Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Responding supportively to students who are experiencing emotional difficulties June 2024 In collaboration with Evelyne Mancel, Antje Simon and Sara Backx (Study Advice & Student Counselling Services, UAntwerp) The transition to hig…

Social Sciences Alumni Alumni Let's keep in touch! As a faculty, we believe in keeping in touch with our alumni. Your Bachelor or Master degree (or, if you graduated a few years ago: a licentiate degree, diploma of additional studies, etc.) should not mark the end of the relationship we developed ov…

Diversity and inclusion search menu search content #PaarsToday Raise your voice for our LGBTQI+ community We value your opinion! Let us know what you think. We would love to hear from you about your experiences at UAntwerp! What works for you? What could be improved? What are the needs you have? She…

Suzanne Roes unpaid staff Research Suzanne Roes Research team Center for Ethics Putting arrogance in its place. Do we need to revalue or reform the concept of arrogance? 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2023 Abstract Arrogance has been understood as an attribute of people and sometimes as an attribute of an act. …

Info for companies search menu search content Creating an impact Valorisation at UAntwerp - former vice-rector Silvia Lenaerts UAntwerp as driving force for innovation ecosystems Antwerp is the economic driving force of Flanders, thanks to its world port, the second largest chemical cluster, a stron…

Linguapolis search menu search content Linguaquiz: the answers How did you do? The University of Antwerp is blowing out 20 candles this year. Linguapolis set up an online quiz with challenging questions about language to mark the occasion. We announced the winners two weeks ago; they win a spot in a…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 24 One in three says they will not celebrate Christmas in a restricted social circle November 20th 2020 Eight out of ten participants in the Great Corona Study say they have no travel plans for the end-of-year period December is slowly…

Diversity and inclusion search menu search content IDAHOT 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Intersex Hate (IDAHOT) is held on 17 May. On this day, annual initiatives are organized all over the world to draw attention to the rights and well-being of g…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 26 Young people want other groups to be vaccinated first December 17th 2020 As the end-of-year celebrations come closer, more participants in the Great Corona Study want to follow the rules Now that the holiday season is upon us, more …

Lecture series Death Care search menu search content Lecture II: Death Care in Times of Crisis (March 18, 2024) *** This lecture takes place in English *** The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted our burial practices: funerals were to be held in small parties, online, or were not possible at all during diff…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content A critical eye on European clinical research response during COVID-19 pandemic A new Lancet Infectious Diseases publication draws lessons from Corona crisis 22 December 2021 - Professor Herman Goossens (University of Antwerp and Universit…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 19 Willingness to get vaccinated declines September 10th 2020 UAntwerp’s Great Corona Study also polled attitudes towards masks at school It remains a minority, but more and more people are saying that they might not get vaccinated i…

Giannoula Tsakitzidis guest prof. external funds - teaching assistant Research Giannoula Tsakitzidis Research team Primary and interdisciplinary care Antwerp (ELIZA) Expertise Interprofessional Collaboration in health Care and Wellbeing. Together Works. 01/08/2021 - 31/12/2023 Abstract We know from …

Functional Morphology search menu search content Animal sex pheromones evolve rapidly and predictably Lizards develop a more attractive smell when competition is high and the chance of predation low Relocated in small groups to experimental islands, lizards rapidly and repeatedly developed new chemi…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Ebola-mission - EVECO Scientists head to Congo in search of Ebola source of infection Antwerp scientists from EVECO head to remote province in Congo with an international team in search of the source of the recent Ebola infection. Wednesd…

Linguapolis search menu search content Studying Arabic at Linguapolis September 2024 Arabic: a world language with several variants Arabic is one of the most widely spoken languages with some 319 million speakers worldwide. Besides native speakers, there are also many people who can read and recite …

Collaborations with Israeli universities UAntwerp puts general collaboration agreements with Israel on hold 28 May 2024 In an interlocutory judgment, the International Court of Justice recently issued another binding ruling in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. As a result, the University of Ant…

Diversity and inclusion search menu search content D&I Reflection Tool Reflection Tool for Diversity-sensitive & Inclusive Communication and Action Diversity-sensitive and inclusive communication is important, as it makes it possible to reach a larger target group. But what exactly should you keep i…

OPEN Research Network search menu search content Guest lectures Guest lectures Every three months we invite an expert in the field to deliver a guest lecture on a topic relevant to Media Accessibility. These lectures are streamed live through Zoom and members have the opportunity to ask questions at…

Institute of Jewish Studies search menu search content Kaddish for Ruth Klüger: Her Legacy and the End of the Auschwitz Century Wednesday 1 March 2023 Hof van Liere | Prentenkabinet | Prinsstraat 13 | 2000 Antwerp Free entrance. Registration by e-mail: ijs@uantwerpen.be. In order to mark thirty yea…

Patricia Stoop academic interim staff postdoc Research Patricia Stoop Research team Institute for the Study of Literature in the Low Countries (ISLN) Research centre Ruusbroec Institute Expertise Patricia Stoop is teaching Historical Dutch Literature in the Department of Literature at the University…

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…

Formative Evaluation in Education search menu search content Questioning techniques A Step Back Description Taking a step back is a technique that gives the teacher the opportunity to use an incorrect answer from a student in the teaching process. How it works If a student fails to give the correct …

Palestine-Israel: in search of a dialogue search menu search content Decisions on collaborations Continuation and/or suspension of partnerships with institutions from the region (chronologically ordered) 02/07/2024 UAntwerp’s Executive Board decides to continue research project with Hebrew Univers…

Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Addressing gender & sexual diversity December 2023 In collaboration with Team Diversity and Inclusion at UAntwerp Not every LGBTQI+ student* always feels at home on campus or in class. They sometimes face inappropriate jokes, exclus…