Cell Death Signaling search menu search content Equipment CDS uses a large variety of techniques situated in the field of proteomics, (epi)genomics and protein biochemistry. Here are a few examples of equipment in the CDS lab: Flash photolysis and stopped flow The reactivity of globins towards gaseo…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Housseini DOLO Onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis in Mali: preparedness for mass drug administration interruption and morbidity management Summary Onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are neglected tropical diseases (NTD) that affect mi…

Changing or ending your programme Is your current programme not quite what you expected? Start making enquiries as soon as you can if you wish to change or end your programme. It may have important implications for your learning account, tuition fees, family allowance, scholarships and so on. See be…

Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Underground wood Surprising finding: roots keep growing in winter International team of scientists challenge long-held assumption that roots stop growing in winter When temperatures drop, the trunk and woody roots of trees stop growing. That was what …

Geert Molenberghs unpaid guest prof. Research Geert Molenberghs Research team A study of the impact of stopping rules on conventional estimation with probabilistic and approach theoretic techniques 01/10/2017 - 31/08/2020 Abstract In a sequential trial, the data collector is allowed to take intermed…

Tom Vos guest prof. external funds Research Tom Vos Research team Business and Law Expertise My research focuses on the regulation of corporate governance, broadly defined, including shareholder activism, the role of controlling shareholders, executive compensation, loyalty voting rights, related pa…

International cooperation search menu search content World Teachership Much more than exposure! “The exchange trip and my internship abroad have taught me three things: asking questions and listening instead of judging, becoming more aware of cultural layers and their consequences, and financial i…

ScreenUrSelf search menu search content About self-sampling Population Screening for cervical cancer started in June 2013. Too few women are still having a cervical smear taken by a doctor. To keep motivating women who have stopped having their smears taken in recent years to get tested, Antwerp Uni…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 4 People put off going to the doctor Fourth wave UAntwerp’s Great corona study enquired about other health problems The fourth wave of the Great Corona Study shows what doctors already feared: many people who suffer from non-COVID-19…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 3 More tension in relationships 415,000 people took part in third wave of UAntwerp’s Great Corona Study University The weekly UAntwerp corona study shows that, among other things, 6% of families still have to work out a practical arr…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 2 Three out of four work from home Second wave of UAntwerp’s Great Corona Study also enquired about mental well-being On Tuesday, hundreds of thousands of Belgians filled in the UAntwerp corona questionnaire again. An initial analysi…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Testimonial with PhD student Juan Pablo Rodriguez Ruiz Juan Pablo Rodriguez Ruiz is a 27-year-old PhD student at the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology. He is part of Work Package 2 within the VALUE-Dx project and studies the microbiome o…

Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) search menu search content Steatosis and portal hypertension – role of autophagy and ER stress Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasingly recognized as an important source of liver-related morbidity and mortality, taking epid…

Process Safety Programme info Micro-credential: Process Safety Programme info Micro-credential: Process Safety Course content The chemical industry is making products using chemical reactions on derivatives of natural resources, such as natural gas, crude oil, air, etc. In general, there are two typ…

Info for companies search menu search content New smart electronic implant stops urine loss UAntwerp and UZA have joined forces with the University of Oxford to tackle urinary incontinence in women. Electrodes are implanted next to the pudendal nerve with minimal surgery, giving patients back contro…

μNEURO search menu search content A scientist's schedule Joëlle and Judith give a sneak peek into PhD life at the Bio-Imaging Lab We are Judith van Rooij and Joëlle van Rijswijk, PhD students of the Bio-Imaging Lab. Our research focusses on the development of non-invasive biomarkers, using magnet…

Chair Jean-Pierre Blumberg search menu search content Research agenda Research agenda The research agenda of the chair consists of analyzing the legal and economic aspects of corporate governance, with a particular focus on corporations in continental Europe, as this region is often underexposed in …

Ending your enrolment Many students have difficulty deciding which course they want to take. But in the end you take the plunge and pick one. Have you got the feeling that your programme isn't quite right for you? It may still be possible to end your enrolment... . Conditions You can end your enrolm…

Vivian Liska emeritus with assignment Other projects Vivian Liska Promotor or Co-Promotor of the Following Doctorates and Research Projects: Dwelling Today: Hospitality, Refuge and Collaboration in Contemporary Continental Debates on Dwelling Thomas Froy 01/11/2021 - 31/10/2023 A Continuum of Loss: …

Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre search menu search content UAntwerp, UZA and University of Oxford tackle incontinence with spinout Amber New smart electronic implant stops urine loss UAntwerp and UZA have joined forces with the University of Oxford to tackle urinary incontinen…

Centre for Evaluation of Vaccination search menu search content Polio research - Centre for Evaluation of Vaccinations Candidate polio vaccines are safe and immunogenic The Lancet reports on a unique polio studio by the University of Antwerp Findings from the first-in-human study of a new polio vacc…

Migloba search menu search content November 7th, research day reflections Dr. Griet Steel on the "Migration and Technology" research day ( November 7th, 2023 — MIGLOBA, CESSMIR and BIRMM) Author: Griet Steel Posted on: 20th November 2023 Dr. Griet Steel is an anthropologist who has been involved i…

Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content News and updates The situation in Eastern DRC We are deeply concerned about the ongoing crisis in and around the Kivus, a region where many of our colleagues, friends, and research partners are actively engaged. The escalating insecurity is hav…

Applied Engineering PhD defences in 2021 Find the archive of concluded doctoral research PhD defences in 2021 Find the archive of concluded doctoral research Biologically-Inspired Radar Sensing for Robotic Perception, Navigation and SLAM (03/12/2021) Girmi Schouten Friday 3 December 2021 4 pm Promot…

Financial support You can apply for a study allowance from the Flemish Government. Read the requirements carefully. Depending on whether you meet the requirements for a study allowance from the Flemish Government, you can get extra financial support: Study allowance from the Flemish Government Do yo…