Postgraduate of Energy and Climate Stephanie Cobbaert participant postgraduate 2021 - 2022 Stephanie Cobbaert participant postgraduate 2021 - 2022 After graduating as a Business Engineer at the University of Ghent in 2021, I was absolutely not sure what direction I wanted to go with this degree and …

Global Health Institute search menu search content Alfred DUSABIMANA Ways to mitigate the public health problem caused by onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy Project Summary Onchocerciasis, known as river blindness, is a neglected tropical diseases caused by a filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus (O. vo…

Nisa Irem Kirbaç Savery doctoral scholarship holder Research Nisa Irem Kirbaç Savery Research team Antwerp Media in Society Centre (AMSoC) Should Communicative and Social Robots Mitigate Loneliness? A normative approach to the post-human communication condition. 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2027 Abstract In…

Stijn Temmerman hoogleraar Over Stijn Temmerman Stijn Temmerman Contact Campus Drie Eiken Toon e-mailadres Tel. +3232652313 Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL I am a Geographer studying impacts of global change on coasts and river landscapes, and how ecosystems and human society can mitigate and…

Hamada Abd Elgawad docent - gastlector Publicaties Hamada Abd Elgawad Chitosan nanoparticles and germanium synergistically enhance photosynthetic efficiency, sugar metabolism, and anthocyanin biosynthesis via metabolic pathway modulation in guar Bron Plant physiology and biochemistry - ISSN 0981-942…

Hossein Tabari assistant professor - senior researcher Research Hossein Tabari Research team Modelling for Sustainability (M4S) Expertise Hossein Tabari is a scientist who works in the sustainable development domain. He tackles operational and decision-making challenges in this domain using a multid…

Sander De Ridder tenure track asst. professor Research Sander De Ridder Research team Antwerp Media in Society Centre (AMSoC) Expertise I am currently working as an assistant professor in the field of Media Studies at the University of Antwerp. I’m trained in Film and Television Studies with a Ph.…

Thies Gehrmann senior researcher Research Thies Gehrmann Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Investigating the impact of urban-associated factors on the skin microbiome. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Urbanization is a key global trend. Despite its many advant…

Rémi Dupont predoc researcher FWO Research Rémi Dupont Research team Ecosphere Nature-inclusive design of artificial islands: an integrated ecosystem services assessment model. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The rapid growth of offshore wind energy in Europe requires the construction of energy i…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Repetitive reform: consequences & underlying mechanisms Summary The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been the latest in a series of unpredictable developments confronting the public sector. It has mercilessly laid bare the flaws and imperfections…

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content Phase transitions of salts under changing climatic conditions (PREDICT) The PREDICT project will look into the physical processes of salts. Salts are known to have kinetic properties that are unpredictable in nature and the theoretical pr…

Ziggy Van Giel academic interim staff predoc Research Ziggy Van Giel Research team Management Information Systems (MIS) Governing cyber resilience 01/01/2024 - 31/05/2028 Abstract The aim of the project is to explore new ways to understand and mitigate cyberrisks from an organizational and managemen…

Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Microbiology-based technologies for a more sustainable society Microbial processes have been used in industrial applications from the earliest times for baking, brewing, and food preservation. Today, progression in microbial biotechnology is cr…

Stijn Temmerman professor About Stijn Temmerman Stijn Temmerman Contact Campus Drie Eiken Show email address Tel. +3232652313 Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL I am a Geographer studying impacts of global change on coasts and river landscapes, and how ecosystems and human society can mitigate a…

Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Healthy cities In the 19th century, urban planning had to serve as a kind of spatial vaccine against the many plagues our cities had resisted. So far, spatial planning is mainly trying to limit or mitigate the negative impact of the env…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Partners BioWAVE BioWAVE investigates the use of the revolutionary granular sludge technology for the purification of industrial wastewater. We focus on the formation of the granules, the dynamic control of the process, and its integration in biological nutrient …

Amirhossein Aminimehr doctoral scholarship holder Research Amirhossein Aminimehr Research team Modelling for Sustainability (M4S) Improving Wind and Solar Energy Forecasting Through Physics-Informed Machine Learning. 01/06/2024 - 31/05/2028 Abstract Renewable energy sources are emerging as a crucial…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Conservation and restoration In an era of ever increasing anthropogenic global change, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning and services of ecosystems worldwide are continuously degrading. The study of effective science-based methods for conservation and restor…

Gustavo Gomes De Sousa unpaid staff Research Gustavo Gomes De Sousa Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Overcoming global food-chain stress by using microbial protein as feed ingredient on aquaculture. 01/12/2019 - 31/12/2020 Abstract World population will reach 9 billion in …

Christina Makoundou MSCA Postdoctoral fellow Research Christina Makoundou Research team Sustainable Pavements and Asphalt Research (SuPAR) Expertise I am a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Post-Doctoral Fellow, specialised in sustainable alternative pavement materials. My primary focus is on developing and p…

Fergus Simpson unpaid staff Research Fergus Simpson Research team Development processes, actors and policies Unpacking the multiple-levels of an 'extractive imperative': evidence from the DRC's Okapi Faunal Reserve. 01/04/2025 - 30/03/2026 Abstract This project offers a novel perspective on the 'ext…

Sofia Deboli predoc researcher FWO Research Sofia Deboli Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Built Heritage as Unrecognized Pollution Sink: A Pathway Towards Healthier and More Sustainable Urban Environment. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Prolonged exposure to urban environme…

Kato Michiels doctoral scholarship holder Research Kato Michiels Research team Personal Rights and Property Rights Legal protections in family and economic relationships (project FAM*ECO). 01/03/2025 - 28/02/2029 Abstract While the law increasingly offers legal protections for 'weaker' parties in ec…

Wouter Van de Moer predoc researcher FWO Research Wouter Van de Moer Research team Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy The dynamics of cumulative inequalities: a multidimensional perspective on ageing. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract This PhD research proposal aims to address critical gaps in t…

Fien Van Reempts predoc researcher FWO Research Fien Van Reempts Research team Government and Law The effectiveness of directives in horizontal situations: a reassessment in the post exclusion/substitution-dichotomy era. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Union directives cannot be invoked by a privat…