Erfgoedstudies Jobmogelijkheden Jobmogelijkheden Erfgoed kent geen grenzen, en ‘heritage studies’ is een booming field: de arbeidsmarkt smeekt naar profielen die erfgoed kunnen benaderen op een 21ste-eeuwse manier. Je opleiding erfgoedstudies bereidt je voor om mee te werken aan stuk voor stuk b…

Sarah Katz-Lavigne senior onderzoeker - lesgever Publicaties Sarah Katz-Lavigne Cobalt red : how the blood of the Congo powers our lives Bron Journal of human development & capabilities - ISSN 1945-2829-26:2 (2025) p. 327-329 Auteur(s) Sarah Katz-Lavigne, Espérant Mwishamali Lukobo Citatielink Les …

Hadassah Arian doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Hadassah Arian The DRC's cobalt : capturing the multiple stories, people, and sites around cobalt mining in the former Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo Bron Antwerp, Zwartopwit, 2025,88 p. Auteur(s) Hadassah Arian, Nathan Bushiru Citat…

Bossissi Nkuba assistant professor - senior researcher Research Bossissi Nkuba Research team Development processes, actors and policies Uneven, unsafe and insufficient water access: resource governance in a mineral rush (WATERRUSH). 01/12/2023 - 30/11/2033 Abstract The global energy transition requi…

Sarah Melsens unpaid staff Research Sarah Melsens Research team Architect, Engineer or 'Builder'? Design and construction practice in post-independence Pune (India). 09/12/2019 - 08/12/2020 Abstract In 1996 an Indian architect wrote: 'My architecture is only 2'6" deep [referring to the building faca…

Hadassah Arian doctoral scholarship holder Publications Hadassah Arian The DRC's cobalt : capturing the multiple stories, people, and sites around cobalt mining in the former Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo Source Antwerp, Zwartopwit, 2025,88 p. Author(s) Hadassah Arian, Nathan …

Sarah Katz-Lavigne teacher/tutor - senior researcher Publications Sarah Katz-Lavigne Cobalt red : how the blood of the Congo powers our lives Source Journal of human development & capabilities - ISSN 1945-2829-26:2 (2025) p. 327-329 Author(s) Sarah Katz-Lavigne, Espérant Mwishamali Lukobo Citation …

Evert Lambrechts postdoc researcher FWO Research Evert Lambrechts Research team Worth the gamble? Tourism and the embeddedness of gambling in seaside resorts: the case of Ostend at the Belgian coast (1878-1930). 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract This research examines the role of gambling and casinos…

Ruben Peeters postdoc researcher FWO Research Ruben Peeters Research team Centre for Urban History Expertise Studies in the economic and financial history of Europe. Analyses of household behavior and their use of financial services in the past. The Financial Inclusion of Migrants: The case study of…

Filippo Grisolia unpaid staff Research Filippo Grisolia Research team Development processes, actors and policies One for all and all for cash? An inquiry into sustainable social network and collective action effects of cash transfers in rural Uganda. 01/10/2020 - 30/09/2024 Abstract Cash transfers a…

Inge Bertels full professor - dean Research Inge Bertels Research team Henry van de Velde Expertise Architectural history, construction history and urban history. Heritage studies. Re-Use of historical buildings Under the radar: self-organized renovation practices among distressed homeowners in Flan…

Waterrush search menu search content About The project The global energy transition requires countries to transition to a low-carbon economy. But it still depends on critical minerals to produce, among others, the lithium-ion batteries needed for electric vehicles. The booming production of such bat…

Jord Hanus unpaid staff Research Jord Hanus Research team Centre for Urban History Expertise Economic history, demographic history, Medieval and early modern history, social inequality, economic inequality, economic growth & development, epidemics, research policy & analysis Wealth inequality and mo…

Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content 25 April 2023 from 12:30 until 14:00 (CEST) Drowning out local voices? Participation in past and present battery-mineral supply chain regulation initiatives in DRC Sarah Katz-Lavigne, Hadassah Arian, and Sara Geenen Recent years have seen the e…

Driving change search menu search content Publications Mwishamali Lukobo, E. ; Geenen, S. and Katz-Lavigne, S. (2025) Les coopératives: Les portiers des sites miniers artisanaux au Lualaba. IOB Working paper 2025.07. IOB, University of Antwerp. Geenen, S. and Katz-Lavigne, S. (2025). Faire face aux…

Ontwerpwetenschappen Onderwijsatelier 2020 Onderwijsatelier 2020 Onderwijsatelier: Digitaal & Blended Leren / Hybride onderwijssystemen Dinsdag 8 september 2020 13.30 - 17.15 uur Via Blackboard Collaborate Programma 13.30 – 13.40 uur Verwelkoming door de vicedecaan (Inge Bertels) 13.40 – 14.30 u…

Building project Paardenmarkt Historical site is new home base of students Product Development Students of the Product Development programme at UAntwerp started the second semester of academic year 2022-2023 in a different setting. The historical education site of the former Stedelijke Nijverheidssc…

Honorary degrees search menu search content UAntwerp pays tribute to Pakistani development activist At the end of March, UAntwerp will gain a few more honorary doctors Every year, the University of Antwerp awards honorary degrees to scientists and deserving people from Belgium or abroad. At the end …

Sara Geenen professor Research Sara Geenen Research team Development processes, actors and policies Expertise Extractive industries, natural resources, gold mining, global value chains, global production networks, CSR & standards, labour, informal economy, hybrid governance Nodal governance & cooper…

Driving change search menu search content Mapping supply chain regulation | Cartographier la réglementation de la chaîne Methods EN Data collection: We started with desk-based research, drawing on sources including due diligence documentation, company reporting, NGO publications, blog posts and so…

Oscar Gelderblom full research professor Research Oscar Gelderblom Research team Centre for Urban History Expertise Financial History and Social and Economic History of The Netherlands and Belgium from 1500 to the Presents History of Trade and Finance in Europe before the Industrial Revolution (1200…

Nathalie Holvoet full professor - chair of IOB Research Nathalie Holvoet Research team Development processes, actors and policies Expertise -monitoring and evaluation in the field of development cooperation (M&E methods, but also analysis of M&E systems, policy, use and influence of evaluation, impa…

Hilde Greefs full professor Research Hilde Greefs Research team Centre for Urban History Worth the gamble? Tourism and the embeddedness of gambling in seaside resorts: the case of Ostend at the Belgian coast (1878-1930). 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract This research examines the role of gambling an…

Ivan Verhaert associate professor Research Ivan Verhaert Research team Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings Expertise Design and analysis of (thermal) energy systems: * sustainable systems like CHP, Heat pumps, Thermal Solar, Fuel cells * specialized in HVAC, domestic hot water syste…

Henry van de Velde search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects Under the radar: self-organized renovation practices among distressed homeowners in Flanders. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract While adequate and affordable housing is a fundamental right, quantitative and qualitative s…