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Research Lauren Van den Broeck | Lauren Van den Broeck | University of Antwerp
Lauren Van den Broeck doctoral scholarship holder Research Lauren Van den Broeck Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Identification and validation of Leishmania infantum genes affecting sand fly vector transmission. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Leishmania p…
Research Sarah Hendrickx | Sarah Hendrickx | University of Antwerp
Sarah Hendrickx education coordinator Research Sarah Hendrickx Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise My PhD research focussed on unraveling the phenotypic and genotypic differences associated with drug resistance in Leismania parasites. To achieve this …
Malviya PARITOSH | Global Health Institute | University of Antwerp
Global Health Institute search menu search content Malviya PARITOSH Management of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India Thesis summary Background and rationale Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is a chronic infectious disease which poses a public health problem in the Indian sub…
27 February 2024 | Great Lakes of Africa Centre | University of Antwerp
Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content 27 February 2024 from 12:30 until 14:00 (CET) From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism: human, nature and materials in the sand and stone supply chain in Bukavu, DRC Sara Geenen, Bossissi Nkuba, and Divin-Luc Bikubanya Bukavu’s population ha…
Photo essay | From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism | University of Antwerp
From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism search menu search content Photo essay See and read the photo essay here Exhibition, Antwerp, 2025 The supply chain of construction materials: 28 pictures & 7 stories In 2024 photographer Robert Carrubba visually documented the supply chain of sand, stones, …
Coastal oceans as real-life knowledge base | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Coastal oceans as real-life knowledge base Alkalinity release from mineral dissolution or precipitation can be slow and often has a characteristic time scale of decades to centuries. However, some natural sites are known for their natural high alkalinity release…
Research Jan Staes | Jan Staes | University of Antwerp
Jan Staes guest prof. external funds - associate professor - senior researcher Research Jan Staes Research team Ecosphere Expertise Dr. Staes Jan has been working at the Ecosystem Management Research Group since 2002. In 2002-2004 he developed (and applied) a concept and methodology for the elaborat…
Project | From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism | University of Antwerp
From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism search menu search content Project EN In the project, we trace the value chain of sand and stones, manually extracted along Lake Kivu, transported to the city of Bukavu, and materially transformed into the city’s handmade architecture. Focusing on human la…
Paul Panda Farnana Prize | Global Engagement | University of Antwerp
Global Engagement search menu search content Paul Panda Farnana Prize Recipient academic year 2024-2025 Fanarenana Rehabilitation Centre Madagascar Partnership Since 2015, the University of Antwerp has partnered with the Fanarenana Rehabilitation Centre in Antananarivo, Madagascar, through the non-p…
Publications Wim De Kesel | Wim De Kesel | University of Antwerp
Wim De Kesel predoc researcher FWO Publications Wim De Kesel Antibodies against medically relevant arthropod-borne viruses in the ubiquitous African rodent Mastomys natalensis Source PLoS neglected tropical diseases - ISSN 1935-2735-18:9 (2024) p. 1-21 Author(s) Wim De Kesel, Bram Vanden Broecke, Be…
From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism | From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism | University of Antwerp
From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism search menu search content From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism Aiming for sustainable urbanization and better labor & environmental protection in Bukavu This project explores the value chain of sand and stones manually extracted from Lake Kivu, transpo…
About Stijn Temmerman | Stijn Temmerman | University of Antwerp
Stijn Temmerman professor About Stijn Temmerman Stijn Temmerman Contact Campus Drie Eiken Show email address Tel. +3232652313 Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL I am a Geographer studying impacts of global change on coasts and river landscapes, and how ecosystems and human society can mitigate a…
Overview past GLAC seminars | Great Lakes of Africa Centre | University of Antwerp
Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content Overview past GLAC seminars 8 May 2024: Embodied (after-)lives of rebellion: a case-study on ex-combatants in Burundi by Eliane Giezendanner 23 April 2024: Legacies of violence, status changes, and perceived education quality in Burundian schoo…
Research Guy Caljon | Guy Caljon | University of Antwerp
Guy Caljon research professor Research Guy Caljon Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise - In vitro and in vivo preclinical models of parasitic infectious diseases - Natural parasite transmission models using insect vectors - Imaging methods to study inf…
PotPunt | Reuse Lab | University of Antwerp
Reuse Lab search menu search content PotPunt Reducing disposable plastics in horticulture: growing pots A large amount of plastics are used in the horticultural sector. For example, plastic cultivation pots in Belgium already account for 63,000 tons of plastic waste per year. When all the one-year c…
Education | From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism | University of Antwerp
From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism search menu search content Education Teaching module on urbanization in the Global South, 2025 As part of the YUFE European University alliance, Handmade Urbanism developed a fully recorded teaching module on how cities are physically built and sustained —…
Ongoing projects | Institute of Development Policy | University of Antwerp
Institute of Development Policy search menu search content Ongoing projects Driving change The project explores how small-scale producers in the DRC can be better included in decision-making around mineral supply chains for electric-vehicle batteries, focusing on human rights, social, and environmen…
Historical Atlas of Antwerp | GIStorical Antwerp | University of Antwerp
GIStorical Antwerp search menu search content Historical Atlas of Antwerp Maps made by the GIStorical Antwerp team The GIStorical Antwerp team provided a series of maps for the Atlas of Antwerp. The GIStorical Antwerp team consists/consisted of Prof. dr. Tim Soens, Prof. dr. Iason Jongepier, Dr. Rog…
Research Sarah Katz-Lavigne | Sarah Katz-Lavigne | University of Antwerp
Sarah Katz-Lavigne teacher/tutor - senior researcher Research Sarah Katz-Lavigne Research team Development processes, actors and policies Expertise I hold a PhD in International Relations from the University of Groningen (Netherlands) and in International Affairs from Carleton University (Canada), w…
Biological diversity | Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO | University of Antwerp
Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Biological diversity How “Supergenes” Help Fish Evolve into New Species Cichlid fish research helps an international research team led by the University of Antwerp to unlock the secret of biological diversity Why are there so many dif…
Symposium: Learning from Bukavu | Institute of Development Policy | University of Antwerp
Institute of Development Policy search menu search content Symposium: Learning from Bukavu Wednesday 19 November 2025 | 14:00–18:00 CET | Live and online From Handmade Gravel to Handmade Urbanism “From Handmade Gravel to Handmade Urbanism” is a multidisciplinary project, funded by VLIRUOS and …
Research Hans De Boeck | Hans De Boeck | University of Antwerp
Hans De Boeck senior researcher Research Hans De Boeck Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Expertise * Setting up experiments to assess the impacts of climate change (including climate extremes) on ecosystems, as well as potential influences of plant community ch…
Outreach Sara Geenen | Sara Geenen | University of Antwerp
Sara Geenen professor Outreach Sara Geenen Article Inside Climate News Quoted in article "Chinese Miners Accused of Gold Pillage, Environmental Destruction in DRC" Seminar on Minerais de guerre, minerais de paix : quelles perspectives à l’Est de la RDC ? Egmont Institute and GLAC-IOB UAntwerp hos…
Outreach | From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism | University of Antwerp
From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism search menu search content Outreach Register for the symposium and opening of two exhibitions on 19 November 2025 Symposium and exhibitions, Antwerp, 2025 On 19 November 2025 we organize a symposium and two exhibitions in Antwerp. Programme 14:00 — Welcome…
PhD defences 2025 | Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences | University of Antwerp
Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences PhD defences 2025 PhD defences 2025 Integrated approaches for diagnosis and regional transmission control of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Rwanda - Isabel Cuella Martin (23/10/2025) Isabel Cuella Martin 23 October 2025, 4pm - 6pm Aula Janssen…