News about Science and research Science and research âA drama is unfolding in the sciences in the USâ Professor Jan Steyaert received his Anfinsen Award in San Francisco Science and research Peter Singer: âFor the price of a vacation, you can save lives in a poor countryâ VUB awards honorary doctorate to one of the most influential thinkers of our time Society and engagement âStartLab Brussels launches programme for researchersâ âWhere dreamers become do-ersâ Health âThis grant is recognition that my work is valuableâ Marta Marco AragĂłn, one of four VUB researchers awarded a grant by Kom op tegen Kanker Society and engagement The role of the environment in colonial Central Africa VUB historian BenoĂŽt Henriet looks beyond the human in his research Science and research Flanders invests âŹ8.6 million in the purchase of a new Flemish supercomputer VUB to host and manage the supercomputer at Research Park Zellik Society and engagement "I wouldnât advise citizens to play police and record footage of criminals" Surveillance Experts Lucas Melgaco and Rosamunde Van Brakel on the Fight Against Drug Crime Science and research "There's still the image of an engingeer around the construction site in boots and a helmet" Annick Hubin on female engineers and academics Society and engagement Gender equality improves the quality of research Tania Van Loon gives concrete tips to promote gender diversity in research Science and research Valentineâs Dates Between Researchers and Politicians âScience Meets Parliamentâ Aims to Bridge the Gap Between Science and Politics Science and research "It's just a matter of time before the trolls move in with us" Privacy expert VUB pro Rob Heyman on X, Bluesky, TikTok and DeepSeek Science and research âAs soon as a youth slang term is picked up by an âoutsiderâ, itâs no longer âcoolââ VUB Researcher Melissa Schuring: âThe series Putain is a striking reflection of Brussels youth languageâ Science and research AI: A Manâs World? Diversity as the Key to Ethical and Socially Responsible Technology Innovation âA good architect designs for changing needsâ The former student halls by Willy Van Der Meeren are a living lab for the future of building Scientists VUB mathematician Sam Mattheus nominated for Science Talent 2025 Voting is open until 8 September Sport âMovement is no luxury. Itâs the foundation of a healthy, critical and free mindâ Sport as second nature on the VUB campus Innovation âWe have 12,000 building blocks to craft new moleculesâ Organic chemistry with a view of the Brussels skyline Innovation "Medical tests are getting smaller, smarter and more accurate" MICROLAB ranks among the worldâs best in liquid chip production Innovation âThis is the ideal place for collaboration and cross-pollinationâ VUB and VIB launch Bio Incubator Brussels for startups on the Etterbeek campus Science and research "100,000 parked cars become one giant battery for green energy" VUB research group MOBI leads Europeâs catch-up race with Chinese electric vehicles Arts and culture Theatre project Aha wins the first ever Caroline Pauwels Grant for Wonder VUB, KVS and De Grote Post award âŹ12,500 grant at Theatre Aan Zee Science and research Flattery and Pitfalls of AI in Science Researcher Andres Algaba: âPeople like to be right, and thatâs something the models have learned tooâ Science and research The unexpected assassination attempt on SlyB Young VUB researcher Arne Janssens nominated for Eos Pipet 2025 Science and research Two VUB researchers awarded prestigious FWO Senior Clinical Investigator Fellowships Dr Sylvia Faict and Professor Willem Staels boost their research with FWO Senior Clinical Investigator Fellowships Science and research VUB-imec research aims to take collaboration between intelligent machines to the next level To achieve this, both humans and machines must genuinely understand what they are doing Sustainability More phytoplankton in Southern Ocean helps combating global warming Research led by Professors Willy Baeyens and Yue Gao of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel Science and research Can Wastewater Help Combat Drought? Dry summers call for smart solutions â how two young researchers are contributing to sustainable water management in Flanders Science and research VUB researcher teaches systems that determine the location of people or objects within buildings to work together Maxim Van de Wynckel aims to make indoor positioning technology as universal as GPS, with a focus on interoperability, adaptability, and privacy Health âWe hope to develop therapies that tackle diabetes at its rootsâ VUB Professor Willem Staels awarded the FID-ISPAD Diabetes Research Grant 2024 for his work on childhood diabetes Science and research Towards a New Science of Collective Collaboration Between Humans and Machines Researchers, including VUB/ULB professor Tom Lenaerts (AI Lab), are calling for closer collaboration between AI developers and scientists from the social and complexity sciences Discover all science news
