Henry van de Velde search menu search content Michelle Bylemans 2018 - 2023 Challenging the concept of user-fit design. A path towards developing an integrated knowledge framework and a practical instrument to facilitate user-fit design, focusing on explicitly incorporating chidren’s needs into pu…

X-Celerate search menu search content The X-CELERATE Consortium Management structure To ensure a smooth project execution, a multi-level management structure is implemented and consolidated in the X-CELERATE Consortium Agreement. The Supervisory Board will be the central component of the X-CELERATE …

Innovative therapies and biomarker research for hearing loss search menu search content ExpORL KU Leuven About ExpORL The group’s research spans five key areas: hearing, speech & language, deglutology, rhinology, and neuromodulation. Hearing research focuses on auditory and cognitive processing ac…

SUSTAIN | Biobased Sustainability Engineering search menu search content Climate solutions Climate solutions Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges that humanity faces. In the Paris agreement, all countries committed themselves to limit the global warming to well below 2°C, aiming fo…

Omar Martínez Gasca doctoral scholarship holder Research Omar Martínez Gasca Research team Product development Design for Embodied Mediation. 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract This research project is about everyday interactive products: digital cameras, washing machines, TV and audio sets, pocket …

Janne Spanoghe operations manager Research Janne Spanoghe Research team PurpleTech – Purple bacteria cleantech for the production of nutritional protein. 01/10/2017 - 30/09/2021 Abstract By 2050, the global demand for nutritional protein will increase by about 50%. Yet, the boundaries of environme…

Marilyn Roland Research Marilyn Roland Research team The Flanders Forest Living Lab: a semi-automated observatory for multi-scale forest ecological functioning. 01/06/2022 - 31/05/2026 Abstract The European Green Deal relies on healthy forests to remove carbon (C) from the atmosphere, stabilize the …

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content A Chair on Advanced Imaging Techniques for the Arts It is well-known that the Baillet Latour fund cherishes a passion for the preservation of our cultural heritage. Next to numereous other projects, the BLFund has been supp…

Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis search menu search content ELCAT Driven by electrochemistry Our mission The research group Applied Electrochemistry and Catalysis (ELCAT) is active in the field of electrochemical engineering and more specifically in the domain power-to-X-to-power. The core resea…

Gustavo Gomes De Sousa unpaid staff Research Gustavo Gomes De Sousa Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Overcoming global food-chain stress by using microbial protein as feed ingredient on aquaculture. 01/12/2019 - 31/12/2020 Abstract World population will reach 9 billion in …

Bert Gielen research leader Research Bert Gielen Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change The Flanders Forest Living Lab: a semi-automated observatory for multi-scale forest ecological functioning. 01/06/2022 - 31/05/2026 Abstract The European Green Deal relies on hea…

Willem-Jan Emsens assistant professor Research Willem-Jan Emsens Research team Ecosphere Expertise Willem-Jan Emsens is eco-hydrologist, vegetation scientist, restoration ecologist and biogeochemist. He studies the relationships between vegetation, biogeochemistry and microbial communities, and aims…

Filip Struyf professor Research Filip Struyf Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Expertise New physical therapy interventions and research techniques in patients with various shoulder disorders are carried out on the basis of various research designs with emphasis on randomized controlled trials…

Charlotte De Backer professor Research Charlotte De Backer Research team Media, ICT and interpersonal relations in Organisations and Society (MIOS) Expertise I have expertise in conducting interdisciplinary research in the fields of social language (gossip, past research) and food studies (current r…

Lukas Van Campenhout associate professor Research Lukas Van Campenhout Research team Product development Expertise Testing both pragmatic and hedonic quality of digital products and systems is part of my field of expertise. Pragmatic quality involves the usability and utility of digital products and…

Ilse Loots emeritus occasional assignment Research Ilse Loots Research team Expertise Scientific research and advices on social aspects of environmental problems and environmental policy, transitions to sustainable development. Human biomonitoring project in the Hoboken area. 28/09/2023 - 20/12/2024…

Centre for Philosophical Psychology search menu search content Ongoing research projects This page provides information about ongoing research projects at the CPP. Get in touch for more information. Self-knowledge in skilled and habitual action (01/09/2023 - 01/09/2027) Abstract This project explore…

Heidi Vandebosch full professor Research Heidi Vandebosch Research team Media, ICT and interpersonal relations in Organisations and Society (MIOS) Expertise Research on cyberbullying (amongst young people): prevalence, profiles of bullies and victims, impact, and the role of policymakers, police, (s…

Kristof Vaes associate professor Research Kristof Vaes Research team Product development Expertise - 1996 - 2010 - Experience at design agencies and companies: Bulo office furniture ,Achilles Design, TYCO Electronics and Studio Dott. - Expertise and interest in the human side of product design - Spe…

Medicine and Health Sciences Public defences 2025 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research Public defences 2025 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research Selective pulmonary artery perfusion combined with blood flow occlusion as a novel tr…

Jonas Hereijgers tenure track asst. professor Research Jonas Hereijgers Research team Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) Expertise My research focusses on electrochemical engineering and energy storage using batteries. The electrode surface at which the electrochemical reaction takes place…

Social Epidemiology & Health Policy (SEHPO) search menu search content Project Details Ongoing projects Sexual well-being of young people in times of widespread pornography use (SWYPPE). 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2028 Abstract Since the rise of freely accessible pornographic streaming websites, porn consum…

Matteo Campioli associate research professor Research Matteo Campioli Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Expertise My research aims to understand how terrestrial ecosystems function, especially to improve the ecosystem models used to simulate climate change. My …

Siegfried Vlaeminck professor Research Siegfried Vlaeminck Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise In general: • Biological wastewater treatment • Resource recovery and reuse • Sustainable water treatment technology • Cleantech and environmental technology • M…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content News 2025 Mitten crabs in Europe – What do we know so far? https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-groups/global-change-ecology/news/2025/symposium-clancy/ New field guide for aquatic plants in Burundi https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-groups/glob…