Architectuur Royal Sailing Club Het gebouw werd in minder dan 100 dagen gebouwd Royal Sailing Club Het gebouw werd in minder dan 100 dagen gebouwd Op het schiereiland van de Omookaai, tussen twee maritieme extremen, situeert zich het clubhuis Alberta de Royal Belgian Sailing Club (RBSC). Wim Goes Ar…

Cosys-Lab search menu search content 3D sonar sensors enable unmanned sailing UAntwerp and Port of Antwerp testing innovative technology for autonomous shipping Automated navigation is the future of inland shipping. It may sound futuristic, but innovative research carried out by UAntwerp and the Por…

Architectuur Zwarthuis Een woning in contrast met haar omgeving Zwarthuis Een woning in contrast met haar omgeving Op de kruising tussen de Dumortierlaan en de Ferdinand Mosselmansstraat in Knokke vind je Woning Dr. De Beir, beter bekend als ‘het Zwarthuis’. De hoekwoning is prominent aanwezig i…

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…

Jade Vetters doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Jade Vetters Getting stakeholders aboard for offshore wind decommissioning : a qualitative study on end-of-life challenges in Belgium Bron Energy Research and Social Science - ISSN 2214-6326-120 (2025) p. 1-14 Auteur(s) Jade Vetters, Gwenny Thomassen, Steve…

Jade Vetters doctoral scholarship holder Publications Jade Vetters Getting stakeholders aboard for offshore wind decommissioning : a qualitative study on end-of-life challenges in Belgium Source Energy Research and Social Science - ISSN 2214-6326-120 (2025) p. 1-14 Author(s) Jade Vetters, Gwenny Tho…

Cosys-Lab search menu search content Sensor Processing for CPS Our roots in biomimetic sensing have laid a firm foundation when it comes to sensing with ultrasound. Bats use their calls to scan the world around them, navigating through complex environments – rain or shine. This inspired our resear…

Ecoplan search menu search content Cultural services Cultural services Health effects of nature Many scientific studies show the importance of green areas for the physical and mental health of people living and visiting the area. Different mechanisms are linked: view and contact with nature contribu…

Geobiology search menu search content News 3 November 2025 We welcome a new Master student Florien Sennesael in our group. For her master's thesis in environmental science, Florien will be investigating the natural mechanisms that drive alkalinity generation in the coastal sediments of the Belgian p…

MONDO search menu search content Boat trip 23 September 2023 Sailing through the Antwerp port offered a whole new perspective on the city and the port. To top it off, we treated ourselves to some delicious pancakes. Check out the pictures! Flandria1 Flandria2 Flandria3 Flandria4 Flandria5 Flandria6 …

Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Construction of multiple choice tests One important consideration when using multiple-choice tests concerns the size of the student group. For large numbers, it is important to keep the correction time under control. The constructio…

DiplomatiCon-net search menu search content Spaces of Formal and Informal Diplomacy in the Premodern Mediterranean Workshop University of Antwerp, September 18-19, 2025 DiplomatiCon Workshop Spaces of Formal and Informal Diplomacy in the Premodern Mediterranean DiplomatiCon Project (Power in History…

Social Sciences Dirk De Bièvre Dirk De Bièvre 1. What was your favourite subject during your student days? The history of Dutch by Guido Geerts, former editor-in-chief of the Van Dale dictionary. What he did was sociolinguistics: which elite with which power in which century was able to establish …

Edwin van Hassel full professor Research Edwin van Hassel Research team Transport and Regional Economics Expertise Edwin van Hassel is a professor at the University of Antwerp, where he teaches several courses. He has an engineering degree in naval architecture and he holds a PhD in applied economic…

Christa Sys professor Research Christa Sys Research team Transport and Regional Economics Expertise My research focuses on business economics in the maritime sector and by extension the maritime ecosystem (incl. hinterland connections). Further research interests: • Transport economics: expertise …

Centre for Health and Technology (ChaT) search menu search content Speakers On 23rd September 2024 Prof. Sofia Scataglini Sofia Scataglini is an Biomedical Engineer and a Visiting Professor at Antwerp University in Digital Human Modelling (DHM) and wearable for ergonomics, health and wealth. Sofia S…

International Design Workshop Week search menu search content Biographies #1 Patricia Guaita & Raffael Baur Patricia Guaita and Raffael Baur co-initiated several research and teaching projects that explore the relationship of craft and fabrication to space, tectonics and the human being. They met at…

Hilde Meersman emeritus occasional assignment Research Hilde Meersman Research team Transport and Regional Economics BNP Paribas Fortis Chair in transport, logistics and ports. 01/10/2010 - 30/09/2026 Abstract The University of Antwerp (Department of Transport and Regional Economics) and BNP Paribas…

Paul Scheunders professor Research Paul Scheunders Research team Vision lab Expertise Processing and analysis of multispectral and hyperspectral (signal and image) data for remote sensing and close-range applications. The data is reflectance spectra, in the visible, near and shortwave-infrared wavel…

Stijn Verwulgen professor Research Stijn Verwulgen Research team Product development Expertise Medical device development Ergonomics Physiology Anthropometrics Biomechanics Optimization of human-product systems A new method for endoscopic repair of bladder neck stenosis with buccal mucosa after a pr…

Steve Vanlanduit full professor - vice-dean Research Steve Vanlanduit Research team Industrial Vision Lab (InViLab) Expertise Optical measurement techniques for materials characterization: scanning laser vibrometry, optical fiber sensors, hyperspectral imaging. Dimensional metrology. Applications of…

Industrial Vision Lab search menu search content Projects & Publications Ongoing projects HyperStain: Virtual Slide Staining through Hyperspectral Imaging and spectroscopy. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2028 Abstract Histological analysis is vital in pathology but relies on chemical staining processes that are…

DiplomatiCon-net search menu search content Meet our Sources! What do different Islamic sources tell us about diplomatic contact with al-Faranj?: Four mamlūk-period sources compared Letters from the Mamluk Sultanate in Venice The Birth of the Archive of the Crown of Aragon Italians in Egypt: travel…

Thierry Vanelslander full professor - vice-dean Research Thierry Vanelslander Research team Transport and Regional Economics Expertise Transport economics, port economics, transport innovation, logistics chain analysis, maritime economics, air transport economics, urban logistics, transport policy I…

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Inland waterway transport resilience to disruptions: Evidence from the Rhine Alpine Corridor. 15/07/2025 - 14/07/2026 Abstract Inland waterway transport (IWT) offers substantial potential for sustainable freight mo…