This colloquium was organised by Anibal Maury and was held at the old library of the Paardenmarkt campus at the University of Antwerp. 

Contrary to previous colloquia, this research day was opened by a presentation of a senior researcher, Theo Dounas, who presented his research and shared tips for junior researchers. Afterwards, the following PhD students presented part of their research: Elien Vissers-Similon, H. Tuba Bölük, Nermin Elwakad, Hadeel Al-Sallal, Ilse Lindenbergh and Nathan De Feyter