News âWe no longer want to be confronted with opinions we donât like." News âIf no one ever feels offended or hurt, youâre probably not doing it rightâ Jonas Geirnaert is a guest speaker at the Celebration of the Open Mind by the VUB News Dining Together After the Festival of the Free Spirit âWhy not continue the party at a Brussels restaurant?â Most recent News "It only dawned on me later how much money was truly needed for Damya Laoui's research" News Collaboration Between VUB and French Sorbonne UniversitĂ© Off to a Flying Start News The Significance of the HRS4R Label at VUB News "Mathematicians will need to learn to approach problems differently" News âValuable insights into the properties of massive objects in the universe.â News âHumanity comes first in para-sportsâ News VUB research sheds light on mysterious ornamental cup of Veere: an imperial gift from Antwerp? News âI hope multilingualism becomes the norm one dayâ News Fingerprinting the asteroid that determined the fate of the dinosaurs News Hugo Thienpont bids farewell as vice-rector for Innovation and Valorisation âYou canât get a degree in being an inventor. The closest is engineeringâ News âA lot of research on dreams has long been on the wrong trackâ VUB psychologist Aurore Roland explores the limits of dreamland News âA free spirit also means letting go of the expectations of the outside worldâ Ăo to perform at the Celebration of the Open Mind News Caroline Pauwels awarded posthumous honorary doctorate in South Africa VUB honorary rector celebrated for her sustained contribution to society by the University of the Western Cape | Follow the presentation via livestream on Friday at 18.30 News âI donât attack people personally. Thatâs where I draw the line.â Elisabeth Lucie Baeten is a guest speaker at the Celebration of the Open Mind. News âPeople should have the right to make mistakes and later change their minds or broaden their perspectivesâ Sara Leemans to speak at the Celebration of the Open Mind News âI was given every opportunity and freedom to become an atheistâ Christophe Busch to speak at the Celebration of the Free Spirit News âPeople have rights, ideas do not. Religion should not be exempt from criticism eitherâ Femke Lakerveld receives honorary doctorate at the Celebration of the Open Mind News âAn artist can say anything on stage, as long as their intentions are rightâ Dena Vahdani to speak at the Celebration of the Open Mind News âFreedom of expression and the quest for truth are the frontlines of our timeâ Rudi Vranckx to speak at the Celebration of the Open Mind News âHumo had to be cool and grab you by the throatâ Guy Mortier to receive honorary doctorate News Vrije Universiteit Brussel kicks off new academic year by celebrating open minds Honorary doctorates for Guy Mortier and Femke Lakerveld VUB news via Twitter