Credits The study credits concept is one of the most important elements of the Flemish higher education system. The number of study credits you use and earn is used to measure your success, study progress and social status as a student. The learning account, which determines your right to higher edu…

Antwerp Centre for Digital Humanities and Literary Criticism search menu search content Forgotten Books Interdisciplinary Science publication by Mike Kestemont and colleagues How much medieval literature did we lose? Mike Kestemont and colleagues – including Remco Sleiderink and Elisabeth de Bruij…

Jill Meirte assistant professor - educational coordinator My website Jill Meirte About me I am a physical therapist and scar expert, working as an educational coordinator at the University of Antwerp Department of Medicine and Health Sciences. I finished a PhD on burn scar assessments and physiother…

Riccardo Pedrazzani postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Riccardo Pedrazzani Research team Organic synthesis (ORSY) Synergistic Carboxylation Reactions via the Insertion of CO2 into the C-H Bonds of Hydrocarbons to Achieve Enantiopure Compounds. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2024 Abstract Transformations of…

Jari Temmermans predoc researcher FWO Research Jari Temmermans Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Entomovectoring of lactic acid bacteria to control Botrytis cinerea on strawberries. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The phytopathogenic fungus, Botrytis cinerea,…

Research centre Ruusbroec Institute search menu search content First Aid Book Conservation DIY book conservation for books with minor damages In 2013 the Special Collections Department at University Library and the Ruusbroec Institute Library worked together in a basic conservation project for early…

Research Group MIOS search menu search content ‘The more people eat online, the unhappier they are’ UAntwerp is looking for people who want to share their experiences of eating and drinking together online People who often eat and drink together feel better about themselves and eat healthier. Bu…

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content Ships will sail greener but slower in the future Researchers at UAntwerp and TU Delft studied alternative fuels for shipping Today’s ships mainly run on fossil fuels. Scientists from UAntwerp and TU Delft researched which alternative fuel…

imec - Vision Lab search menu search content FleXCT Our FleXCT is an extreme flexible and versatile X-ray scanner (funded by the Hercules Foundation of FWO Vlaanderen, built by XRE). Its unique character is based on several pillars: It covers a wide energy range (20-230 keV), which allows to analyse…

Antwerp Interdisciplinary Platform for Research into Inequality search menu search content Jan Eeckhout The Profit Paradox In an era of technological progress and easy communication, it might seem reasonable to assume that the world’s working people have never had it so good. But wages are stagnan…

Serge Demeyer full professor Research Serge Demeyer Research team Antwerp Systems and software Modelling (AnSyMo) Expertise Expertise concerning software quality assurance (continuous integration, software testing, static analysis, …). Experience with reverse- and reengineering techniques applicab…

VAXINFECTIO search menu search content Infectieradar UHasselt and UAntwerp launch a new tool to monitor spread of infectious diseases Keeping our finger on the pulse with Infectieradar In order to be able to map the spread of infectious diseases and viruses in detail, we need data – lots of data. …

Centre for Research and Innovation in Care search menu search content News and press releases Staff shortages lead to more deaths 'Staff shortages lead to more deaths' UAntwerp research links lower nurse staffing to higher hospital mortality A new study by researchers from UAntwerp has found that th…

Electron microscopy for materials science search menu search content News 10 million euros for innovative research into gold nanoscrews European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Synergy Grant to physicist Sara Bals Publication date 12 November 2024 Brailsports bouwt AI-platform voor geoptimalise…

Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Positive vibration, yeah! A Positive Classroom Climate What is a positive classroom climate? The term 'classroom climate' refers to the way students feel in the classroom, and how they experience the atmosphere. It all comes down to…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 32 36% think the circumstances at their workplace are safer today March 9th 2021 23% of participants in the Great Corona Study still have at least one symptom four months after infection Fatigue and shortness of breath are the most com…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Mitchel Guzman Assessing current treatment of non-complicated malaria in endemic areas of Peru Global efforts in the fight against malaria in the last 20 years have decreased morbidity and mortality by 30 and 50% respectively, but progress towards e…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 5 Home schooling and work appear to be a difficult combination April 14th 2020 The fifth wave of the UAntwerp corona study enquired about experiences with home schooling The fifth wave of the Great Corona Study shows that home schoolin…

Linda Van Diermen assistant professor Research Linda Van Diermen Research team Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI) Changing Tactics? Optimizing ECT in difficult-to-treat depression 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an evidence-based treatmen…

Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine - ANTwerp search menu search content Iconic Solvay conference photo Persbericht essenscia | 30 mei 2022 Scientists and students from all over Europe underline the importance of chemistry with remake of iconic Solvay conference photo. 34 prof…

Paul De Meulenaere associate professor Research Paul De Meulenaere Research team Co-Design of Cyber-Physical Systems (Cosys-Lab) Expertise My main research focus is on model-based development methods, co-design and co-simulation for embedded real-time systems. This entails digital twins, model-based…

Alumni search menu search content Additional programme open doors with an extra degree Have you (almost) obtained your master's degree and are you thinking of taking an additional course? With no fewer than 13 advanced master programmes and several postgraduate programmes thaught in English, you may…

University Fund search menu search content Testimonial CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin, science for and by citizens Sanne de Rooij, communication manager at CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin, tells us more about the largest citizen science project in Flanders that conducts research into heat and drought in Flemis…

Filip Haegdorens domain coord.- head of service - tenure track asst. professor Research Filip Haegdorens Research team Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC) Expertise I am a researcher in nursing and healthcare with specific interest in the organization of healthcare teams and its impact…

Didier Schrijvers associate professor Research Didier Schrijvers Research team Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI) Expertise Clinical prospective research into efficacy and tolerance of ECT treatment, and subsequent maintenance treatments. Changing Tactics? Optimizing ECT in…