Science Synthesis and characterisation of materials Synthesis and characterisation of materials Developing new synthesis methods for the efficient creation of new and known organic and inorganic matter. The main lines of research encompassed by this spearhead involve the development of new synthesis…

Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Comproved: Why make assessing difficult when it can be easy? • July 2021 • In collaboration with Maarten Goossens (Training and Education Sciences, and co-founder of Comproved, UAntwerp), Karla Groen (E-campus, UAntwerp) and Phi…

‘This “transfer” shows the impact of our university’ ‘This “transfer” shows the impact of our university’ Prof. Silvia Lenaerts of University of Antwerp becomes new rector in Eindhoven Prof. Silvia Lenaerts, vice-rector of UAntwerp, becomes the new rector magnifica of Eindhoven Unive…

Get to know UAntwerp search menu search content Master of Epidemiology Linda | Peru 'This programme helps me to be more independent to build my own pathway as a future epidemiologist.' I am a medical doctor graduated from the National University of the Peruvian Amazon in 2015 in Iquitos, the capital…

Institute of Jewish Studies search menu search content UCSIA/IJS-Chair 2008-2009: Prof. Dr. David Ruderman UCSIA/IJS-Chair 2008-2009: Prof. Dr. David Ruderman (Center for Advanced Judaic Studies - University of Pennsylvania) Cross-Cultural Dialogues in Early Modern Europe: A Textual Seminar and Conv…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Climate change and leaf fall Climate change does not delay the start of autumn leaf coloration, but its speed With the start of autumn, as temperatures drop and days get shorter, leaf senescence takes place in deciduous trees. The process of leaf sene…

Toon Calders professor Open positions Toon Calders CLOSED PhD student : Fairness in Machine Learning CLOSED We are hiring PhD student(s) for a project on fairness-aware machine learning, in close collaboration with one of the largest insurance companies of the world. Requirements for the PhD student…

What does this mean for you as a researcher? UAntwerp strives for high-quality HR processes, which of course includes the entire recruitment and selection process. We aim for an applicant-oriented, inclusive, correct and qualitative approach and are mindful of our ultimate goal in every recruitment …

Amélie Chevalier tenure track asst. professor Research Amélie Chevalier Research team Co-Design of Cyber-Physical Systems (Cosys-Lab) Expertise The research of Professor Chevalier is described as Control-systems co-design for biomechanics. Here, electromechanical machines are designed to be used i…

Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Promoting the progress of disadvantaged groups Written in collaboration with Jonas Nicolaï (Project coordinator Mentoraat Plus) & Dr. David Corradi (Policy officer Diversity & Post-doc researcher CeMIS) How can teachers promote the…

Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Differentiated teaching in higher education Students are a very heterogeneous group – not only in terms of age, socioeconomic status, ethnic and cultural background, sexual preference, and so on, but also in terms of prior knowled…

Andreas Gevaert assistant professor Research Andreas Gevaert Research team Cardiovascular diseases (CARDIOVASC) Expertise Heart failure, exercise physiology, cardiac imaging Cardiopulmonary exercise testing with echocardiography for early diagnosis and deep phenotyping of heart failure with preserve…

Shoubhik Das assistant professor Research Shoubhik Das Research team Organic synthesis (ORSY) Expertise My current research is based on the development of homogeneous and heterogeneous metal-free photocatalysts for the utilization of small molecules such as O2, CO2 molecules and to valorize biomass …

Grammar and Pragmatics search menu search content Current PhD students Aida Thaqi is working on gender and language in a country of socio-political transformation: Kosovo Abstract This PhD research topic is twofold: First, it explores how protesters in Kosovo in the past and the present time have us…

Gerrit Beemster full professor - vice-dean Research Gerrit Beemster Research team Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES) Expertise Plant Growth analysis: We investigate the effect of environmental conditions (mainly drought, temperature, CO2) and genetic differences on the growth of…

Renzo Mancuso associate research professor Research Renzo Mancuso Research team VIB CMN - Microglia and Inflammation in Neurological Disorders (MIND) lab Expertise Microglia and neuroinflammation play a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. …

Nick Schryvers full professor Research Nick Schryvers Research team Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) Expertise Materials characterisation by electron microscopy (metals, alloys, catalysts, composites, art & historic materials, ...) Advanced microstructural characterization of fusion…

Back to the Future search menu search content Early Modern Motherhood By Sanne Hermans 21/08/2024 Most people worldwide celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May. However, exceptions exist, such as in Antwerp, where mothers are honoured on August 15 during the Catholic feast of Assumption D…

Johan Verbeeck full professor Research Johan Verbeeck Research team Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) Expertise Transmission electron microscopy for materials science Development of novel measurement schemes with electron beams Adaptive optics with electron beams Electron energy loss…

Paul Cos full professor - vice-dean Research Paul Cos Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise In vitro and in vivo biofilm assays, Integrated antimicrobial (bacteria, fungi, yeasts and parasites) screening and profiling of pure compounds and extracts, tar…

Pegie Cool professor Research Pegie Cool Research team Laboratory of adsorption and catalysis (LADCA) Expertise Research on sorbents, catalysts and characterization/synthesis of porous materials. Catalysis for sustainable organic chemistry (CASCH). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Catalysis is a key…

Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts search menu search content PhD defences Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research Disarming Design - Politics of participatory practices - Annelys de Vet (29/11/2024) Annelys de Vet 29 November 2024, Sint Lucas School of Arts (Sho…

Guido De Meyer full professor Research Guido De Meyer Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Expertise Our research involves the morphological and haemodynamic changes that occur during the development and rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. Various experimental models have been established in …

Silvia Lenaerts Research Silvia Lenaerts Research team Expertise - Benchmarking and testing of photocatalytic technology compared to available and coming technological solutions for removal of pollutants in the gas phase. - Application specific case study and feasibility study of air purification te…

Annemie Van Der Linden emeritus occasional assignment Research Annemie Van Der Linden Research team Bio-Imaging lab Expertise Instrumentation (MRI + anaesthesia + physiological monitoring) and data processing software for in vivo molecular, functional, physiological and anatomical neuro MRI of small…