The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 8 Clear majority say they will not use emergency shelter at school May 5th 2020 UAntwerp’s Great Corona Study yields interesting results after first relaxation The weekly questionnaire by UAntwerp shows that on Monday 4 May, 28% of p…

Support to Ukraine UAntwerp sets up fund for Ukrainian refugees University shows active solidarity with victims of Russian war violence More and more civilians are fleeing the Russian war violence. As the need to accommodate war refugees from Ukraine keeps increasing, the University of Antwerp has d…

Institute of Jewish Studies search menu search content Thomas Froy Dwelling in Twentieth Century French and German Jewish Philosophy Thomas Froy’s research is concerned with the notion of dwelling. Focusing on three essential questions – why does dwelling remain necessary?; what is the experienc…

Culture Commons Quest Office search menu search content Culture Commons Quest Office Culture and society, the commons and the semi-public domain as a third space The Culture Commons Quest Office (CCQO) is an interdisciplinary research community of artists, activists, academics and commoners within t…

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content Animals: the happier the better 17/11/2021 - Tommaso (ESR #6) Today we are talking about environmental enrichment! This is one of those measures that can be taken in order to increase the quality of life of our lab animals (look at flyer from 13…

Moniek Driesse postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Moniek Driesse Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) ELEMENTAL ELemental heritage: Exploring Multivocal Ecocentric Narratives and Temporalities through an Artistic Lens. 01/10/2025 - 30/09/2026 Abstract ELEMENTAL investigates…

Alexander Van Herpe doctoral scholarship holder Research Alexander Van Herpe Research team Centre for Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics (CLiPS) Direct or indirect objects? The optional use of the preposition aan 'to' among two-place verbs. 01/05/2024 - 30/04/2028 Abst…

Henry van de Velde search menu search content Jiaming Ye Bio Jiaming Ye earned his master's degree in Architecture Design from University College London in 2022 and in Architecture and Urban Design from Chalmers University of Technology in 2024. Throughout his academic journey, he concentrated on th…

Culture Commons Quest Office search menu search content Passivity Between Indifference and Pacifism ‘A pacifist is a rare beast in a bomb shelter.’ The war in Ukraine challenged our idea of pacifism. Should Europe take up arms or not? Can it ease its conscience only with humanitarian aid? Isn’…

Dirk Pijpops tenure track asst. professor Research Dirk Pijpops Research team Centre for Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics (CLiPS) Expertise My research focuses on morphosyntactic variation and change in Dutch, and their effects on the language system. Methodologicall…

Research Centre for Visual Poetics search menu search content Research Centre for Visual Poetics Research on performative, intermedial, artist's and textual poetics About Visual Poetics is a research group in theatre, film and related artistic media at the University of Antwerp, covering four lines …

Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Phenology Phenology studies the seasonal cycle of plants and describes it through key events such as flowering and bud-burst (in spring) and leaf coloration and fall (in autumn). These events are crucial for the annual growth of the plants, with impli…

Henry van de Velde search menu search content Nermin Elwakad 2022 - present Following the Footprints of Nature: Testing Biophilic Design Effects on Chemotherapy Patients’ Psycho-Physiological Conditions Promotors: Els De Vos, Ahmed Hussein Elshafey The built environment was initially invented to s…

International Design Workshop Week search menu search content Workshops #1 (t)Active Routes by Stijn Rybels “tactive”| adjective; engaged in active travel through tactical interventions MAPPING THE ROUTES; ACTIVE TRAVEL FROM A CHILD’S PERSPECTIVE Children are faced with a number of spatial (an…

Design Sciences Erasmus and exchange students Erasmus and exchange students Welcome to the Faculty of Design Sciences! We offer a dynamic and diverse environment where creativity and innovation thrive. Whether you are looking to expand your design skills, explore new perspectives, or connect with a …

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content The underground quarries in south-east Limburg, Belgium A physical and historical study The underground limestone quarries in the southeastern part of the Limburg province (Belgium) have been used for limestone (Cretaceous) extraction, st…

Migloba search menu search content Young people on the move lost a lot, but not their potential Author: Joelle Badran Joelle Badran has a background in humanitarian aid and emergency response and is interested in migration studies and children on the move. She is currently pursuing a PhD as a doctor…

Building project Paardenmarkt Historical site is new home base of students Product Development Students of the Product Development programme at UAntwerp started the second semester of academic year 2022-2023 in a different setting. The historical education site of the former Stedelijke Nijverheidssc…

Linguapolis search menu search content Dutch Prep Year interview with Alexander Perez June 2024 To mark World Refugee Day, Ilse Van Halst of the weekly Catholic magazine Kerk & Leven (in English Church & Life, now part of media group Otheo) interviewed Alexander Jesus Perez Izarra, a student of the …

International Design Workshop Week search menu search content Workshops #1 Office for Phantasmatic Displacements by Franziska Hederer and Max Höfler room F1.7 Design is some sort of a technique to organize things and processes in an efficient and smooth way. In order to create just a beautiful surf…

Global Engagement search menu search content Decolonisation course Join us for an engaging series of lectures that tackle urgent questions about colonial histories and their impact today. This year, our new course ‘Decolonisation’ (part of university-wide ‘korfvakken’) opens its doors to a b…

Anna Worobiec domain coordinator Research Anna Worobiec Research team Optimization of measurement conditions of combined micro analytical techniques, in particular EPMA and MRS, for the research regarding the preventive conservation methods for cultural heritage. 01/10/2010 - 30/09/2012 Abstract In …

Xplore Design Week search menu search content Workshops #1 Displacement communication / Communication displacement by dr Kristof Vaes, Wim Maes, Nele Simons and Sven Verheyen room A1.02 How do we communicate about displacement and how do we displace communication? This workshop will be in charge of …

Yonca Erkan associate professor Research Yonca Erkan Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Expertise Yonca Erkan is an architect and expert in the adaptation of built heritage in the face of global challenges, specializing in the safeguarding and management of World Heritage prop…

David Hernando TT. asst. research professor Research David Hernando Research team Sustainable Pavements and Asphalt Research (SuPAR) Expertise Sustainable pavements, asphalt recycling, LCCA and LCA Use of Artificial Intelligence to Unravel Asphalt Mixture Service Life (AIMLife). 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2…