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“We've long been considering a European army”

Partizanenboekje Reine Borms

"My mother was a resistance hero, her uncle a collaborator"

Anne Duchaine, daughter of Reine Borms, is speaker at the extension of the Resistance Path

Familiefoto Mychal Langenus

Society and engagement

“Pride still matters, because equal rights aren’t fully achieved yet”

VUB Professor Mychal Langenus on the road to fatherhood as a male couple

Peter Singer

Science and research

VUB awards honorary doctorate to animal rights pioneer Peter Singer

“For the price of a vacation, you can save lives in a poor country”

Students' Speakers Corner

Society and engagement

Students Take the Mic at Students’ Speakers Corner 2025

Powerful Speeches on Today’s Social Challenges

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Will you live an unprecedented life?

VUB Graduation Ceremonies

VUB Graduation Ceremonies 2025 – Save the Date

Metals and Hormone-Disrupting Substances Pose Real Threat to Sustainable Agriculture and Water Management in Europe

Jef Onbespreekbaar

Society and engagement

Breaking the silence on mental wellbeing

Breakthrough in cell therapy for brain diseases

VUB Roger Van Geen Prize 2024 awarded to Prof Dr Jan Steyaert

biomedische wetenschappen

Science and research

The Future of Science? It might just fit on a chip

High tech industrie

Society and engagement

Can Europe Still Keep Up with the US and China?

Brussels Pride 2024

Society and engagement

Researcher Fien Pauwels: "The fight against homophobia never ends"

Fake news

Critical thinking

"Disinformation is the greatest global risk"

Hand schrijft op bord

“Dutch Studies will be international – or they won’t exist at all”

Anna Violette Rousseau en Emil Rousseau

Arts and culture

"Mum taught us that wonder can be found in anything"

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Difference Day 2025

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Critical thinking

"Disinformation is the greatest global risk"

Tawfik Jelassi of UNESCO speaks at World Press Freedom Day in Brussels about the impact of AI on press freedom

Zelfportret Lectrr

Critical thinking

“If you believe in freedom of expression, you have to be able to handle criticism”

Cartoonist Lectrr takes part in the debate on “Where to draw the line” on Difference Day

Cecilia Anesi

“Investigative journalists aren’t popular in Italy”

IRPI (Investigative Reporting Project Italy) is one of the 2025 Difference Day laureates

Karel Van den Broeck

Society and engagement

"It’s fashionable to portray journalists as spreaders of fake news"

Journalist Karl van den Broeck on the importance of Difference Day

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Cancer research

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Science and research

World First: Testicular Tissue Transplant Aims to Restore Fertility in Man After Childhood Cancer Treatment

Immature Frozen Testicular Tissue Reimplanted After 16 Years

onderzoekers

VUB Research Team Presents Innovative Local Treatment for Osteolytic Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma

Onderzoekers in labo met microscoop voor Wereld Kankerdags bij UZ (Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel)

Tailored Cancer Treatment

Damya Laoui

VUB researcher Damya Laoui on the future of cancer therapy

Press

Will you live an unprecedented life?

Metals and Hormone-Disrupting Substances Pose Real Threat to Sustainable Agriculture and Water Management in Europe

Breakthrough in cell therapy for brain diseases

VUB Roger Van Geen Prize 2024 awarded to Prof Dr Jan Steyaert

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VUB Engineering Sciences organise Project Week Technology & Sustainability for the first time

Prof Ilse Rooman has been elected as a board member of Pancreatic Cancer Europe

Jo tondeur participates as an expert in discussion with a student council on smartphone at school

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Peter Singer

Science and research

VUB awards honorary doctorate to animal rights pioneer Peter Singer

“For the price of a vacation, you can save lives in a poor country”

Caryl Phillips

Society and engagement

From Slum Landlord to Empathy: Shifting Perspectives in Migration Literature

Zelfportret Lectrr

Critical thinking

“If you believe in freedom of expression, you have to be able to handle criticism”

Cecilia Anesi

“Investigative journalists aren’t popular in Italy”

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VUB Graduation Ceremonies

VUB Graduation Ceremonies 2025 – Save the Date

From 6 to 8 October, VUB students will be celebrated on the Grand Place

Informatie overload

"AI confirms what we already think – yet it’s disagreement and conflict that actually help us grow"

Pattie Maes and Paola Verhaert in conversation about artificial intelligence and democracy

Imran Nawaz

Society and engagement

Free to love whomever you choose

"People should feel safe to live their faith and be LGBTQIA+"

VUB-alumna Tina De Bruyn

“Every day, I go home with the feeling that what I’ve done has truly mattered”

Alumna and biomedical researcher Tina De Bruyn Carlier on compassion at life’s crossroads

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How can Europe navigate the US-China Tech Rivalry to Safeguard its Strategic Autonomy? - ERC Inaugural lecture by Antonio Calcara

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

VUB @ Brussels Pride 2025

AI and the art of deception

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

Finals of VUB's Doctoral Derby

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

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Opening Bio Incubator Brussels

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