Stéphanie De Somer associate professor Research Stéphanie De Somer Research team Government and Law Expertise Expertise in Belgian and comparative administrative law in general and in the following topics in particular: - the law of administrative organization (autonomous public bodies, independen…

Ingrid Opdebeek emeritus occasional assignment Research Ingrid Opdebeek Research team Personal Rights and Property Rights Expertise Expertise in Belgian and comparative general administrative law, and more specific principles of good administration, administrative decision-making and procedure, prot…

Bart Van de Vijver associate professor Research Bart Van de Vijver Research team Ecosphere Expertise Diatoms, unicellular autrotrophic algae, are on of the most abundant and diverse algal groups in the worlds. As primary producers, they are at the base of all food chains and as such of prime importa…

Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Latest news Prigogine medal 2024 awarded to prof Meysman March 2025 Established in 2004 by the University of Siena and the Wessex Institute (https://www.wessex.ac.uk/prigogine-award), the Prigogine Medal honours the legacy of Belgian Nobel Laur…

Library search menu search content Open access Benefits, publication models and legal framework Introduction to Open Science Open Access en Open Science There are many definitions for Open Access but basically the idea of Open Access is that scientific publications should be online available for eve…

Policies & Requirements What are UAntwerpen policies? The Research Data Management Policy of UAntwerpen formulates an ethical and practical framework for the proper handling of research data during the different stages of the full (research) data lifecycle. This includes research data generated by r…

Lieven Bervoets full professor Research Lieven Bervoets Research team Ecosphere Expertise For more than 30 years, I have mainly been carrying out field ecotoxicological research on the bioavailability and effects of micropollutants on both aquatic and terrestrial organisms. We mainly look at the eff…

Veerle Fraeters full professor Research Veerle Fraeters Research team Institute for the Study of Literature in the Low Countries (ISLN) Research centre Ruusbroec Institute Expertise - Middle Dutch literature: mystical texts, women authors, Hadewijch; alchemical texts - Mysticism: vernacular mysticis…

Guido Marnef emeritus occasional assignment Research Guido Marnef Research team Centre for Urban History Expertise Onderzoek naar de katholieke en protestantse Reformatiebewegingen in de 16de- en 17de-eeuwse Nederlanden. Onderzoek naar de Nederlandse Opstand. Onderzoek naar het culturele leven in de…

Karel Van den Bosch guest prof. external funds Research Karel Van den Bosch Research team Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy ABSPO data and Consultancy Service. 24/04/2020 - 23/04/2021 Abstract The first aim of this project is to transfer data on reference budgets gathered in several earlier EU…

Anne Bergmans associate professor - senior researcher Research Anne Bergmans Research team Centre for Research on Environmental and Social Change Expertise My main field of study is how society deals with risk and uncertainty, with a strong focus on environmental and technological risk, and the inte…

Ria Janvier emeritus occasional assignment Research Ria Janvier Research team Expertise Consultancy of Belgian public organisations (primarily concerning the legal status of the personnel) and teaching, giving courses and presentations on seminars and post-academic programmes. Advice on the harmonis…

Government and Law search menu search content Projects Here you can find a chronological overview of the projects investigated by our research group. Ongoing projects Enhancing International Protection and Safeguards, through a Comparative Legal Approach, for Climate-Displaced Individuals Seeking Re…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects AQuatic Urban ecosystems Alive (AQUAlive). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028 Abstract Cities face challenges from climate change (like floods and droughts) and urban sprawl (such as the Urban Heat Island effect and pollution). These issues threate…

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…

Politics & Public Governance search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Trust in Governance of Societal Transitions (GOVTRUST). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Trust in public governance is essential for a well-functioning society. This is especially so in the face of grand societal chall…

Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects 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 the understanding of cumulative…

Centre for Research on Environmental and Social Change search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Survivors' pensions protecting transnational families in Senegal (PENSIONPROTECT). 01/10/2025 - 31/08/2030 Abstract After decades of labor migration and the consolidation of the transnational …