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Back to the Future search menu search content Back to the Future Future expectations and actions in late medieval and early modern Europe, c.1400-c.1830 How our ancestors viewed the future What did people in the past think about the future and how did this affect their actions? This is the question …

Functional Morphology search menu search content Fish that are thrown back ingest less food Holes in fishes’ jaws caused by fishing hooks reduces their suction power, making it more difficult for them to ingest food. This is the outcome of a new international study in which researcher Sam Van Wass…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content Are back problems not only for older people? Are back problems not only for older people? So, why do I already suffer from low back pain at a young age? This is a very common question in the young dance world. Low back problems are a very common problem in…

Back to the Future search menu search content Back to the Future Conference Presentations are available online You can now watch the papers presented at our conference "Back to the Future: Thinking about Futures in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe and Beyond" online by clicking on the links bel…

Bachelor of Social-Economic Sciences Preparation course Mathematics 15-19 September 2025 Preparation course Mathematics 15-19 September 2025 About this course Schedule Register for the Preparation Course Mathematics Information about this course in Dutch About this course This preparation course in …

From lab to life and back search menu search content From Lab to Life and Back Bridging citizens, science and policy for safe water access and climate change resilience Tanzanians in rural areas face challenges from limited access to safe water and the growing impacts of climate change. They must ma…

Storage and back-up Keep enough copies Ensure that you regularly backup copies of important data in multiple locations so that you can restore it in case you experience data loss. The rule of thumb here is the 3-2-1 principle: Keep at least three copies of whatever is important for your research; St…

B-MAGIC search menu search content Looking back A selection from our team's external activities Archival research in the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco (Monte Carlo) In June 2022, B-Magic researcher Leen Engelen visited the archives of the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco in Monte Carlo. The mus…

Back to the Future search menu search content Project bibliography Throughout the project we have built a bibliography that can serve the scholarly community interested in the following subjects: - histories of the future/futures - theories of history - histories of merchants and merchant correspond…

Application documents Check which application documents you need for an exchange To complete your application, you will need to provide five documents: a transcript of records, a language certificate, a passport photo, a proof of identification and one of the three types of learning agreements. Chec…

Back to the Future search menu search content Blog Betting on the Next Pope ... in Antwerp in 1559 7/5/2025 By Jeroen Puttevils On 22 April 2025, just a day after Pope Francis I’s death, the sports betting agency Ladbrokes offered to bet on who would become the next Holy Father and what papal name…

Back to the Future search menu search content Contact Contact Jeroen Puttevils Show email address Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are necessary for the proper functioning of the website and can not be switched off. They are generally defined only as a result of actions you carry …

Back to the Future search menu search content Partners Archives Stadtarchiv Nuernberg Archivio di stato di Prato Chambre de commerce et d'industrie métropolitaine Aix-Marseille-Provence Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are necessary for the proper functioning of the website and c…

Back to the Future search menu search content Presentations Past Futures I : an Individual Perspective on Temporality and Future Practice(s) Some of our team members presented their research at the European Social Science History Conference in Göteborg on the 14th of April 2023. Jeroen opened the f…

Universitaire Stichting voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (USOS) zoeken menu zoek inhoud Jubileumfeest met workshops: Looking back, moving forward Zaterdag 29 november - Hof van Liere UAntwerpen Schrijf je voor maandag 24/11 in voor het feest Kom de hele dag of kies een dagdeel uit USOS bestaat 40 jaar…

Back to the Future search menu search content Team members Jeroen Puttevils Jeroen Puttevils (° 1985) is Principal Investigator of the Back to the Future project and lecturer at the Centre for Urban History at the University of Antwerp. He specializes in the history of urban societies, the interact…

Back to the Future search menu search content Case studies From the eighteenth century onwards, the future was considered as open, uncertain and constructible – the way we tend to perceive the future today. In contrast, early modern Europeans believed that the future was beyond the control of man.…

From lab to life and back search menu search content Outreach We aim to create avenues for citizens, duty bearers, and scientists to come together and co-create and share knowledge. We will collaborate with duty bearers and CSOs to identify the most affected communities and organize community meetin…

From lab to life and back search menu search content Research Our project will focus on strengthening research capacities through action research using Citizen Science and AI as research methods. Researchers and students will actively participate through dissertations, research internships, and ongo…

From lab to life and back search menu search content Team The project will be implemented through partnerships among: Institute of Development Policy (IOB), Mzumbe University, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) & Twaweza. Meet the team members ... Cookie prreferen…

From lab to life and back search menu search content Citizen Hub Gateway from citizens to science and back ... The Citizen Science Hub is a joint initiative of Mzumbe University, NM-AIST, IOB and Twaweza. The hub aims to be: a hub for expertise on citizen science in Tanzania, more specifically on Ci…

From lab to life and back search menu search content Education & Training The project will work on strengthening education of all partners involved through: Mapping current status and strengthening citizen science/ community engagement in education. We aim to : First, map the existing use of citizen…

From lab to life and back search menu search content Contact us Want to know more about this project? Want to link up? Ideas for collaborations? Feel free to reach out to ... Solomon Mwije | Lecturer Uganda Christian University & PhD student IOB | Solomon.Mwije@student.uantwerpen.be Sara Dewachter |…