Elisabeth Jonckers Lab manager Research Elisabeth Jonckers Research team Bio-Imaging lab Expertise The use of in vivo imaging (MRI) to study neuroplasticity Seasonal neuroplasticity of visual and auditory system integration: an in vivo MRI study in starling. 01/04/2017 - 31/03/2018 Abstract Previous…

Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Stefanie Dens Stefanie Dens is a civil engineer-architect and urban designer. She is fascinated by complex urban projects and interdisciplinary collaborations. Design research is the basis for her practice and academic work, which is ma…

Pastoral Service search menu search content Reflection and liturgy Providing pastoral care for the liturgy is one of our core tasks. The ideal location for this? The Ignatius chapel, an “oasis of calm” amid the bustle of the Stadscampus. During Advent and Lent (the peak seasons of the liturgical…

AQuatic Urban ecosystems Alive search menu search content Belgium Beerse Laakland park (Antwerp, Belgium) Laakland park, located in Beerse, was created in 2024. Drivers of construction Historically, this area was an open valley with wet grasslands. The surrounding neighbourhood, located in the cente…

Ria Janvier emeritus occasional assignment Publications Ria Janvier Belgian Industrial Relations Law Source Brussel, Intersentia, 2025,104 p. Author(s) Patrick Humblet, Marc Rigaux, Ria Janvier, Inger De Wilde Citation link Patrick Humblet: a man for all seasons Source Brugge, die Keure, 2024,p. 287…

Inger De Wilde unpaid staff Publications Inger De Wilde Belgian Industrial Relations Law Source Brussel, Intersentia, 2025,104 p. Author(s) Patrick Humblet, Marc Rigaux, Ria Janvier, Inger De Wilde Citation link Patrick Humblet: a man for all seasons Source Brugge, die Keure, 2024,p. 287-667 Author(…

AQuatic Urban ecosystems Alive search menu search content Microclimate regulation by floodable parks The goal of this work package is to measure how water areas, floodable spaces, and vegetation help cool cities and improve local microclimates, especially during heat waves. The work plan for this wo…

AQuatic Urban ecosystems Alive search menu search content Biodiversity assessment in floodable parks The goal is to understand the functioning of floodable parks, how urban challenges—like pollution, extreme weather, and invasive species—affect the ecosystem and how to design and manage floodabl…

Architecture + Interior search menu search content Eva Storgaard Bio Eva Storgaard is a doctoral assistant at the Faculty of Design Sciences at the University of Antwerp. She obtained a PhD in architecture with the title The Architecture of Danish Modern. Empiricism. Craft. Organicism (2019). She is…

Pieter De Graef unpaid staff Publications Pieter De Graef Did urban manure nourish the country? Social consequences of fertiliser improvement in eighteenth-century Flemish farming Source Inequality and the City in the Low Countries (1200-2020) / Blondé, Bruno [edit.]; et al.-p. 63-78 Author(s) Piet…

Francisco Ivan Serrano Cano Predoc researcher FWO on the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) evolution. Research Francisco Ivan Serrano Cano Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Surveillance of RSV Evolution: Unravelling RSV Dynamics in the Era of Novel Prophylact…

Anna Worobiec domain coordinator Publications Anna Worobiec Effects of IR heating on distribution and transport of gaseous air pollutants in urban and mountain churches in Poland Source Journal of cultural heritage - ISSN 1296-2074-36 (2019) p. 200-209 Author(s) László Bencs, Zoya Spolnik, Anna Wo…

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…

Recharge search menu search content University of the Basque Country, Spain Principal investigator Aitor Larrañaga is the main researcher with a focus on understanding the impacts of human activities on stream communities. He uses a range of approaches, from laboratory experiments to field-based ob…

AQuatic Urban ecosystems Alive search menu search content Events Upcoming events Events timeline In this section, we provide detailed information on past and upcoming events, including conferences, workshops, and meetings, as well as key achievements for both the scientific and non-scientific commun…

Get to know UAntwerp search menu search content Master of Business Economics Juliana | Brazil 'High level university' Doing a master abroad has always been a dream for me. The choice of the country can be very tough, but Belgium has a great educational system, highly qualified universities and affor…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Climate change and leaf fall Climate change does not delay the start of autumn leaf coloration, but its speed With the start of autumn, as temperatures drop and days get shorter, leaf senescence takes place in deciduous trees. The process of leaf sene…

Environmental and Rural History of Urbanized Societies search menu search content Conference: Feeding the citizens? Programme Effects of Good Government in the countryside, c.1338-1339, Ambrogio Lorenzetti Harvesters, c.1565, Peter Bruegel the Elder Programme This programme might be subject to chang…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Midge monitoring along the Zeeschelde: short summary Published on 29/03/2024 Last updated on 02/09/2025 Midges Midges are small (1-5 mm) slender to robust, often dark-colored mosquitoes that are related to lake flies. 167 species occur naturally in Belgium, both …

Zhuxin Mao senior researcher Research Zhuxin Mao Research team Centre for Health Economics Research and Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CHERMID) Expertise My key research areas include health-related quality of life (HRQoL), health status measurement & evaluation and patient preference. I have bee…

μNEURO search menu search content µNEURO News - 2021 Highlights of 2021 Dr. Daniele Bertoglio wins the Laurent Vandendriessche Research Board Award. Prof. Vincent Timmerman receives award from the Queen Elisabeth Medical Foundation for Neurosciences. Progressive mitochondrial dysfunction is a comm…

Wendt Müller professor Family Ecology Unit Wendt Müller Current members As a team we aspire to achieve excellence in our research by fostering a supportive and inclusive research environment. PhD students Tim Andries (PhD) Sources of individual variation (in the mechanics) of feeding behaviour (jo…

Medicine and Health Sciences Doing a PhD Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Doing a PhD Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences attaches great importance to doctoral research. On average, there are 500 doctoral students working in the faculty's resear…

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…

Kim Van Hoorenbeeck assistant professor Research Kim Van Hoorenbeeck Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Expertise Pediatric pulmonology: asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, BPD, infections, sleep related breathing disorders Obesity and metabolic syndrome in chi…