care and the natural living environment Chair "Care and the natural living environment" During three years this Chair will be financed by the Provincie Antwerpen and build on the on-going project “Green light” (se…