The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 28 One in five carries more than two extra corona kilos January 14th 2021 UAntwerp’s Great Corona Study shows that most travellers comply with quarantine rules The corona crisis certainly has an impact on many people’s weight. This…

IOF NANO search menu search content Specimen Preparation Since electrons only penetrate without too much energy spread through a maximum thickness of some hundred nanometer of solid material, samples for TEM have to be thinned to below this limit. Thinning methods depend on the material and the obse…

Electron microscopy for materials science search menu search content Specimen Preparation Since electrons only penetrate without too much energy spread through a maximum thickness of some hundred nanometer of solid material, samples for TEM have to be thinned to below this limit. Thinning methods de…

MONDO search menu search content PAKT tour & picnic 27 June 2024 In June, we saw the city of Antwerp from a different angle via a roof farm visit at PAKT. We learned about the farm and enjoyed a magnificent view! Afterwards we had a picnic nearby. PAKT1 PAKT2 PAKT3 PAKT4 PAKT5 PAKT6 PAKT7 PAKT8 PAKT…

International cooperation search menu search content Sustainability Across Borders International Projects on Sustainability Building a sustainable future With the BIP on Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure and Buildings Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Applied Ecohydrology Water challenges and ec…

Centre for Population, Family and Health search menu search content Center for Population, Family and Health Vision The Center for Demography, Family and Health conducts major and policy-supporting studies in the fields of social demography and sociology of the family, well-being and health. We aim …

Medicine and Health Sciences History History RUCA and UIA Antwerp started offering university degree programmes in 1965 in a context of academic expansion and the associated democratisation of higher education. From that moment on, it was possible to study Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics in Antwerp…

Pierre Van Damme emeritus with assignment Publications Pierre Van Damme Understanding key factors affecting HPV vaccination programmes and identifying interventions to strengthen HPV vaccination programmes in LMICs Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,297 p.…

Sibyl Anthierens associate professor - senior researcher Publications Sibyl Anthierens What do physiotherapists find useful in e-learning interventions to improve their knowledge, attitudes and beliefs on low back pain management : a nested qualitative study from an educational randomized clinical t…

Nettah Yoeli-Rimmer unpaid staff Research Nettah Yoeli-Rimmer Research team Antwerp Centre for Digital humanities and literary Criticism (ACDC) Cities of concrete: literature, film and urbanization in the Franco period (1939-1975). 01/10/2018 - 30/09/2021 Abstract From the late 1940s, cities in Spai…

Maha Salloum senior researcher Publications Maha Salloum Within-host mathematical models to study antibody kinetics after the prophylactic Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Source Vaccine - ISSN 0264-410X-64 (2025) p. 1-10 Author(s) Irene García-Fogeda, Steven Abrams, Stijn Vanh…

Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden full professor Publications Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden Malaria-malnutrition interaction : prevalence, risk factors, and the impact of intermittent preventive therapy for malaria on nutritional status of school-age children in Muheza, Tanga, Tanzania - a cross-sectional s…

Gwen Lemey Project coordinator Publications Gwen Lemey Advancing ethical responsibility in global health research : developing and evaluating an ancillary care policy in a resource-constrained setting Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2025,209 p. Author(…

Death care search menu search content Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death Online book club on the book by Susana Monsó Our project facilitates an online book club on the book Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death by Susana Monsó. We hope that this fascinating book provides a starti…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 21 More than half of students staying in student rooms go home for the weekend October 9th 2020 UAntwerp’s Great Corona Study asked about possible psychological support UAntwerp’s bi-weekly Great Corona Study shows that 11.1% of pa…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 29 Almost 9 in 10 parents find practising several hobbies important January 26th 2020 Lack of public restrooms puts a damper on outdoor activities for participants of the Great Corona Study Half of children practice at least two group …

Law and Development search menu search content Collaboration Collaboration In light of its research mission, the Law and Development research group collaborates with academic partners, both at the national and the international level. It was one of the driving partners behind the foundation of the L…

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…

André Klaassen researcher Research André Klaassen Research team Centre for Urban History Welfare Metropolis: transport integration and regional fragmentation in Greater Stockholm Region. 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2025 Abstract The turn of the 19th century saw the dawn of a welfare revolution across Weste…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 38 More Belgians are going abroad this summer June 1st 2021 Quarter of young adults say they will not book a trip until vaccination appointment is booked Compared to last year, more Belgians will travel abroad. July is the most popular…

Ynke Larivière senior researcher Publications Ynke Larivière “We have to amplify what we saw at EBOVAC” : assessing participant perceptions, attitudes, and acceptability of an ancillary care policy in an Ebola vaccine trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a mixed methods study Source …

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 27 Almost nine in ten say they will respect the rules on New Year’s Eve December 30th 2020 Participants of the Great Corona Study don’t have much hope for the spring holidays We shake hands or kiss a little more often, but at Chris…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 23 More than one in five still have symptoms after two months November 9th 2020 Analysis of the Great Corona Study shows that virus is now very close to many people The coronavirus is close to many people’s hearts: 65% of participant…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 41 Travellers think the Dutch are least likely to comply with corona measures July 27th 2021 Large majority of participants in the Great Corona Study want mandatory vaccination of health care staff A large majority of Belgians who have…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 32 36% think the circumstances at their workplace are safer today March 9th 2021 23% of participants in the Great Corona Study still have at least one symptom four months after infection Fatigue and shortness of breath are the most com…