The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 19 Willingness to get vaccinated declines September 10th 2020 UAntwerp’s Great Corona Study also polled attitudes towards masks at school It remains a minority, but more and more people are saying that they might not get vaccinated i…

Herwig Leirs gewoon hoogleraar - rector Publicaties Herwig Leirs Rodents as mechanical vectors for Ascaris suum in pig farms Bron Veterinary parasitology - ISSN 0304-4017-347 (2026) p. Auteur(s) Bram Vanden Broecke, Marre van de Ven, Stijn Casaert, Nathalie De Wilde, Vincent Sluydts, Herwig Leirs, P…

Lisa Furu Baardsen onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Lisa Furu Baardsen From green spaces to concrete jungles : exploring the influence of urbanisation on arthropod communities in bird nests Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 2024,240 p. Auteur(s) Lisa F…

Herwig Leirs full professor - rector Publications Herwig Leirs Rodents as mechanical vectors for Ascaris suum in pig farms Source Veterinary parasitology - ISSN 0304-4017-347 (2026) p. Author(s) Bram Vanden Broecke, Marre van de Ven, Stijn Casaert, Nathalie De Wilde, Vincent Sluydts, Herwig Leirs, P…

Lisa Furu Baardsen unpaid staff Publications Lisa Furu Baardsen From green spaces to concrete jungles : exploring the influence of urbanisation on arthropod communities in bird nests Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 2024,240 p. Author(s) Lisa Furu Baa…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Changes in phenology mediate vertebrate population responses to temperature globally Biologists find increasing evidence that the appearance and behaviour of animals and plants in the wild are changing under the influence of global warming. For exampl…

Andrea Grunst unpaid staff Research Andrea Grunst Research team Behavioural Ecology & Ecophysiology Expertise My research is centered on avian behavioral ecology, conservation ecology and urban ecology. I particularly focus on how exposure to anthropogenic disturbance factors, including chemical pol…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Carbon sequestration at risk Carbon sequestration at risk of destabilization in large regions of the world A study led by researchers of the University of Antwerp and the Catalan Ecological and Forestry Applications Research Centre (CREAF) shows that …

Global Health Institute search menu search content Julia MWESIGWA Spatial and temparal dynamics of malaria before and after mass drug administration at the community level in The Gambia The global burden of malaria decreased substantially between 2000 to 2018, including in The Gambia, thanks to the …

Cédric Neutel postdoc researcher FWO Research Cédric Neutel Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Breaking down vascular barriers: decoding the impact of calciprotein particles in cardiovascular disease. 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2029 Abstract As the world's aged population grows considerably, a pa…

Recharge search menu search content Why RECHARGE? Project background Rivers around the world have been heavily altered by human activity for centuries. They have long supported transport, energy production, water supply, food systems, and construction, but this intensive use has also led to widespre…

QTOX Doctoral Network search menu search content International Day of Climate Action 2024 Constanza Vega Olivares, University of Valencia | 24 October 2024 Silent Warnings: Understanding the Ripple Effects of Climate Change I remember the day I realised that extinction did not begin - and did not en…

Tessa De Vrieze senior researcher Research Tessa De Vrieze Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Expertise My area of expertise lies within lymphology: a particular interest in lymphoedema after cancer, but also primary (congenital) lymphoedema to secondary (acquired) lymphedema due to venous prob…

Wendt Müller professor vacancies Wendt Müller Evolutionary ecology of two Larus gulls under anthropogenic change Individual-based ecology predicts how populations are affected by environmental change through the study of individual performance and responses. Such approach requires a thorough under…

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…

Carolyn Declerck full professor Research Carolyn Declerck Research team Management Expertise Cooperation and conflict in social dilemmas, neuroeconomics From self-justification to groupthink: how our economic environment drives motivated memories. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract This project invest…

Nick Gebruers associate professor Research Nick Gebruers Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Expertise Overall my research topic can be defined as breast cancer related morbidity. The focus is on clinical as well as more fundamental research to improve the QoL of patients that received a treatme…

Annie Pinxten emeritus occasional assignment Research Annie Pinxten Research team Expertise Didactics of Biology, Physics, Chemistry and the Natural Sciences - (i)STEM education - Scientific literacy (in evolution) - Inquiry-based education - Teacher education Behavioural ecological and Eco-physiolo…

Pieter-Jan Guns associate professor Research Pieter-Jan Guns Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Expertise Cardiovascular research with focus on investigating arterial stiffness (and its relation to atherosclerosis). Investigating SERPINA3 as target and predictive marker in chemotherapy-indu…

Lynn Roth associate research professor Research Lynn Roth Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Expertise The Laboratory of Physiopharmacology has a major track record in cardiovascular disease. Our research involves the morphological and hemodynamic changes that occur during vascular ageing a…

Politics & Public Governance search menu search content News Discover the latest news and updates about the Politics and Public Governance research group: new publications, activities and events, our members in the news,... 2026 29 Jun 2026 | New article on "Rebuilding Regulatory Trust, but How? Les…

Michel Walrave full professor Research Michel Walrave Research team Media, ICT and interpersonal relations in Organisations and Society (MIOS) Expertise Michel Walrave is a full professor in the Department of Communication Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences. He is the spokesperson of the MIOS…

Patricia Popelier full professor Research Patricia Popelier Research team Government and Law Expertise Theorising and legal analysis as well as interdisciplinary research on (i) Belgian and comparative constitutional law in general, (ii) federalism and multilevel governance, (iii) constitutiuonal re…

Peter Bursens full professor Research Peter Bursens Research team Politics & Public Governance Expertise Core expertise in political science: decision-making and democracy in complex political systems, particularly federal systems and the European Union. Focus on the representation of interests in p…

Gudrun De Boeck full professor Research Gudrun De Boeck Research team Ecosphere Expertise Main expertise: Toxicology and ecophysiology of marine and freshwater organisms under changing environmental conditions (due to natural and anthropogenic pressures) with a focus stress physiology, energy metabo…