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KU Leuven unveils climate-neutral BioScience Centre: A blueprint for the future of research infrastructure

KU Leuven has officially inaugurated its new BioScience Centre, a state-of-the-art research facility designed to set new international standards in sustainability, flexibility, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Located in Leuven’s Arenberg Science Park, the

3 days ago

Animals—Living and Dead—Can Help Track Humanity’s Toxic Legacy

Natural history museum collections can help backfill environmental pollution data, a new study argues. In the early 20th century, more than a million miners in Britain made a daily descent into the depths of

1 week ago

Earth & Climate

Limburgers do not speak more slowly, KU Leuven research shows

Contrary to popular belief, speakers from the province of Limburg do not speak more slowly than other Flemish people. This is the conclusion of new research by KU Leuven linguistics professor Bert

2 weeks ago

Society

One in five garden ticks carries lyme disease bacteria, study finds

One in five ticks found in Flemish gardens carries the bacterium that can cause Lyme disease, according to new research by the University of Antwerp. The findings come from the citizen science

2 weeks ago

Earth & Climate

Belgium sets ocean agenda as global report highlights alarming trends ahead of UNOC3

As the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) begins in Nice, Belgium has outlined its positions on marine science, sustainable ocean policy, and high seas biodiversity protection. The conference opens against the backdrop

2 weeks ago

Earth & Climate

1,000km bike ride for cancer research kicks off in Mechelen

The fourteenth edition of the 1,000km bike ride for cancer charity Kom op tegen Kanker (Stand up to Cancer) has kicked off in Mechelen on Thursday morning. For four days, thousands of

4 weeks ago

Sport

Flagship Belgian research vessel stuck in port amid legal dispute

The Belgica, Belgium’s flagship oceanographic research vessel, has been docked and out of action for a year. The reason is an ongoing legal dispute between the Belgian government and the French company

4 weeks ago

Society

KU Leuven researchers develop method to permanently disable HIV virus

Researchers at KU Leuven have developed a method to render HIV viruses permanently harmless. The research was published on Thursday in the scientific journal Nature Communications. Currently, 600,000 people worldwide still die

1 month ago

Innovations·Society

EU announces €500 million package to attract researchers

The European Union plans to offer a new 500 million euro package for 2025-2027 to make Europe a “magnet for researchers”, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday. Stressing

2 months ago

World

New AI hub ‘The Brain’ to open in Ghent in 2027

The construction of “The Brain – AI Tech Hub Ghent” has started on Monday. The AI hub, set up at Ghent University’s Ardoyen campus in Zwijnaarde, should help to make Flanders a

2 months ago

Innovations

UGent warns of possible academic risks in cooperating with US under Trump

Ghent University (UGent) has raised concerns about the growing risks associated with academic cooperation with the United States under Donald Trump’s administration. In a communication to its staff, the university warns that

2 months ago

Politics

Brussels researchers display mycelium-based fashion and furniture at Milan Design Week

Researchers from Brussels are travelling to Milan Design Week with designs based on mycelium, the root structure of fungi. They have processed the material to create an alternative to animal or synthetic

3 months ago

Arts & Entertainment

Women still majority at German colleges, study shows

A new study has shown a continued increase in women’s enrollment in secondary education, making women still the majority of college students in Germany. During the 2023/2024 winter semester, women made up

4 months ago

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KU Leuven unveils climate-neutral BioScience Centre: A blueprint for the future of research infrastructure

Animals—Living and Dead—Can Help Track Humanity’s Toxic Legacy

Limburgers do not speak more slowly, KU Leuven research shows

One in five garden ticks carries lyme disease bacteria, study finds

Belgium sets ocean agenda as global report highlights alarming trends ahead of UNOC3

1,000km bike ride for cancer research kicks off in Mechelen

Flagship Belgian research vessel stuck in port amid legal dispute

KU Leuven researchers develop method to permanently disable HIV virus

EU announces €500 million package to attract researchers

New AI hub ‘The Brain’ to open in Ghent in 2027

UGent warns of possible academic risks in cooperating with US under Trump

Brussels researchers display mycelium-based fashion and furniture at Milan Design Week

Women still majority at German colleges, study shows

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