A letter for Sinterklaas? Open letter to our students and colleagues Dear students and colleagues The 6 December will soon be upon us. As per annual tradition, Sinterklaas will gallop over our roofs on horseback. His helper then descends through the chimney and deposits gifts for children who have b…

Laboratory of Experimental Hematology search menu search content Meet our team Group Leader Prof. dr. Sébastien ANGUILLE Principal Investigators Prof. dr. Sébastien ANGUILLE Prof. dr. Eva LION Prof. dr. Peter PONSAERTS Prof. dr. Nathalie COOLS Prof. dr. em. Zwi BERNEMAN Postdoctoral Researchers Dr…

Linguistics Initiative search menu search content Tasks Find out what we stand for Facilitating communication between staff members and university leadership Linguini helps keep BAP/AAP members in the Linguistics Department connected with university leadership. Through our monthly (beautifully forma…

Patrick Dendale emeritus occasional assignment Activities : Details Patrick Dendale International activities : details A more detailed overview : Lectures and conferences abroad Lectures in ± 60 different cities, in 21 foreign countries, between 1989 and 2025: CROATIA : Split 2013 CYPRUS : Nicosia …

Science Faculty Research Day 5 February 2026 Faculty Research Day 5 February 2026 Meet the neighbours Of course, you have an outstanding knowledge of your research and the work of your colleagues in the same domain. You probably also have a good idea what other researchers in your department are doi…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 42 Non-vaccinated Belgians have more physical interactions August 24th 2021 Large majority of participants in the Great Corona Study spontaneously share vaccination status A large majority of vaccinated Belgians tell family and friends…

Linguapolis search menu search content Campusbabbels: good chats and grammar learning in one September 2025 The Faculty of Social Sciences (FSW) and Linguapolis have collaborated on a new initiative to provide additional opportunities for non-native academic staff to practise their Dutch: Campusbabb…

Testimony Patricia Stoop In the cold and snowy Spring semester of 2013-2014, I was honored to be offered the prestigious Brueghel Visiting Chair at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. During this period, I could consider the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, currently und…

Social Sciences Faculty Management Faculty Management At the head of the Faculty Management Team of the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) is, since September 2024, Dean Sven De Maeyer. He is assisted by Vice-Dean Peter Van Aelst (in charge of "Service to Society"), Heidi Vandebosch (Research) and Pet…

MONDO search menu search content MONDO hits the ground running UAntwerp is attracting more and more international students, researchers and professors. The social network MONDO aims to put them in touch with each other on an informal basis. The kick-off event for MONDO on 21 October 2019 attracted a…

Advanced master of Laboratory Medicine Learning outcomes Learning outcomes 1. The Master integrates the acquired knowledge, insights and practical skills in the domain of clinical chemistry, the domain of haematology and the domain of microbiology in order to fulfill the function of clinical biologi…

Communique lecture Filip Dewinter On Thursday 27 October, Filip Dewinter, Flemish MP for Vlaams Belang, gives a lecture in an auditorium at the University of Antwerp. Rector Herman Van Goethem explains why that lecture may take place at the university. Dear colleagues and students Dear all I am rece…

Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content News and updates The situation in Eastern DRC We are deeply concerned about the ongoing crisis in and around the Kivus, a region where many of our colleagues, friends, and research partners are actively engaged. The escalating insecurity is hav…

Heritage Practice Communities in a Digitized World search menu search content Successful networking visit to Prifysgol Abertawe/Swansea University As part of the programme of this SRN, it was always planned in the Autumn of 2025 for a group of researchers from the participating Flemish universities …

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 46 Elderly people still concerned about corona February 1st 2022 Almost half of participants in the last Great Corona Study think they will work from home more often in the future Corona no longer dominates news reports, but particular…

Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine - ANTwerp search menu search content . Plasma to help make chemistry sustainable Annemie Bogaerts (UAntwerp) and European colleagues receive prestigious ERC Synergy grant. See ERC Synergy Grant “SCOPE” website 25 October 2018 According t…

Patrick Dendale emeritus occasional assignment International Patrick Dendale International activity : overview Lectures abroad in 60 different cities in 21 countries (1989-2025) Five years as a senior lecturer-researcher at the University of Metz in France (1997-2002) Member of 7 doctoral juries and…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Invasive species in the Andes Invasive species in the Andes are surprisingly familiar One day, Jonas Lembrechts (Global Change Ecology, Reserach Group Plants and Ecosystems) received a beautifully illustrated book about the exotic flora of Chile from …

University Foundation for Development Cooperation (USOS) search menu search content Workshop global partnerships Tuesday, November 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at stadscampus Sign up here A fraction too much friction? Taking stock of academic partnerships bridging the North-South divide Academi…

Vincent Feyaerts Systems management expert in the ICT Department Vincent: "You get plenty of opportunities to follow training courses." “The University of Antwerp's ICT Department is quite big, and employs over 70 people. Because of this, we can adopt a more specialised approach. I used to work as…

Science for everyone search menu search content Researchers Offer for and by scientists The aim of the University of Antwerp, to awaken a wider audience’s interest in science and to introduce you to its impact on our lives, involves all of our scientists. Via the annual presentation and writing co…

Antwerp Doctoral School search menu search content Pitch your research Competence category E: Communication skills Content of the workshop Pitching requires grabbing the attention of your audience to get your message across in a just a short time. But who is your audience? Are you pitching a project…

Geert Molenberghs unpaid guest prof. Research Geert Molenberghs Research team A study of the impact of stopping rules on conventional estimation with probabilistic and approach theoretic techniques 01/10/2017 - 31/08/2020 Abstract In a sequential trial, the data collector is allowed to take intermed…

University of Antwerp Statement on the war in Ukraine The University of Antwerp is fully committed to peaceful co-operation and mutual understanding across borders. We therefore strongly condemn the aggression against Ukrainian sovereignty, and stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Despite…

Department of Chemistry search menu search content News and Calendar 25/03/25 - Francqui Chair - Prof Annemie Bogaerts - From the Sun to Plasma-TVS: Plasmas in Our Daily Life" On March 25 Professor Annemie Bogaerts gave an inaugural lecture on "Plasmas in our daily life" at UMONS, where she was appo…