Thijs De Vos predoc researcher FWO Research Thijs De Vos Research team Organic synthesis (ORSY) Development of novel synthetic methods towards organofluorides. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Carbon-fluorine (C-F) bonds are notoriously robust. The strength of the C-F bond, its high dipole moment an…

Ine Gevers predoc researcher FWO Research Ine Gevers Research team Centre for Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics (CLiPS) Evaluating and incorporating common sense in large language models to improve implicit language understanding. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Desp…

Michaël Hillen senior researcher Research Michaël Hillen Research team Depth-selective chemical imaging of Cultural Heritage Objects (DICHO). 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2023 Abstract In spite of its ability to successfully characterize the condition and materials of paintings and other works of art in a n…

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 …

Dieter Vandenheuvel assistant professor - education coordinator Research Dieter Vandenheuvel Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Expertise My research focuses on finding and valorizing microorganisms for novel applications, for the household and industry. My exp…

Lies D'Hondt teacher/tutor Research Lies D'Hondt Research team Personal Rights and Property Rights Definition and relevance of predisposition and pre-existing conditions in Tort law and Insurance law. 01/10/2018 - 30/09/2022 Abstract Predisposition and pre-existing conditions are one of the most con…

University Fund search menu search content Reinier de Graaf ‘Youth and Alcohol’ Chair Research on alcohol use by adolescents Reinier de Graaf hospital, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) and University of Antwerp to launch first Flemish outpatient alcohol clinics In January 2021 a ‘Youth and Al…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Repetitive reform: consequences & underlying mechanisms Summary The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been the latest in a series of unpredictable developments confronting the public sector. It has mercilessly laid bare the flaws and imperfections…

University Fund search menu search content Student testimonials Testimonial from Maarten, a chemistry student at UAntwerp "My name is Maarten Van Wesemael. I'm a student at UAntwerp without a scholarship, and a student representative. I rent a room in the city and work to pay the rent. I would like …

Tobias Ceulemans tenure track asst. professor Research Tobias Ceulemans Research team Ecosphere The consequences of nitrogen-induced shifts in fungal and bacterial communities for carbon cycling in temperate forests. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Forests constitute a large and persistent carbon s…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content Neck or jaw pain: does it ring a bell (in your ears)? Neck or jaw pain: does it ring a bell (in your ears)? Whenever I tell someone I am conducting research on tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, the usual surprisingly enthusiastic response I get is: “Oh, …

Ben Jeurissen senior researcher Research Ben Jeurissen Research team Vision lab Expertise My work is focused on extracting robust and clinically relevant information from quantitative MRI data acquired within realistic scan times. The novel acquisition and analysis techniques that I develop are appl…

Pieter Van Dyck assistant professor Research Pieter Van Dyck Research team Molecular Imaging and Radiology (MIRA) Expertise Prof. dr. Pieter Van Dyck is vice-chair of the radiology department at the Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) specialized in musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging. He has large clinical…

Guido Dierickx emeritus occasional assignment Research Guido Dierickx Research team Centre for Research on Environmental and Social Change Expertise Ideological analysis and analysis of public opinion with expertise in local politics, especially in the city of Antwerp. Europeanisation and political …

Erik Mannens full professor Research Erik Mannens Research team Internet Data Lab (IDLab) Expertise Sustainable AI, Ethical AI, Semantic Web, (Linked) Open Data, Big Data Analytics, W3C standardization Flanders Artificial Intelligence Research program (FAIR) – second cycle. 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2028…

Violette Coppens associate professor - guest prof. external funds Research Violette Coppens Research team Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI) Expertise 1) Inflammation in severe mental illnesses Within CAPRI - SINAPS the research focus lays on the role of inflammation in the…

Tom Vanden Berghe associate research professor Research Tom Vanden Berghe Research team Expertise Experimental focus 'Role of ferroptosis and inflammation in disease': Study role of cell death in organ failure and septic shock Study role of ferroptosis in multiple sclerosis Study molecular mechanism…

Britt Weyts full professor Research Britt Weyts Research team Personal Rights and Property Rights Law Enforcement Environmental Health Hazards & Care 01/01/2023 - 30/09/2026 Abstract This research focuses on the health effects of PFAS and associated costs, such as medical costs, loss of labour produ…

Multidisciplinary Motor Centre Antwerp (M²OCEAN) search menu search content Ongoing research projects Ongoing research projects M²OCEAN is constantly working on new projects Spatial inattention and motor functioning after stroke: An in-depth analysis of the impact of visuospatial neglect on motor …

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 …

Jan De Beenhouwer associate research professor Research Jan De Beenhouwer Research team Vision lab Expertise In X-ray computed tomography (CT), X-ray images of a sample are taken from hundreds to thousands of angles and subsequently used to form a 3D reconstruction of the sample, including many inte…

Sébastien Anguille associate professor - fund. clinical researcher Research Sébastien Anguille Research team Laboratory for Experimental Hematology (LEH) Expertise Cancer; hematological malignancies; acute myeloid leukemia; immunotherapy; dendritic cells; gene-modified T cells including chimeric a…

Jan Sijbers full professor Research Jan Sijbers Research team Vision lab Expertise Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) : development of novel image reconstruction, processing, and analysis methods MRI. In particular: - diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (DTI, DWI) - diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) -…

Manuel Morrens professor Research Manuel Morrens Research team Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI) Predictive enrichment strategies for immune-targeted interventions in depression. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2024 Abstract BACKGROUND: 30% of Major Depression Disorder patients display…

Dirk Lamoen professor Research Dirk Lamoen Research team Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) Expertise Characterization of structural, electronic, optical and magnetic properties of materials by means of first-principles (i.e. quantum-mechanical) electronic structure calculations. Char…