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Science and research

“A drama is unfolding in the sciences in the US”

EEG apparatuur

Science and research

“Understanding behaviour also means understanding what happens in the brain”

Frank Van Overwalle and Natacha Deroost on HUMANISE, the new research centre at VUB

Peter Singer

Science and research

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

VUB awards honorary doctorate to one of the most influential thinkers of our time

StartLab.Brussels helpt jonge ondernemers en academische onderzoekers om hun onderzoeksproject om te zetten in een concreet ondernemingsidee

StartLab.Brussels opens applications for the 2025-2026 academic year

Looking for the next generation of entrepreneurs

diabetes

“We hope to develop therapies that tackle diabetes at its roots”

VUB Professor Willem Staels awarded the FID-ISPAD Diabetes Research Grant 2024 for his work on childhood diabetes

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Arne Janssens

The unexpected assassination attempt on SlyB

Sylvia Faict en Willem Staels

Science and research

Two VUB researchers awarded prestigious FWO Senior Clinical Investigator Fellowships

VUB Research: VUB develops a model to mitigate climate change

VUB Researcher Refines the Hunt for Cosmic Neutrinos

VUB Professor Jan Steyaert receives ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Science and research

VUB-imec research aims to take collaboration between intelligent machines to the next level

More phytoplankton in Southern Ocean helps combating global warming

Uitgedroogde maiskolf

Science and research

Can Wastewater Help Combat Drought?

Science and research

VUB researcher teaches systems that determine the location of people or objects within buildings to work together

Interdisciplinary research

VUB Researcher Eric Kerckhofs Investigates Whether We Truly Have Free Will

Kunstenaar Yves Dacoté voor het VEC

Arts and culture

Yves Gallard brings VUB’s new martial arts centre CEMAS to life

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Press invitation: Over 1,000 international scientists to convene at the largest MPS World Summit

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Difference Day 2025

Fake news

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

Onderzoeker in een labo

Biotech company Spica Therapeutics and VUB join forces to fight cancer, autoimmune diseases, and chronic inflammation.

Researchers at the VUB Health Campus are developing technology to precisely visualize diseased immune cells.

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Science and research

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

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

Press

VUB Research: VUB develops a model to mitigate climate change

VUB Researcher Refines the Hunt for Cosmic Neutrinos

VUB Professor Jan Steyaert receives ERC Proof of Concept Grant

VUB-imec research aims to take collaboration between intelligent machines to the next level

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Short

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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Climate

Mental health

Fertility

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Public programme

Peter Singer

Science and research

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

VUB awards honorary doctorate to one of the most influential thinkers of our time

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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Stories of our

Alumni

Luigi's uitbaters Marc en Monique

Legendary Café Luigi’s is closing its doors, but not without a party

Luigi’s bids farewell with a series of goodbye parties for VUB alumni

VUB-aula

Tax law alumni inspire VUB students: “It felt like coming home”

Students get a taste of real-life tax law practice

Sara Blondeel

“I find it both challenging and motivating to work in a male-dominated world”

VUB alumna Sara Blondeel forges commercial partnerships in professional football

Eline Van Lancker

“The media industry can be tough – stay true to your own values and intuition”

VUB alumna Eline Van Lancker moved from journalism into publishing at Lannoo

Public programme

Events with impact

07/02 up to and including 10/08 - 2025

Expo When We See Us

BOZAR - Paleis voor schone kunsten

Academic Opening Ceremony: Open mind. Open science. Open campus.

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

Film screening: Up on the Mountain

Ode to wonder / Ode aan de verwondering

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VUB honorary doctorates ceremony 2025

Uitreiking VUB-eredoctoraten 2025

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