Global Health Institute search menu search content Rawlance Ndejjo Cardiovascular disease prevention in Mukono and Buikwe districts in Uganda: evidence to implementation PhD summary Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the number one cause of death globally, disproportionately affects low- and middle- inco…

Where to live in Antwerp? Campus location The University of Antwerp has four campuses. Depending on your choice of study or your workplace, you will be based either in the city centre or in one of the green outer districts. Check your campus location to ensure your room or house is nearby Districts …

Kristof Loockx postdoc researcher FWO Research Kristof Loockx Research team Centre for Urban History Expertise Maritime history - Stadsgeschiedenis - History of Atlantic port cities - History of migration - Social history - University history - History of the Flemish movement Rethinking 'sailortown'…

SPICES search menu search content Publications Academic publications Aerts, N., Le Goff, D., Le Reste, J.Y., Van Bogaert, P., Peremans, L., Musinguzi, G., Van Royen, P., & Bastiaens, H. Systematic review of international clinical guidelines for the promotion of physical activity for the primary prev…

SPICES search menu search content Conferences Conference presentations and talks held in 2020 Public Health England, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Conference 2020, 6 February - A poster ‘Heart Health without a Doctor' Conference presentations and talks in 2019 International EFPC conference (Se…

Joachim De Weerdt associate professor CWIQ Joachim De Weerdt CORE WELFARE INDICATOR QUESTIONNAIRE (CWIQ) CWIQ currently constitutes one of the largest socio-economic household survey databases on Tanzania. Between 2003-2009 roughly 20,000 households in 35 different districts were interviewed to obta…

Residence Permit Upon arrival in Belgium, you will have to apply for a residence permit or declaration of presence at the local government office in your place of residence. The residence card entitles you to reside/live in Belgium for a fixed period of time. You can leave and return to Belgium unti…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Housseini DOLO Onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis in Mali: preparedness for mass drug administration interruption and morbidity management Summary Onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are neglected tropical diseases (NTD) that affect mi…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Esther BUREGYEYA Challenges in implementing tuberculosis infection control measures in health facilities, Uganda Thesis summary Background: Tuberculosis (TB) infection control (IC) is growing in importance because of the association of TB with HIV a…

Research group for Urban Development search menu search content The Fit City Moving is more than going from A to B. Sometimes moving is indeed taking the shortest route, getting to your appointment on time, or joining the red light. But moving around the neighborhood is above all, strolling through …

Residence permit for staff staying more than 90 days First registration and living in Antwerp First registration and NOT living in Antwerp Renewal of residence permit Change of status Deregister before returning First registration and living in Antwerp or one of its districts During the first days a…

Stijn Verbeke principal research fellow Research Stijn Verbeke Research team Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings Expertise Expert on energy performance of buildings regulations and modeling methods, part-time employed at both University of Antwerp and VITO. Developing methodologies …

Housing Looking for a student room in Antwerp? You can do so via the private market or via the university. Did you know that in some cases you can also get a student housing allowance? Or would you like more information on student rent legislation? Discover the information on student housing below. …

Kristof Loockx postdoc researcher FWO About Kristof Loockx Kristof Loockx Contact Stadscampus Show email address Sint-Jacobsmarkt 13 2000 Antwerpen, BEL Dr. Kristof Loockx’s scholarship focuses on the intersections of social, maritime, migration and urban history in the 19th and 20th centuries. He…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Geofrey MUSINGUZI Epidemiology, awareness, health seeking behaviour and capacity of health systems to deal with Hypertension in a Ugandan rural context Thesis summary Background The burden of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa is substa…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Patrick MITASHI Novel diagnostic tests for human African trypanosomiasis: what is their role in primary health care services? Thesis summary Introduction The control of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is mainly based on active case detection (i.…

Design Sciences Hub search menu search content News Follow our latest updates here Sven Verbruggen op Hoogbouwdebat Steeds meer mensen gaan in de steden wonen. Dat is een trend die we niet alleen in Vlaanderen, maar internationaal terugzien. Wat wil dat zeggen? Dat we denser zullen moeten gaan bouwe…

Kristof Loockx postdoc researcher FWO Publications Kristof Loockx 'Die ruwe bonken van het Waasland': het zeemansleven van Benoit Deyaert uit Stekene (1869-1911) Source D'Euzie. Tijdschrift van de Heemkundige Kring voor Groot-Stekene - ISSN 2031-5651-43:3 (2024) p. 66-74 Author(s) Kristof Loockx Cit…

Hilde Bastiaens professor Publications Hilde Bastiaens The perception of parents and teachers about intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in school children in a semi-rural area of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo Source Malaria journal - ISSN 1475-2875-16 (2017) p. Author(s) Ju…

Henry van de Velde search menu search content Athina Moroglou Bio Athina is a doctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp and at CIRIEC Belgium. As a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (H2020 MSCA-ITN) fellow within the European ASTRA project, she undertakes interdisciplinary research at the inter…

Design Sciences Hub search menu search content Retrofit Tool for energy-neutral district architecture Click here to enter our Mural board for May 18th 'retrofitter' workshop. Climate change, and the objective to substantially reduce CO2 emissions, forces us to rethink the design our cities and build…

MONDO search menu search content Jaume Alonso My name is Jaume Alonso and I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Mathematics. I work in dynamical systems: my goal is to understand how things change with time. I’m born and raised in Barcelona, but during my studies I have also lived in…

Global Health Institute search menu search content News and updates Platform supports outreach activities on Landslide Risk Research At the beginning of February 2018, a series of outreach activities were undertaken in the framework of the VLIR-UOS South Initiative ‘Enhancing community-based natur…

Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Covering the ring road of Antwerp: a neighbourhood-oriented approach Within the framework of the “Over de Ring” design process, various design teams worked in a co-creative process to develop both a long-term vision for the complete…

Henry van de Velde search menu search content Healthy corridors as drivers of social housing neighbourhoods for the co-creation of social, environmental and marketable NBS Project URBiNAT focuses on the regeneration and integration of deprived social housing urban developments through an innovative …