Marjan Michels guest professor Research Marjan Michels Research team Henry van de Velde Spider Models Research. Mapping the diversity to compare the degree of professionalisation of the Interior Architecture discipline in each country (WP 5-7). 01/03/2023 - 20/12/2023 Abstract This study executed fo…

Women in Science & Engineering search menu search content Irina Spacova "Science is stronger through diversity" Irina Spacova has been working as a researcher at the University of Antwerp since 2018 and became a professor in 2023. She teaches and conducts research within the new Master’s programme…

Centre for Evaluation of Vaccination search menu search content EU Joint Action on Vaccination EU-JAV brings together the European Commission, health ministries, international policymakers and organisations, institutes, universities from 20 countries and a wide range of stakeholders, including civil…

Antwerp Centre for Entrepreneurship Research search menu search content 2023 Do old theories fit new contexts? New perspectives on corporate governance in entrepreneurial firms Bellavitis, C., Deloof, M., Filatotchev, I., Hermes, N., & Paeleman, I. (2023). Do old theories fit new contexts? New persp…

Inge Somers education coordinator Research Inge Somers Research team Henry van de Velde Spider Models Research. Mapping the diversity to compare the degree of professionalisation of the Interior Architecture discipline in each country (WP 5-7). 01/03/2023 - 20/12/2023 Abstract This study executed fo…

Antwerp Tax Academy search menu search content Projects on behalf of governments The Antwerp Tax Academy also conducts research in commission and on behalf of several governments and governmental bodies. Below, you can find an overview of several of these projects. Fairness of algorithm-use for pred…

Julie Sevenans senior researcher Research Julie Sevenans Research team Media, Movements and Politics (M2P) Expertise 1. I made my PhD about the relationship between media and politics. The focus was on agendasetting, i.e. the extent to which the media have influence on the topics/themes that politic…

Nathalie Dens full professor - vice-rector Publications Nathalie Dens Default nudges in snacking : the role of effort reduction and cognitive capacity Source International journal of advertising - ISSN 0265-0487- (2025) p. Author(s) Charlotte Franken, Barbara Briers, Freya De Keyzer, Maxime Ver Elst…

Centre for Population, Family and Health search menu search content Bridging the Relationship Between Sexual Pleasure and Contraceptive Counseling General This study applies multiple methods, a scoping review and qualitative interviews, to identify how contraceptive counseling can bridge the relatio…

Sarah Bernolet associate professor Publications Sarah Bernolet The lexical boost effect is stronger in main clauses than in subordinate clauses Source Frontiers in Language Sciences - ISSN 2813-4605-3 (2025) p. Author(s) Rianne van Lieburg, Sarah Bernolet Citation link Intralingual and interlingual …

Rianne van Lieburg postdoc researcher FWO Publications Rianne van Lieburg The lexical boost effect is stronger in main clauses than in subordinate clauses Source Frontiers in Language Sciences - ISSN 2813-4605-3 (2025) p. Author(s) Rianne van Lieburg, Sarah Bernolet Citation link Two sides of the sa…

Bozidar Soskic unpaid staff Research Bozidar Soskic Research team Computational materials modelling for nanoscience and innovative technologies (COMMIT) Functional materials based on Borophene. 01/10/2022 - 31/03/2023 Abstract Stronger, lighter and more flexible than graphene, but with same planar s…

Wim Coreynen unpaid staff Publications Wim Coreynen Risk management in platform-based servitization : a socio-technical study of service provisioning in B2B platforms Source Technovation - ISSN 0166-4972-150 (2026) p. 1-20 Author(s) Guilherme Sales Smania, Néstor Fabián Ayala, Wim Coreynen, Leonar…

Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development search menu search content Nature Smart Cities Nature Smart Cities is a project funded by the European Union through its Interreg 2 Seas programme. The project brings together city partners from Belgium, the Netherlands, France and the UK, and aca…

Parul Gupta unpaid staff Research Parul Gupta Research team Fundamental Mathematics New methods in field arithmetic and quadratic form theory. 01/10/2013 - 30/09/2017 Abstract Three different approaches lead recently to the solution of a longstanding open problem in algebra, namely to prove that the…

Lola Bladt unpaid staff Research Lola Bladt Research team Product development Personalized urotherapy at home to improve the care pathway of children with Lower Urinary Tract (LUT) dysfunctions. 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2026 Abstract The products and services supporting urotherapy play a crucial role in t…

Strengthening National Monitoring and Evaluation Capacities Programme 2024 Evaluation Capacity Development (ECD) Seminar Programme 2024 Evaluation Capacity Development (ECD) Seminar The programme consists of 5 main modules The first one reviews the basics of M&E, discusses the importance of M&E in n…

Jannes Merckx predoc researcher FWO Research Jannes Merckx Research team Vision lab Fast industrial metrology and inspection based on CAD data and phase contrast measurements. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Conventional X-ray imaging based on attenuation contrast is widely known through e.g. medic…

Sarah Leyder predoc researcher FWO Research Sarah Leyder Research team Applied mathematics Robust Directed Acyclic Graph Learning for Causal Modeling. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Due to technological advances, the available amount of data has increased exponentially over the last decade. The fi…

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Women in Science & Engineering search menu search content Rania Khalfallah “I am a project engineer with a passion for construction." Degree: Civil Engineering Technology at UAntwerp Current job: Project Engineer Why did you choose to work as a project engineer? “My choice to become a project en…

Antwerp Centre for Entrepreneurship Research search menu search content Ongoing PhD project March 2021- March 2024 Yufe Transforming R&I Through Europe-wide Knowledge Transfer Abstract As part of the European Research Area vision, the European Commission is aiming to see the necessary transformation…

UAntwerp Style Guide search menu search content Social media Profile picture As a university, we are active on various social media. Our recognisability and thus our profile picture (or avatar) is important on these platforms. We use the 'U' without text, neatly aligned in the circle. Each faculty h…

Electron microscopy for materials science search menu search content Nanostructured metals and alloys Nanostructured metals and alloys The recent evolution in materials sciences towards the nanoscale also influenced research in metals and alloys. Not only the observation that “smaller is stronger�…

Laure Herweyers senior researcher Research Laure Herweyers Research team Products as enablers for pro-environmental behaviour: investigation of reusable alternatives for single-use plastics. 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2023 Abstract Recently, the European Union decided on a ban for several types of single-us…