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Every minute, hundreds of thousands of molecules are actively involved in biochemical processes in the human body. Currently, however, scientists can only detect 10,000 of these molecules with any level of precision. Chemist Gert Desmet from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has received a €2.5 million grant from the European Research Council to change that over the next five years. 
In the 1970s and 80s one of Belgium’s most brilliant minds studied and worked at VUB. Jean Bourgain has spent, however, the largest part of his career at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, the Valhalla for theorists. The institute plans to honour Bourgain for his contribution to the field of pure mathematics at a unique event.November 2020
- 25/11/2020 VUB-gastdocent Djalali dreigt geëxecuteerd te worden
- 23/11/2020 Prof. dr. Erik Franckx gastspreker tijdens IV Brazilian Congress of the Law of the Sea
- 23/11/2020 Prof. dr. Erik Franckx gastspreker tijdens 12th South China Sea International Conference
- 17/11/2020 Stay connected with your colleagues – tips from VUB-professor Sara De Gieter
- 17/11/2020 VUB calls for commemoration and compassion
- 16/11/2020 Kennismakingsbijeenkomst en inaugurale lezing 2020 voor ManaMa-studenten IERE
- 16/11/2020 Onderzoeksverblijf van doctorandi Dan Kashironge en Jean-Paul Mushagalusa loopt ten einde
- 16/11/2020 Een bijzondere proclamatie voor de ManaMa-studenten van afstudeerjaar 2020 op de Brusselse Grote Markt
- 16/11/2020 ManaMa IERE Trainee Fellows 2020: Clara Thiry en Marjolein Robert
- 13/11/2020 Day of the international Student-contest!
- 13/11/2020 Universities responding to forced displacement - Challenges and Opportunities, 25 November 2020
- 13/11/2020 VUB-researcher Latif Kadri: Staying positive in a global pandemic
- 13/11/2020 Universities responding to forced displacement - Challenges and Opportunities, 25 Novembre 2020
- 10/11/2020 "The Decision of the Irish Supreme Court in Friends of the Irish Environment v Ireland: A Significant Step Towards Government Accountability for Climate Change?"
- 06/11/2020 Effects of global warming visible for tens of thousands of years
- 05/11/2020 Save the Date - EUTOPIA Week 23-27 November
- 04/11/2020 Developing Future Oriented Strategies in Times of Disruption
October 2020
- 29/10/2020 A grass-roots solidarity campaign to help disadvantaged school children: 1000x1000.be
- 28/10/2020 New start-up Animab secures 3.4 million euro seed investment to improve health and performance of livestock animals
- 28/10/2020 As of 31 October: 100% online classes, no on campus activities
- 28/10/2020 Non Dutch-speaking youngsters in the Rand miss out on social club experience
- 27/10/2020 1 in 3 students feels lonely
- 26/10/2020 VUB researcher receives Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award from EGU
- 16/10/2020 VUB code orange: all questions and answers
- 16/10/2020 Telenet krijgt lof voor sociaal internetproject
- 15/10/2020 "A Bridge over Troubled Waters: Dispute Resolution in the Law of International Watercourses and the Law of the Sea"
- 13/10/2020 VUB researcher Lieve Van den Block appointed Francqui Research Professor for palliative care research
- 09/10/2020 10 Days of Mental Health
- 07/10/2020 New innovative method to test paint
- 05/10/2020 VUB/VIB scientist Damya Laoui receives prestigious Collen-Francqui Start-Up Grant for ground-breaking cancer research
- 01/10/2020 Download the Coronalert app
September 2020
- 30/9/2020 Director De Lombaerde on 'his' UNU-CRIS: academic freedom in cooperation with the UN
- 29/9/2020 VUB professors sit on new Council for Multilingualism
- 28/9/2020 Privacy in the time of corona: the Coronalert app approved
- 28/9/2020 Video series: VUB and companies co-innovate to make the world a better place
- 24/9/2020 VUB and ULB award honorary doctorate for unique friendship
- 23/9/2020 "On an emotional level, I’ve never really left VUB"
- 23/9/2020 In memoriam: Frie Leysen (1950 - 2020)
- 22/9/2020 VUB opens academic year as an urban engaged university
- 15/9/2020 Mobility Week 2020 #STAD30
- 01/9/2020 Duchenne Parent Project Belgium supports VUB gene therapy research
August 2020
- 28/8/2020 "Not Like the Others? The Position of Associated States and Dependent Territories in Fishing Disputes"
- 28/8/2020 L’imposition des quotas ethniques dans le secteur privé au Burundi : une lecture au regard au droit international des droits de l’homme
- 28/8/2020 The FG Hemisphere Case: Congo's Resistance to Investor-State Arbitration or Just a Malaise with Vulture Funds?
- 20/8/2020 Prof. dr. Erik Franckx benoemd tot honoraire professor aan de rechtsfaculteit van de Nelson Mandela Universiteit
July 2020
June 2020
- 16/6/2020 Modification transport offer De Lijn to campus Jette
- 12/6/2020 Masterstudent IERE Yassine Boubout schrijft opiniestuk voor POLITICO in het kader van de “Black Lives Matter”-protesten
- 12/6/2020 Masterstudente IERE Lina Achour verkozen als VN-jongerenvertegenwoordiger Vlaamse Jeugdraad (5/06/2020)
- 12/6/2020 Presentatie door drs. Dan Kashironge tijdens Law and Development Research Day (29/05)
