Laat je meevoeren door UAntwerpen en hoe we de stroom in beweging zetten.

De Bron

UAntwerp and its alumni have an impact, worldwide.

International waters

Alumni study at international top universities

Duik in de verhalen van alumni, partners en iedereen die UAntwerpen mee vorm geeft.

Onderstroom

Who is the person behind the science? Research is not in the spotlight this time.

Beneath the surface

Herwig Leirs: 'There is no one right approach to organising a university'

Dompel jezelf onder in ons diepgaand&nbsp;onderzoek met maatschappelijke impact.

Stroomgebied

Complicated scientific research, explained in simple terms.

Crystal clear

Female genital cutting more often medicalised

The road that researchers travel is often full of twists and challenges. Luckily, detours sometimes lead to the most beautiful places.

Meander

Beyond the taboo: anatomy down to the bone

Discover the story behind an object that means something special to UAntwerp and its community.

The thing

Antwerp invention perfected measurement of sugar content 

When the storm surrounding a topical issue has calmed down, we dive in.  

Silence after the storm

Well-considered, flexible and, most of all, together: This is how to deal with crises

Health is about more than the medical aspect

Can we store more green energy with improved flow batteries?

News

UAntwerp also heads to Paris

Using facts, we disprove myths around science and other topics.

Burst bubble

You are what you eat? 

Kristof Titeca: 'Black and white thinking is tempting'

What impact does a summer school have on your career? 

Times change, and so does the curriculum. An expert analyses an old textbook to check what is still correct.

Old source, new spring

Historic lottery tickets give a voice to women and the underprivileged 

The be(a)st at hearing

Are newcomers mostly seeking asylum in our country?

Paul Panda Farnana Prize goes to collaboration with Nicaraguan researchers

More taboo-free women at the top 

A dog ear by Samuel Beckett 

Researchers use road surface as energy source

Alumna Julie Van Overmeiren went from her desk to the field 

The Belgian Constitution: the basis for cohesion? 

Canaries are the cheetahs among seed eaters

What is going on in the UAntwerp community? We get acquainted with our members through a series of questions.

Stream of consciousness

Hanane Llouh wants to make the world a better place

Bjorn Ipermans went into management after biomedicine

Jacinta Okwaro supports African countries in development challenges 

Caroline Masquillier wants to combat burnout in academia 

A jab against hearing loss 

New rector Herwig Leirs: ‘Happy with support’

"Education is an important weapon for girls"

Annick Schramme: ‘Awareness of sustainable fashion grows, but shopping behaviour doesn’t change’

Genetic manipulation in the kitchen: a good idea?

Patrick Goossens: ‘Artisanal is not a luxury’ 

Antwerp pedestrian tunnel converted to particle accelerator

‘A working woman wearing a veil is actually a role model’'

Honorary doctor Rik Devillé: 'There should be more humanity'

Two candidates battle it out for rectorship

Museum To Scale 2.0 is more than just a feast for the eyes 

Using AI against racist robots

Trending: cyberbullying

Jorrit De Waele makes our immune system stronger

Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo manages river epilepsy

An orthosis that changes lives 

Is sexting a bad idea? 

‘Human rights assessment useful tool to evaluate collaboration’ 

Dimitri De Waele: ‘Ambition and selfcare don’t always match’ 

Sinterklaas’s servant

Nele Wynants: ‘Leave more room for chance, intuition and unexpected twists’ 

Magic lantern was the mass medium 

Are biological materials poor conductors?

Time travel for flood control

Princess Astrid visits lab for dementia research  

“Give students the opportunity to prove their skills” 

Alumni to Cambridge and Delft thanks to Flemish scholarship 

Wastewater analysis shows international drug use 

Measuring air quality with a doll

New telescope measures gravitational waves 

UAntwerp environmental economists study CO2 use and storage 

Football clubs score off the pitch

Filip Lardon gives workshops on smoking

100 years of Disney: Insufficient diversity

Honorary Doctor Denis Mukwege running for president in Congo 

Exhibition shows forgotten history of orphans

Heart attacks in women: overlooked for too long

Master chef Seppe Nobels brings restaurant to Mutsaard

Three researchers selected for PhD Cup

Trio gets European funding for ambitious projects

Hosna Ghaderi makes eye models tailored to patients

Water and fire

Should universities embrace AI?

Komidas go for 80% veggie by 2030

Piet Bladt is a lateral entrant into secondary education

Three students go abroad on UAntwerp scholarship

Jente Wagemans: 'I want to inspire'

Lawyer Kati Verstrepen wants to make herself obsolete

Joyce Bosmans trains the brain with balance exercises

Spanish university honours physicist Staf Van Tendeloo 

UAntwerp law students win Queen Mathilde prize

‘Exercise during pregnancy is healthy and necessary’ 

Historic tiles restored by UAntwerp students

Is tinnitus for life?

Jacotte Brokken gave her parents headaches

Will we all be speaking English at the university soon?

Silvia Lenaerts: 'I am very competitive'

Niel Hens: 'We calculated our way out of the crisis'

Thomas De Kerf checks windturbines with robots

Geoffrey Dierckxsens: "An academic career is no certainty"

Can universities and companies collaborate?

Expo reveals the Brantijser’s past

Innovation hub for sustainable chemistry at Petroleum-Zuid

UAntwerp opens Patrice Lumumba lecture hall

Renée Eykens combines her studies with the Olympics

Jonas Spruyt gets sick animals back on their feet

Jan Lemmens (Glints) lives his childhood dream every day

Claudia Verheyen plays DJ to save the environment

Do consumers buy healthier thanks to Nutri-Score?

Why not every manager is a leader 

Alumnus builds sustainable houses in slums

Designers think with their hands

‘Ukrainians are deserving refugees’ 

Biking outfit protects from abrasions 

Honorary degree for UAntwerp virologist Erika Vlieghe

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Karine Van Doorsselaer (Faculty of Design Sciences) wrote the book Ecodesign. Guide to the circular economy. She debunks a number of misconceptions and offers a roadmap in choosing the most suitable material for a design. The book is highly recommended for any designer or engineer from all industrial sectors. &lsquo;Implementing ecodesign in the design process is a key to success in the transition to a sustainable society and a circular economy,&rsquo; says the author.

Ecodesign is key to sustainable society and circular economy

In the book Caf&eacute; De Sportvriend, Marko Heijl and Bart Diricx undertake a pub tour through the rich heritage of authentic Flemish sports pubs. You will discover 91 Flemish popular pubs in images and stories.

Alumnus Marko Heijl brings Flanders' finest sports pubs together in images and words

<a href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/staff/oskar-seuntjens_21287/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oskar Seuntjens</a> is a PhD student within the <a href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-groups/emib/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings Research Group</a> (Faculty of Applied Engineering). He is also active in politics. With the elections on 9 June, he was elected member of parliament for Vooruit. In July, the Chamber decided on committee chairs. Seuntjens was appointed chairman of the Energy, Environment and Climate committee. At 25, he is the youngest committee chairman ever.

PhD student is youngest committee chair everPhD student is youngest committee chair ever

Dimitri Mortelmans and Elke Claessens (Faculty of Social Sciences) and Geert Mertens (ICT Department) won the Computable Award 2024 &lsquo;IT Project of the Year in Education&rsquo;. They joined forces to implement the SAS Viya programme in the Applied Multivariate Analysis curriculum. The jury praised the joint efforts to bring cutting-edge technology to sociology and SEW students via Cloud Computing.

UAntwerp wins Education Prize Computable 2024

Following its annual tradition, Eos awards a prize for the most promising young researcher in Flanders. On the shortlist for that Eos Pipet, UAntwerp took two of the five spots. Sarah Ahannach, driving force behind citizenscience project Isala, and Kevin Van Sundert, manager of a freely accessible database of climate change data. Voting for the public award can be done at eoscience.eu/eospipet2024.

Two researchers on shortlist Eos Pipet

At the new hospital ZNA Cadix, Peter Bruyninckx (&lsquo;Romaanse Filologie&rsquo;, 1992), spokesperson for the Flemish Traffic Centre, was elected Spokesperson of the Year. The two other nominees are also alumni of the University of Antwerp: Lantis spokesperson Annik Dirkx ( Romaanse Filologie, 2000) and UAntwerpen spokesperson Peter De Meyer (Germaanse Filologie, 2001).

Spokesperson of the Year

Law students Arevik Miskarian, Johannes Vogels and Mathieu Vereecke won the silver medal at the national pleading competition on constitutional law at the Council of State. The trio did win the prize for the best pleading (written paper). The jury stated that their pleading was remarkably better than most pleadings received by the Constitutional Court from seasoned lawyers.

Law students take silver in national pleading competition

Opera singers and scientists sharing a stage? It probably never happened before, but on Thursday, May 2, it will. During the benefit gala ARIA for MS, the University of Antwerp and Opera Ballet Flanders will join forces. The goal: to put multiple sclerosis on the map and raise money for promising new research through the Antwerp University Fund. You can now <a href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/events/aria-for-ms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">get your tickets</a>, thus contributing directly to the research.

New cell therapy can boost battle against MS

At the presentation of the Language Industry Awards, or LIAs for short, UAntwerp's <a href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uantwerp/faculties/faculty-of-arts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Faculty of Arts</a> won two awards. The project "A Touch of Museum to Scale" received an award for the way in which the permanent art collection of the <a href="https://stroom.uantwerpen.be/en/the-source/museum-to-scale-2-0-is-more-than-just-a-feast-for-the-eyes-" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Museum to Scale</a> is made accessible to everyone. Also <a href="https://duikintaal.be/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Duik in Taal!</a>, a campaign to get young people interested in studying languages, received an award. Some language teachers from UAntwerpen put their shoulders to the wheel.

Two projects Faculty of Arts win Language Industry Award

At the indoor world athletics championships in Glasgow, the Belgian Tornados captured the men's 4x400m world title for the second time in a row. Christian Iguacel, an alumnus of physical therapy and rehabilitation sciences, was one of four Belgian runners in the final.

Alumnus wins world title for 4x400m

In the book Een nuchtere kijk op alcohol (A Sober Look at Alcohol), Geert Dom (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) gives advice and insights on how to deal in a healthier way with beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages. Dom compiles all medical-scientific insights and shows the visible and hidden effects of alcohol on the body.

Professor writes book about dangers of alcohol

Alumnus Warre Clarys (industrial sciences, 2023) wins the prestigious mtech+ Prize 2023 with the development of a digital skin model that mimics the heat distribution of skin and tumors. By training this model, the subcutaneous shape and depth of the tumor can be precisely measured. Clarys also won the public award from mtech as well as the Eos Prize.

Alumnus wins mtech+ Prize and Eos Prize

Doe maar niet (Better don't)&nbsp;is the title of the very first book by law student Amir Bachrouri, former president of the Flemish Youth Council. In the book, Bachrouri, who grew up in an underprivileged family, searches for levers so that all Belgian youth can prosper. The book presentation took place at De Roma.

Student writes book about the future of youngsters

Bart D'Olieslager (product development 1998) is the new CEO of the Luxembourg division of the telecom company Eltrona. In recent years he worked at Belgian telecom operator VOO, and also held a management position at Orange Belgium in the past.

Alumnus becomes new CEO Eltrona

The OVAM presents the annual Ecodesign Award for students. Kieran Franck (product development, 2023) won with the project Cyclowash, a system that filters microfibers and waste particles from the water of washing machines in laundromats. The filtered wastewater can thus be reused and the waste does not end up in our oceans. His colleague Emiel Goffin was laureate in the Industrial Design category. His Paccobox is a circular system where consumers can deposit the empty reusable packaging of their meals.

Alumnus wins Ecodesign Award

In Madrid, Em. Prof. Louis Beyens (Department of Biology) received the Lifetime Achievement Award Eug&egrave;ne Penard, presented by the International Society for Testate Amoeba Research. The biologist has been researching the impact of climatic fluctuations on single-celled organisms, more specifically scaled amoebae, in the polar regions since 1978. His passion for the polar regions has led to several popular science books, such as The Future Polar Bear.

Polar expert receives Lifetime Achievement Award

As a biostatistician, Prof. Niel Hens (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) was often in the media during the corona period with his models about the expected spread of the disease. Together with his UHasselt colleague Christel Faes, Hens now wrote the book What if?. The authors offer a look behind the scenes: which data was available? Which questions had to be answered first and why? The book offers guidance for anyone who wants to know what was behind 'the daily covid figures'.

Biostatistician writes book on daily covid figures

PhD student Annelies Augustyns (Faculty of Arts) won the audience award of the PhD-Cup with 1.800 votes. In her research, she investigates diaries from unknown Jewish Germans during World War II.

PhD student wins PhD-Cup audience award

Professor Annick Gilles (Translational Neurosciences)&nbsp;won the Annual Science Communication Prize with her book (h)OREN(dol)?! published in 2022. In the book she formulates clear answers to questions that patients with tinnitus may have.

Professor wins Annual Science Communication Prize

Professor Annick Schramme (Antwerp Management School) has received the Visser-Neerlandia Prize as a reward for her commitment to Dutch-Flemish cooperation, which runs like a common thread through her career.

Professor wins Visser-Neerlandia Prize

Martha Mutua (Development Evaluation and Management), Hannah Downes (Globalisation and Development), Abdulwahid Panganting (Governance and Development) and Colin Van Belleghem (International Relations and Diplomacy) were honoured by Minister of Development Cooperation Caroline Gennez at the presentation of the Prize for Global Research by the Province of Antwerp.

Four alumni win Prize for Global Research

Professor Joris Dirckx (Dept. of Physics) works on a science musical about Marie Curie, in collaboration with UAntwerp and Podiumacademie Lier. There will be a live orchestra, a cast of 70 and an international dance company. Tickets for&nbsp;Curieus&nbsp;can be bought on the <a href="https://www.musicalcurieus.be/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>.

Professor makes science musical

Julien De Wit (Law, 2023), president of the Flemish Association for Students, published his first book.&nbsp; Ge(e)neratie (translation: (No) generation) is a plea for a society in which youngsters are more included in decision making processes.

Alumnus publishes book

Genetic researcher Lotte Van Den Heuvel (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) launched a podcast. In 'Plots, Doodeerlijk' (Suddenly, Deadly Honest) she talks with patients who have an incurable genetic condition. How do they cope with their diagnose?
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/04E4PXdHRDHFGhj880yYLn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Listen to the four episodes</a>

Researcher launches podcast

Alumnus Matteo&nbsp;Balliauw (Business Engineering, 2013) starts as Head of Data, Analytics &amp; Insights at the Royal Belgian Football Association.

New Head of Data at Royal Belgian Football Association

Alumnus Tom Ongena (Law, 1998) is the new - acting - chairman for Open Vld. Ongena, who is from Mechelen, has been seated in the Flemish Parliament since 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;

New chairman Open Vld

In his book&nbsp;Spring verder (Jump further), Youssef Deconinck (Organisation and Management, 2015) helps new entrepreneurs to survive their first year of business. As a coordinator for Xerius, he knows the questions entrepreneurs have through and through; the answers to these questions are now combined in one book.&nbsp;

First aid for entrepreneurs

Since 1989, EAIE promotes international education, with focus on learning, networking and knowledge exchange. Piet Van Hove (Dept. University &amp; Society) is the first Belgian president since establishment. His term will end in September 2024. The upcoming conference will be in September 2023, in Rotterdam.

First Belgian president European Association for International Education (EAIE)

Katrien Crauwels (Law, 1992) has taken the oath as the new President of the Bar Association of Antwerp. Crauwels is a partner at the law firm Crowe Spark Legal, where she mostly focuses on social law. &nbsp;

New President at the Bar Association

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of gay marriage in Belgium, Paul Borghs (Law, 2003) published Echt Verbonden &ndash; Geschiedenis van het homohuwelijk in Belgi&euml; (Truly connected &ndash; The history of gay marriage in Belgium). In this book, the alumnus tells all about Belgium becoming the second country in the world to legalise gay marriage.

Twenty years of gay marriage

Together with Kathleen Beckers and Annelien Van Remoortere, Karolin Soontjens (Faculty of Social Sciences) wrote Journalism Out of Balance<a href="https://www.aspeditions.be/en/book/journalistiek-uit-balans/19400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">?</a>. The book sheds new light on the debate on press bias. The book provides answers to the many questions surrounding perceptions, image damage, bias ... between political parties and journalists.

Journalism out of balance?

Sara Op de Beeck (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) was selected for the prestigious Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany. For one week, the researcher gets to attend several lectures and has the opportunity to network with other young researchers. Moreover, Sara will have the chance to meet Nobel Prize winners.