Bullying on campus Bullying between students: it happens. For the University of Antwerp, a culture of respect is of great importance and does not tolerate such behavior. What is bullying? “Bullying is a systematic form of aggression in which one or more people try to harm another person physically…

Pritisha Rozario postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Pritisha Rozario Research team Cell death signaling (CDS) Expertise My research expertise lies at the intersection of innate immunity, epithelial cell biology, and host-pathogen interactions, with a particular focus on inflammasome signaling p…

Social Sciences Safety and transgressive behaviour Safety and transgressive behaviour As a faculty, we aim for an inclusive environment where everyone feels physically, mentally and emotionally safe. Collegiality and respect for others, regardless of position, experience or background, is of great i…

University Fund search menu search content Quality of life after cancer - MOVANT Quality of life after cancer treatment Scientific progress ensures that cancer patients survive longer. That's good news! However, this also brings new challenges. For example, there are the lingering effects of the can…

Dieter Heylen unpaid staff Research Dieter Heylen Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Prioritizing Lyme borreliosis risk areas for forest and nature management based on novel insights in tick ecology. 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022 Abstract Cases of Lyme borreliosis, a disease transmitted to h…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Can the power of biota bring rocks to the front of climate solutions? A European funded research consortium investigates whether a low-energy solution for carbon capture can be designed using an ooze of rocks, fungi, bacteria and earthworms. Can we us…

OncoProTools search menu search content News & events 10 - 18 SEPTEMBER 2025 | Summer School and Consortium Meeting Date: September 10–18, 2025 Venue: University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Programme: Summer School 2025 & Consortium Meetings 2025 OncoProTools marked an important milestone with it…

Diversity and Inclusion in Education search menu search content Inclusive communication in your educational practice How can you communicate more inclusively when you're teaching? Tools and examples Using diversity-sensitive communication in the classroom means including all students. It means embra…

University and Society: United?! Opening of the Academic Year 2025 - Rector Herwig Leirs All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players… This was the thought expressed by Joost van de Vondel and William Shakespeare in the early 17th century. We play our part as well, and, as y…

Orange Your University UAntwerp shows its colours in the fight against sexual assault On 25 November 2021, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, our Middelheim Campus will be coloured orange. By doing so, our university shows its solidarity for the worldwide campaign a…

Stefan Van Dongen associate professor Research Stefan Van Dongen Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise My research focuses on evolutionary psychology, which entails the study of human behavior in an evolutionary context. On the basis of 3D shape analyses, questionnaires and gene…

Steven Van Cruchten professor Research Steven Van Cruchten Research team Comparative Perinatal Development (CoPeD) Expertise xxxxxxx Functional Anatomy using Classical and Cutting-Edge Techniques (FAC²ET). 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2029 Abstract To maximise collaboration between departments and institutes…

Diversity and inclusion search menu search content Gender affirmation support UAntwerp represents... As an actively pluralistic institution, the University of Antwerp values diversity. We want to be an inclusive community where all students and staff feel welcome, regardless of their gender identity…

Diversity and inclusion search menu search content Glossary of Terms on Diversity This glossary of terms on diversity contains a selection of terms and concepts that are often used within the context of diversity and inclusion. The objective of this glossary is to develop a common language for the U…

CoPeD search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Functional Anatomy using Classical and Cutting-Edge Techniques (FAC²ET). 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2029 Abstract To maximise collaboration between departments and institutes within the field of functional anatomy, we set-up the research network "F…

Dries Knapen professor Research Dries Knapen Research team Veterinary physiology and biochemistry Expertise Aquatic toxicology, zebrafish, adverse outcome pathways, stress physiology, systems biology, developmental biology, embryonic development, alternative testing approaches Exposomics: A holistic…

Gudrun De Boeck full professor Research Gudrun De Boeck Research team Ecosphere Expertise Main expertise: Toxicology and ecophysiology of marine and freshwater organisms under changing environmental conditions (due to natural and anthropogenic pressures) with a focus stress physiology, energy metabo…

Erik Matthysen full professor Research Erik Matthysen Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise - Evaluation of landscape connectivity. - Population viability analysisand genetic analysis of (natural) populations. Evolutionary potential of phenological and morphological responses to…

Science Public defences 2020 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research Public defences 2020 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research First-Principle Studies of Plasma-Catalyst Interactions for Greenhouse Gas Conversion - Amin Jafarzadeh (1…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Research Projects in the UAntwerp database Ongoing projects Computationally efficient model-based inference of speciation 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract The astonishing biodiversity we observe today is the result of speciation. Reproduc…