Quiet spaces The University of Antwerp has three quiet spaces where all students and staff of the University of Antwerp are welcome. Visitors to conferences can also go here.These places are not linked to any particular religion or belief, but represent pluralism and tranquillity. What for? The quie…

Benefits of Urban Green Spaces search menu search content BUGS: Benefits of Urban Green Spaces Engaging citizens to explore the health benefits of urban green spaces and their microbes BUGS survey The BUGS survey is out! 🎉 With this online survey, we want to understand how to improve urban green …

Diversity and inclusion search menu search content Reflection Spaces Enjoy a moment of calm on our campuses. Do you need a break from the daily rush? Would you like to have a quiet place to pray? Or do you need quiet reflection after a busy day of classes? Are you looking for a comfortable space to …

Benefits of Urban Green Spaces search menu search content Research Discover the BUGS project Urban green spaces are good for human health for many different reasons: they help us relax, they reduce the air temperature during the summer, etc. Furthermore, they put us in touch with nature and biodiver…

Benefits of Urban Green Spaces search menu search content Results Here you can find the results of our different citizen science workshops! BUGS workshop "Designing City Parks" Together with a wonderful group of participants of all ages, we explored the (microbial) health benefits of city parks and …

Benefits of Urban Green Spaces search menu search content Contact Where to find us? Our team is located at the University of Antwerp, Campus Groenenborger, building V, floor 5. Find us on Google Maps by clicking on the address, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen. Do you have any questions for us?…

Studying and entrepreneurship search menu search content Co-working spaces Flexible workplaces, makerspaces and incubators As a student-entrepreneur at UAntwerpen, do you need a place to work on your business idea in between classes? Or do you, as a student, want an inspiring conversation with a pre…

Benefits of Urban Green Spaces search menu search content News Discover our activities, events, and more BUGS Workshop on Parks, Health, and Accessibility 🌿 On the 2nd of July, we held our BUGS workshop on the interconnected topics of parks, health benefits, and accessibility — and it was a fan…

Benefits of Urban Green Spaces search menu search content Our team Who is behind the project? Get to know us The BUGS project is carried out by members of the research groups LAMB and SUSTAIN, both from the Department of Biosciences Engineering. LAMB, short for Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and…

Culture Commons Quest Office search menu search content Spaces for Criticism Shifts in Contemporary Art Discourses Is art criticism losing ground to the Internet and its rapidly proliferating art blogs? Do people still consider the art critics employed by newspapers and magazines the most important …

Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Urban Underground Spaces Urban underground space (UUS) proves to be an effective means to meet the needs of the city and at the same time deal with climate change, population growth, energy crisis and infrastructural demand. Although th…

Institute of Jewish Studies search menu search content Spaces, Places, Cities, and Spatiality Spaces, Places, Cities, and Spatiality 13-16 December 2015 International Walter Benjamin Society Conference organized at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University, in cooperation with the I…

Benefits of Urban Green Spaces search menu search content Our approach: citizen science Why citizen science? We are passionate about citizen science because it bridges the gap between academia and the general population, making scientific research more inclusive and accessible. By involving citizens…

Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Re-use of underground spaces Within the international paradigm of liveable cities, the presence of cars is considerably reduced in the centers of our cities, which also affects consequently the need of parking space in these areas. More…

Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Active learning spaces: tips & tricks December 2022 ‘I want to activate my students, but the classroom I have to teach in is hardly suited for it.’ This is a frequently heard concern shared by many lecturers in higher education.…

Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Passages, transitional spaces for the 21st century city How can small infrastructural interventions have a significant impact and provide solutions to urgent problems such as mobility, security, accessibility and efficiency, that cannot…

DiplomatiCon-net search menu search content Spaces of Formal and Informal Diplomacy in the Premodern Mediterranean Workshop University of Antwerp, September 18-19, 2025 DiplomatiCon Workshop Spaces of Formal and Informal Diplomacy in the Premodern Mediterranean DiplomatiCon Project (Power in History…

University Foundation for Development Cooperation (USOS) search menu search content Reimagining the university: Alternative spaces of education Tuesday 5 December, from 18.30 to 20.30 at Stadscampus (R.002) Rodestraat 14 Antwerpen Pictures of the event Shayma Nader - invited speaker Clod Marlan Kris…

Diversity and Inclusion in Education search menu search content Diversity competences, safe(r) and brave(r) spaces Dilyara Nigmatullina (Law) on diversity-sensitive communication Watch the video with Dilyara Nigmatullina Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are necessary for the prope…

Testimonials Don’t take our word for it. Hear what others have to say! "Academically, I was truly inspired. The teaching style in Antwerp encouraged active participation, teamwork, and hands-on learning. I particularly appreciated the real-world connections, such as working with local museums and …

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content BioRodDis: Managing biodiversity in forests and urban green spaces. Dilution and amplification effects of rodent microbiome and rodent-borne diseases Our project aims at elucidating the relationship between biodiversity and diseases by in…

Klooster van de Grauwzusters The Klooster van de Grauwzusters is home to four convention halls, each with its accompanying catering area. The combination of old and new materials in this venue gives it a unique atmosphere. Location University of Antwerp - Stadscampus Klooster van de Grauwzusters Bui…

Ruben de Preter predoc researcher FWO Research Ruben de Preter Research team Fundamental Mathematics Moduli spaces of translation surfaces. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract In the current project proposal, we study important aspects of the global geometry of moduli spaces of translation surfaces. Tr…

Ignacio Barros TT. asst. research professor Research Ignacio Barros Research team Fundamental Mathematics Expertise Algebraic geometry with connections to other fields. More specifically: algebraic curves, K3 surfaces, hyperkähler varieties, abelian varieties, sheaves/stable objects and their modul…

Arne Mertens academic interim staff postdoc Research Arne Mertens Research team Fundamental Mathematics Expertise Following the insights of Aguiar, Leinster and Bacard, we consider simplicial objects that are internalized to a non-cartesian monoidal category. We aim to use them to construct a concre…