Global Change Ecology search menu search content Decades of dredging are pushing the Western Scheldt beyond its ecological limits Deploying dredged sediment for nature development and climate adaptation is key solution The Dutch Western Scheldt Estuary has been pushed onto an unsustainable trajector…

Artemis search menu search content Artemis-UA Advanced Research Tools for Environmental studies in an open Mapping Infrastructure for old maps of the Scheldt valley Introduction In recent years, Europe has experienced a wave of floods: large parts of Central Europe (September 2024), Valencia (Septem…

Non Written Output search menu search content A-passages A-passages. Left bank. Crossing the Scheldt River. In the tradition of the major international ideas competitions on urban development in Antwerp, the Antwerp city architect launched an ideas competition in early 2017 about the future of the L…

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…

Shock Cities search menu search content General information Region Late medieval county of Flanders The studied region, the County of Flanders in the 14th century, is characterised by a highly urbanised landscape. Together with northern-Italy, it is considered as the most urbanised region in late me…

MONDO search menu search content Mathilde Falcou-Préfol My name is Mathilde Falcou-Préfol, and I come from France. I am currently a joint PhD candidate at the Department of Biology at UAntwerpen and at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at UGent working on the development of methods to detect m…

Virtual technology for resilient fortification heritage search menu search content Historical reconstruction Lillo fortress in 1639 Lillo fortress, a short history Lillo fortress was built in the turbulent area of the so called 'eighty years war' (1568-1648) when several provinces of Low Countries r…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Experimental Facilities - Lippenbroek At Lippenbroek, a restoration technique that combines safety and ecology on an embanked site with an elevation far below mean high water, is tested. This pilot project is a flood control area (FCA) with a controlled reduced t…

Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Privatizing Urban Planning An Examination of the Role of Transferable Development Rights (TDRs) in Flanders from a Comparative Perspective The Flemish Government aims to limit fragmented landscapes. Its credo goes: "keep open space free…

Stefan Van Damme unpaid staff Publications Stefan Van Damme Macro Plastic Modelling in the Scheldt Estuary Source 40th IAHR World Congress, AUG 21-25, 2023, Vienna, AUSTRIA- (2023) p. 1380-1386 Author(s) W. A. Breugem, Bert Teunkens, K. Chu, T. I. Koutrouveli, Stefan van Damme, B. Decrop Citation li…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Experiments and observation Advanced research infrastructure GCE is an active partner in multiple European ecological infrastructure networks. We host advanced experimental infrastructure to study global change impacts on both terrestrial and aquatic …

Patrick Meire emeritus occasional assignment Publications Patrick Meire Zooplankton in and out of a Controlled Reduced Tide (CRT) estuarine system Source Wetlands: journal of the Society of Wetland Scientists - ISSN 0277-5212-46:4 (2026) p. 1-8 Author(s) Anaelle Bernard, Tom Maris, Frederic Azemar, …

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Nature-based solutions Nature-based solutions The Global Change Ecology Centre has a strong focus on research on nature-based solutions. A prime example is our strong involvement in research on the Sigmaplan, the large scale wetland restoration progra…

Tom Cox senior researcher Research Tom Cox Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Capturing Suspended Particulate Matter Evolution in Estuaries: Sustaining Vital Ecosystems. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Suspended Particulate Matter(SPM) is at the core of estuarine functionin…

Stefan Van Damme unpaid staff Research Stefan Van Damme Research team Quantification and characterization of the plastic flux in the Scheldt, with a view to an efficient remediation of this waste problem. 01/02/2018 - 31/01/2022 Abstract his research initially aims to quantify the plastic flux on th…

Tom Maris researcher Research Tom Maris Research team Ecosphere Concept Study for the Restoration of the Alluvial Demer Valley between Herkenrode and Webbekom. 04/12/2025 - 03/12/2026 Abstract The project involves the development of an integrated vision for the restoration of the alluvial Demer Vall…

Maede Gazor unpaid staff Publications Maede Gazor Intertidal areas as accommodation space for suspended sediments case study : Scheldt Estuary Source Antwerpen, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 2025,xiii, 213 Author(s) Maede Gazor, Patrick Meire Citation link More fr…

MONDO search menu search content Bocadero summer bar 18 August 2022 In August we got together to catch up over a drink and some tasty snacks at Bocadero Summer Bar, a beautiful location with a view on the Scheldt. Enjoy some pictures of the sunny evening Bocadero 1 Bocadero 2 Bocadero 3 Bocadero 4 B…

Cory Fletcher doctoral scholarship holder Publications Cory Fletcher Understanding flood governance in the Dutch‐Flemish Scheldt estuary : an evolutionary governance perspective Source Ocean and society - ISSN 2976-0925-2 (2025) p. 1-26 Author(s) Corinne Vitale, Ann Crabbé, Sander Meijerink, Cory…

Patrick Meire emeritus occasional assignment Research Patrick Meire Research team Ecosphere Expertise Ecological investigations in aquatic and wetland ecosystems. Vegetation mapping. Physico-chemical and biological (BBI) analysis of water quality. Dienstverlening in het kader van het project "Evalua…

Sustainable water management search menu search content Ecology Ecology The Department of Biology, Research Group ECOBE, has long standing expertise on studies of management, biogeochemistry and ecology of wetlands, aquatic ecosystems and estuaries. Research is focused on multiple-scales: from small…

Stijn Temmerman professor Research Stijn Temmerman Research team Ecosphere Expertise Stijn Temmerman and his team are specialized in the ecology and geomorphology of coastal and estuarine systems, in particular tidal wetlands (marshes and mangroves): How they function through interactions between ti…

Roy Münstermann doctoral scholarship holder Publications Roy Münstermann Rapid macrobenthos colonization of newly created intertidal habitat in the Hedwige-Prosper Polder managed realignment site (Scheldt estuary, Belgium, the Netherlands) Source Estuarine, coastal and shelf science - ISSN 0272-77…

Press releases and news “We want to stay one step ahead of cyber fraudsters” AdvanThink and the University of Antwerp join forces for a new chair on fraud detection Publication date 12 May 2026 The “peaceful bonobo” myth may be overstated New research suggests our famous ape contrast isn’t…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Citizen science and communication Citizen science and communication We put strong value on reaching on out with our science to the public. We participate in multiple annual public science events, such as Day of Science, Children's University and Studi…