Gobelijntje Award received by Jonas Schoelynck
On 20 September 2024, Prof. Jonas Schoelynck received a Gobelijntje award for “Best Professor 2024”. The Gobelijntje is an award presented by the student association Prisma. In 2002, they established the Gobelijntjes to highlight professors and teaching assistants who go the extra mile in supporting their students. At the end of the academic year, students from the University of Antwerp have the opportunity to vote for the 'best professor' and 'best assistant' within their faculty.
ECOSPHERE celebrating its 100th PhD thesis
On Monday 3rd of June 2024, the 100th PhD thesis from ECOSPHERE got successfully defended.
Midge monitoring along the Zeeschelde
Women, science and Antarctica: Towards a sustainable leadership
Project "De Droge Delta" won Henri van de Velde Award 2024
On January 23, 2024, the project "De Droge Delta" won the bronze medal at the Henry van de Velde Awards 2024 in the design research category. Prof. Jan Staes took part in this design study of spatial levers in the fight against water scarcity in Flanders.
Thimo Groffen won the Frans Verbeure Award
On November 30, 2023, Dr. Thimo Groffen received the Frans Verbeure award from the Research Board of the University of Antwerp for his research on PFAS in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. His research mainly focuses on the biomonitoring of PFAS in these ecosystems, as well as the ecological and human health risks associated with the accumulation of PFAS in such matrices.