Enviromics search menu search content Mission The mission and ambition of Enviromics is to be a unique integrated (bio)technology platform for the development of new nature-based solutions for environmental challenges through dynamic interactions with private industry, public actors and academia. En…

Infla-Med search menu search content Mission Mission of Infla-Med The Infla-Med Research Centre of Excellence conducts fundamental and translational research into targets for the treatment of inflammatory diseases by using a multidisciplinary approach. The members of the Infla-Med consortium will ex…

μNEURO search menu search content Our mission The μNEURO Research Centre of Excellence unites neuropathologists, neuroscientists and method developers at the University of Antwerp to enable more comprehensive top-level neuroscience research. By forming a knowledge-hub for neuro-oriented image-omic…

Exposome search menu search content Our Mission In Exposome 2.0, we aim to combine the extensive expertise in the chemical characterization of human and environmental exposure with relevant clinical-epidemiological studies and with mechanistic insights regarding the adverse outcome pathways and toxi…

Political Communication search menu search content Mission Mission statement Focus The Political Communication Research Unit investigates language, symbols, and communication of people who make and who interpret policies. On the one hand, according to a narrow view of political communication, it loo…

Physiopharmacology search menu search content Research mission Focus on the cardiovascular system A first line of research involves the morphological and haemodynamic changes that occur during the development and rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. Various experimental models have been established i…

Migloba search menu search content Research Mission MIGLOBA is the Network on Migration and Global Mobility which brings together researchers from different phases in their careers working on migration and global mobility at various departments and faculties at the University of Antwerp. The network…

CoPeD search menu search content Research mission The Comparative Perinatal Development (CoPeD) group (formerly called Applied Veterinary Morphology) focuses on pig and translational research. Research on non-rodent animal models during (pre- and postnatal) development, i.c. (mini)pig, can significa…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Mission Mission Statement Strengthening high-impact global health research The mission of the GHI is to conduct research aimed at improving the health of people around the world, to build capacity for global health research, and to engage in the imp…

Urban Studies Institute search menu search content Mission The Urban Studies Institute is a platform and laboratory for the development of interdisciplinary research and education on cities, urban development and urban challenges. The Institute also functions as a contact point and interface for exc…

Law and Development search menu search content Mission Research mission The Law and Development research group seeks to understand the role of law in fighting injustice, acknowledging that law may be part of the problem as well as part of the solution. We study whether and how law can realize human …

Decolonial Dialogues search menu search content Research Mission Our Mission Our goal is to build links across various disciplines while putting post-colonial and decolonial research on a practical level. We want to have conversations about academic study and artistic expression from a decolonial vi…

Medical Genetics search menu search content Research mission MEDGEN aims to identify the genetic and epigenetic causes and underlying pathogenetic mechanisms of both common and rare constitutional genetic disorders affecting the cardiovascular, sensorial, neurodevelopmental, skeletal and adipose sys…

Medicinal Chemistry search menu search content Research mission The mission of UAMC is to develop chemical tool compounds that are used in the characterisation and validation of novel targets, and that will lead to novel hit and lead compounds in drug discovery programmes. Therefore, we develop high…

Medical Biochemistry search menu search content Research mission The Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry has the following mission statement: “unraveling the structure-function relationship of proteins with a relevance in human (patho)physiology, focusing on target finding, characterization and cli…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content Research mission - MOVANT Research Mission The central research theme of MOVANT is rehabilitation and movement. Our research is clustered into 3 focus domains (MetaMove, MoveAdapt, MoveMe), each with strong affinity for rehabilitation, movement and improve…

Centre for Ethics search menu search content Research mission Research mission The Centre for Ethics is part of the philosophy department of the University of Antwerp. It organizes research and teaching in moral philosophy, bringing together researchers who specialize in meta-ethics and moral psycho…

VAXINFECTIO search menu search content Research mission and members Research Mission The Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute - VAXINFECTIO, is part of the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences; VAXINFECTIO represents a close collaboration between: Health Economics & Modelling Infectious Diseases …

Centre for General Practice search menu search content Mission Mission The Centre of General Practice of the University of Antwerp stands out for the quality of its academic teaching valuable scientific research its relevant service to society for and with its partners in Antwerp, and its national a…

Genomics in Medicine - GENOMED search menu search content Mission Our Mission The GENOMED excellence consortium conducts genetic and translational research on rare and common genetic disorders. • Identification of genetic causes or risk factors • Functional analysis of identified mutants/causal …

Cell Death Signaling search menu search content Research mission The Cell Death Signaling lab studies molecular biological stress responses which affect cell viability (autophagy, nucleophagy), cell death (apoptosis, ferroptosis, pyroptosis), or senescence. The research cluster combines advanced mol…

Experimental Neurobiology Unit search menu search content Research Mission Our research unit aims to unravel the neurobiological mechanisms supporting complex behaviours such as movement, cognition and emotion by means of both experimental models and human participants. A major focus in our unit is …

Grammar and Pragmatics search menu search content Research mission The research agenda of Grammar and Pragmatics (GaP) is in full agreement with the general interest in 'Language in Use' that characterizes the research done within the Department of Linguistics at the University of Antwerp. GaP unite…

Physiopharmacology search menu search content Research mission and expertise Overview Contact Head of research group Prof. dr. Guido De Meyer Show email address Tel. +32 3 265 27 37 Campus Drie Eiken - Gebouw T, D.T.213 Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies…

Power in History search menu search content Research mission The Centre for Political History uses a broad interpretation of the concept of 'politics', implying all attempts at consciously ordering society, and the conflicts that may result from these attempts. The orbit of our research encompasses …