Science Key Research Domains Key Research Domains The Faculty of Science has specified eight key research domains of science. They serve as a focus for research funding and cooperation with industry. The eight key research domains of the faculty are: Ecology and the environment Integrated -omics Neu…

Isabel Witvrouwen unpaid staff Research Isabel Witvrouwen Research team Exercise epigenomics: microRNA as biomarker of exercise-induced cardiovascular adaptation. 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2022 Abstract MicroRNAs are negative regulators of gene expression by inhibition of mRNA translation in the cell cytop…

Andrew Maas emeritus occasional assignment Research Andrew Maas Research team Expertise Large database with individual patient data of traumatic brain injuries (IMPACT database). Individualized targeted management in neurocritical care. 01/10/2009 - 31/07/2012 Abstract Neurocritical care has become …

STRATEGO search menu search content STRATEGO's Outreach Activities In terms of outreach, STRATEGO aims to foster the dialogue between the academic world and society, including policymakers at all levels of government, civil servant professionals, private sector practitioners, civil society actors, s…

Cultural Management and Cultural Policy search menu search content International Training Programme "Designing Futures" is an international leadership program for leaders in the cultural and creative industries. It is an international leadership program specifically developed for professionals and e…

Sustainable Development and Global Justice search menu search content Programme structure Sustainable Development and Global Justice is designed to bring together a very diverse student body in a highly interactive environment that aims to stimulate the participants’ own work and research. The pro…

Eveline Dirinck assistant professor Research Eveline Dirinck Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) INTERPLAY WITHIN THE DAY: optimizing intra-day glucose control by intervening on the day-to-day 24-hour movement behavior patterns in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus…

Tess De Bruyne guest lecturer - senior researcher - project coordinator Research Tess De Bruyne Research team Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis - Pharmaceutical Technology (NatuRAPT) Support maintenance scientific equipment. 01/01/2005 - 31/12/2005 Abstract Researcher(s) Promoter: De Bru…

Rector elections Two candidates battle it out for rectorship On 8 March we’ll (probably) know who’ll be succeeding Herman Van Goethem Koen Augustyns or Herwig Leirs: one of these professors will be the new rector of the University of Antwerp as of 1 September. From 4 to 8 March, all students and…

University Fund search menu search content Establish a named fund A fund can be established in various ways and serve different purposes, such as: Advancing knowledge within a specific research domain Awarding prizes or scholarships to selected students Financing research equipment Enabling study tr…

Iryn Bijker researcher Research Iryn Bijker Research team Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS) Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Lead white speciation: a technical marker for dating paintings and paint layers. 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2025 Abstract Recent developments in chemical imagin…

Jan Bouckaert full professor - chair of Board of Governors My website Jan Bouckaert Horizontal subcontracting and intermittent power generation Horizontal Subcontracting and Intermittent Power Generation Intermittent power sources enable firms to reduce costs by horizontally subcontracting generatio…

Alanna Spiteri senior researcher Research Alanna Spiteri Research team VIB CMN - Laboratory For Gut-Immune-Brain Axis Research Expertise I am a neuroimmunologist with over seven years of experience investigating how immune cells contribute to brain inflammation and degeneration. My research combines…

Konrad Rudnicki academic interim staff ZAP - senior researcher - guest prof. external funds Research Konrad Rudnicki Research team Media, ICT and interpersonal relations in Organisations and Society (MIOS) Centre for Philosophical Psychology Expertise My main research interest is the application of …

Ultracentrifugation search menu search content Consortium - Analytical ultracentrifugation consortium Ultracentrifugation Consortium The Ultracentrifugation Consortium was established in 2015 with funding from the Herculesstichting, to serve the general research community at the University of Antwer…

UAntwerp Style Guide search menu search content PowerPoint templates The general university-level PowerPoint template comes in both Dutch and English. Additionally, there are faculty-level templates, also available in both Dutch and English. These can be downloaded via Pintra. The templates allow yo…

Back to the Future search menu search content Project bibliography Throughout the project we have built a bibliography that can serve the scholarly community interested in the following subjects: - histories of the future/futures - theories of history - histories of merchants and merchant correspond…

Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Screening the 'screencast': a didactic look at screencasts February 2017 Often, when working with screencasts, people start from the technicalities (what software can I use? what ICT tools are available?). However, the most importan…

Lab for Equilibrium Investigations and Aerospace search menu search content Space research GAZE-SPIN The vestibular system enables a variety of functions ranging from gaze stabilization and postural control to orientation and navigation. Because of its partial dependency on Earth’s gravity, this s…

University Fund search menu search content Chair of Liability and Insurance Law - ALLIC Research, education and services regarding liability and insurance law ALLIC stands for Antwerp Liability Law and Insurance Chair and focuses on three pillars: research in the field of liability and insurance law…

Jan Eijking Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow About Jan Eijking Jan Eijking Contact Stadscampus Show email address Sint-Jacobstraat 2 2000 Antwerpen, BEL I’m a researcher in International Relations working on expertise, empire, and capitalism in the history and theory of international organisations. …

Talent Center for Early-Career Researchers search menu search content Talent Center for Early-Career Researchers Talent Center for Early-Career Researchers As a researcher, you are passionate about your work. At the same time, your job might spark doubts about your (future) career. The Talent Center…

Maurits Meijers associate research professor About Maurits Meijers Maurits Meijers Contact Stadscampus Show email address Tel. +3232651473 Sint-Jacobstraat 2 2000 Antwerpen, BEL I am a Research Professor in Political Science at the University of Antwerp. My work explores political representation and…

Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Healthy cities In the 19th century, urban planning had to serve as a kind of spatial vaccine against the many plagues our cities had resisted. So far, spatial planning is mainly trying to limit or mitigate the negative impact of the env…

UAntwerp Style Guide search menu search content Word templates UAntwerp and faculty templates The general university-level Word templates are available in both Dutch and English. There are Dutch and English faculty templates available for each faculty as well. You can download the English templates …