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"The issue of democratic control over big tech is hardly discussed at all"

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“Artificial intelligence is the challenge of our generation”

Futurist Vincent Ginis on how we can use AI responsibly

Science and research

"We want to rethink a fundamental building block of the digital world"

VUB researcher Pablo Marin-Palomo secures ERC Starting Grant

Society and engagement

“The Recovery from War Trauma Requires an Entire Society”

Geertrui Serneels of Solentra on the psychological impact of war, dehumanisation and the role of society in trauma recovery

Well-being

Why Mental Fatigue Affects Some People More Than Others

VUB to Bring Together Researchers from Belgium and Abroad on 14 November at the Mental Fatigue Symposium

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24/11 - 2026

Debate

Who Rules The World? On Big Tech and Democracy | Caroline Pauwels Lecture

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“VUB must create room for experimentation, without expecting results”

VUB Bewegingswetenschapper Dirk Aerenhouts op de fiets

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VUB cycles into the top four of the Academic Bicycle Challenge

Scientists

VUB Professor Gert Desmet Wins Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for Groundbreaking Chemical Research

Society and engagement

Beyond the calcification: VUB-imec researchers identify the tissue surrounding individual breast microcalcifications as a key source of diagnostic information in 3D micro-CT images

Natasja Amys en Virginia Geeraerts over mens- en organisatiegericht beleid in de ASP6-deelbeleidsplannen

University

“Strategy only becomes reality when people can bring it to life”

Society and engagement

Outsourcing cyber security is not a good idea

Society and engagement

The gender balance is missing at the ‘largest student event in Flanders’

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Cybersecurity

Society and engagement

Outsourcing cyber security is not a good idea

“Flanders must work towards greater control over its own cyber security”

Science and research

Does the world still need computer scientists?

Science and research

"Attackers do not always strike immediately"

Science and research

AI learns to hack the way children learn to ride a bicycle

Society and engagement

AI helps to simplify the reporting of cyber incidents

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Einstein telescope

Innovation

Exploring the universe through VR glasses

Exhibition at the Braem Building offers interactive introduction to the Einstein Telescope

Sustainability

“We return the pumped water back to nature”

A team from the Water & Climate research group is developing groundwater models to predict the impact of this major project on the region’s water cycle

Science and research

Within ETpathfinder, the gravitational-wave observatory is being reinvented

An R&D laboratory in Maastricht is developing cutting-edge technology for the Einstein Telescope

Science and research

The economic return on the Einstein Telescope

Smart Skills Lab is preparing businesses and schools to develop technology for the Einstein Telescope

Featured

Academic Opening 2026-2027

University

Does the world still need mathematicians?

Ann Dooms on AI: “The mathematician determines which new questions and structures are needed.”

University

Artificial Intelligence on Steroids

Panel Discussion Explores What It Means to Be Human in the Age of AI

University

“I dream of a personalised AI tutor for every student”

Start-of-year interview with Rector Jan Danckaert

University

AI-literate students who use machines critically, creatively and responsibly

Jan Danckaert’s inaugural lecture: VUB embraces authentic learning with AI

Dossier

International Students

International

VUBMUN Delegation wins all 5 awards at ParisMUN

VUB students among 200 students from 32 different countries

Florence studied in London with Fayat scholarship

International

Florence studied at University College London with a Fayat Scholarship

“I got a broader perspective from being among people from different cultures and with different views”

International students

From Madagascar to Brussels: Nomena studies a Master’s in Biology at the VUB

The world at VUB: meet Nomena from Antananarivo, Madagascar

International students

From Sicily to Brussels: Giuliana studies linguistics at VUB

The world at VUB: meet Giuliana Allegra from Villarosa, Sicily

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Invisible diseases

Supercomputer

Honorary doctorates VUB-ULB 2025

New science awards

Climate

Fertility

Press

VUB Professor Gert Desmet Wins Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for Groundbreaking Chemical Research

How do you guide young athletes towards elite sporting success?

Beyond the calcification: VUB-imec researchers identify the tissue surrounding individual breast microcalcifications as a key source of diagnostic information in 3D micro-CT images

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Sunday 3 May is World Press Freedom Day. Here you can find all the winners of the Difference Day Honorary Title for Freedom of Expression.

5th annual meeting of the Belgian Society for Extracellular Vesicles January 30th, 2026

“Knowledge Nests: VUB Brings Science into Brussels Neighbourhoods”

Public programme

University

"The issue of democratic control over big tech is hardly discussed at all"

Curator Koert Debeuf looks ahead to the first Caroline Pauwels Lecture

Science and research

‘Women Shaping Science’

Critical thinking

“Democracy does not defend itself”

Science and research

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

“I hope to one day return to Rwanda, when press freedom is restored”

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“VUB must create room for experimentation, without expecting results”

Jesse Segers of Ginkgo Consulting on VUB’s new strategic plan (GSP6) and leadership in times of change

Alumni

"We need marine biologists"

Meet the VUB-fellow: Peter Landschützer from VLIZ

Alumni

“We Need to Bring People and Nature Together”

VUB alumna Juana Jimenez, International Liaison Officer at the Flanders Marine Institute

Alumni

“As teachers, we should never underestimate our power to set things in motion”

VUB alumnus Steven Van den Panhuyzen, Youth & Education Manager at WWF Belgium

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VUB - Academic opening 2026 - 2027

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Events with impact

06/11 - 2026

Lecture

Literary and musical evening | Conversations around Wozzeck

De Munt / La Monnaie

12/11 - 2026

Lecture

Dance with a Bully: Occupied Brussels in the First World War

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

16/11 up to and including 19/11 - 2026

Social event

Compassionate Week 2026

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

17/11 - 2026

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Don't Look Up! Solar System debris beneath our feet | ERC Lecture by Steven Goderis

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

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VUB TODAY

"The issue of democratic control over big tech is hardly discussed at all"

“Artificial intelligence is the challenge of our generation”

Futurist Vincent Ginis on how we can use AI responsibly

"We want to rethink a fundamental building block of the digital world"

VUB researcher Pablo Marin-Palomo secures ERC Starting Grant

“The Recovery from War Trauma Requires an Entire Society”

Geertrui Serneels of Solentra on the psychological impact of war, dehumanisation and the role of society in trauma recovery

Why Mental Fatigue Affects Some People More Than Others

VUB to Bring Together Researchers from Belgium and Abroad on 14 November at the Mental Fatigue Symposium

Not to be missed

Who Rules The World? On Big Tech and Democracy | Caroline Pauwels Lecture

Most recent

“VUB must create room for experimentation, without expecting results”

VUB cycles into the top four of the Academic Bicycle Challenge

VUB Professor Gert Desmet Wins Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for Groundbreaking Chemical Research

How do you guide young athletes towards elite sporting success?

VUB competes for title of Belgium’s Best Veggie Campus

“I didn’t know corals were animals”

Matti app: a story of sustainable friendship

The Prime Minister’s ‘Wall of Darkness’

Beyond the calcification: VUB-imec researchers identify the tissue surrounding individual breast microcalcifications as a key source of diagnostic information in 3D micro-CT images

“Strategy only becomes reality when people can bring it to life”

Outsourcing cyber security is not a good idea

The gender balance is missing at the ‘largest student event in Flanders’

Cybersecurity

Outsourcing cyber security is not a good idea

“Flanders must work towards greater control over its own cyber security”

Does the world still need computer scientists?

"Attackers do not always strike immediately"

AI learns to hack the way children learn to ride a bicycle

AI helps to simplify the reporting of cyber incidents

Einstein telescope

Exploring the universe through VR glasses

Exhibition at the Braem Building offers interactive introduction to the Einstein Telescope

“We return the pumped water back to nature”

A team from the Water & Climate research group is developing groundwater models to predict the impact of this major project on the region’s water cycle

Within ETpathfinder, the gravitational-wave observatory is being reinvented

An R&D laboratory in Maastricht is developing cutting-edge technology for the Einstein Telescope

The economic return on the Einstein Telescope

Smart Skills Lab is preparing businesses and schools to develop technology for the Einstein Telescope

Academic Opening 2026-2027

Does the world still need mathematicians?

Ann Dooms on AI: “The mathematician determines which new questions and structures are needed.”

Artificial Intelligence on Steroids

Panel Discussion Explores What It Means to Be Human in the Age of AI

“I dream of a personalised AI tutor for every student”

Start-of-year interview with Rector Jan Danckaert

AI-literate students who use machines critically, creatively and responsibly

Jan Danckaert’s inaugural lecture: VUB embraces authentic learning with AI

International Students

VUBMUN Delegation wins all 5 awards at ParisMUN

VUB students among 200 students from 32 different countries

Florence studied at University College London with a Fayat Scholarship

“I got a broader perspective from being among people from different cultures and with different views”

From Madagascar to Brussels: Nomena studies a Master’s in Biology at the VUB

The world at VUB: meet Nomena from Antananarivo, Madagascar

From Sicily to Brussels: Giuliana studies linguistics at VUB

The world at VUB: meet Giuliana Allegra from Villarosa, Sicily

More features

Invisible diseases

Supercomputer

Honorary doctorates VUB-ULB 2025

New science awards

Climate

Fertility

Press

VUB Professor Gert Desmet Wins Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for Groundbreaking Chemical Research

How do you guide young athletes towards elite sporting success?

Beyond the calcification: VUB-imec researchers identify the tissue surrounding individual breast microcalcifications as a key source of diagnostic information in 3D micro-CT images

Short

Sunday 3 May is World Press Freedom Day. Here you can find all the winners of the Difference Day Honorary Title for Freedom of Expression.

5th annual meeting of the Belgian Society for Extracellular Vesicles January 30th, 2026

“Knowledge Nests: VUB Brings Science into Brussels Neighbourhoods”

Public programme

"The issue of democratic control over big tech is hardly discussed at all"

Curator Koert Debeuf looks ahead to the first Caroline Pauwels Lecture

‘Women Shaping Science’

“Democracy does not defend itself”

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