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“As soon as a youth slang term is picked up by an ‘outsider’, it’s no longer ‘cool’”

Christophe Busch

Donald Trump has free rein from the betrayal of the intellectual elite

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Tim Ingold

Society and engagement

"Education should be about how society secures its future"

British anthropologist Tim Ingold, who advocates shifting the Enlightenment's doctrine of progress towards a focus on sustainability, visits the VUB

Jan Danckaert tijdens Nieuwjaarzitting

VUB Rector Jan Danckaert Highlights Opportunities and Obstacles for the Future

VUB New Year’s Reception: "Building the Future Together"

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

Immature Frozen Testicular Tissue Reimplanted After 16 Years

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Campagnebeeld Nom De Dieu

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VUB Rector Jan Danckaert Voices Deep Concerns About Brussels

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Launch of the FULL-MAP Project: Pioneering the Future of Sustainable Battery Technology

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VUB Researchers Aim to Save Billions Annually Through Corrosion Prevention

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New Drug Approved to Slow Down Alzheimer’s Disease

Frank van Overwalle

VUB Professor Frank Van Overwalle Ranks Fourth Worldwide in Cerebellum Research

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Trump's measures will have a global and visible impact on the climate

COOLSCHOOLS Final Conference: Nature-Based Climate Shelters in School Environments for Urban Transformation

Asteroid impact sulfur release less lethal in dinosaur extinction

Elementary School Children Become University Students for a Day at VUB

VUB Organizes Symposium on Sleep and Sleep Medicine

VUB Hosts Final Round of X2O Badkamers Trofee Once Again

AXA Chair to Enable Global Monitoring Network Thanks to VUB

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Artificial intelligence

Vrouwelijke studente test AI Robot uit tijdens AugmentX

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AI: A Man’s World?

Diversity as the Key to Ethical and Socially Responsible Technology

Geraint Wiggins

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Exploring EUTOPIA Artificial Intelligence with Geraint Wiggins

AI robot

"Paying the Price for Our Digital Assistant"

Luc Steels

Society and engagement

The Limitations of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Newsroom of the future

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AI debate at VUB: The Future of Journalism

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Launch of the FULL-MAP Project: Pioneering the Future of Sustainable Battery Technology

VUB Researchers Aim to Save Billions Annually Through Corrosion Prevention

Trump's measures will have a global and visible impact on the climate

COOLSCHOOLS Final Conference: Nature-Based Climate Shelters in School Environments for Urban Transformation

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Guy Mortier

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“Humo had to be cool and grab you by the throat”

Guy Mortier to receive honorary doctorate

Aurélie Van Wylick en Nanouk Verhulst

Free as a VUBer

Engineer-architect and researcher Aurélie Van Wylick, and marketing professor and researcher Nanouk Verhulst, on the ‘V’ in VUB.

Niels De Winter en Elisabeth De Waele

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Dr Elisabeth De Waele, clinical nutrition specialist, and palaeoclimatologist Dr Niels de Winter on the “V” in VUB

Anne Verougstraete en Damya Laoui

Free as a VUB’er

Cancer researcher Damya Laoui and gynaecologist Anne Verougstraete on the 'V' of VUB

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Karel Van den Broeck

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"Journalists always get the wind first"

Journalist Karl van den Broeck on the importance of Difference Day

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"The figure of Jesus has been depicted naked for centuries"

Guy Mortier

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“Humo had to be cool and grab you by the throat”

Tim Ingold

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"Education should be about how society secures its future"

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Everything you want to know about the VUB

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Killian Vandenhirtz

“As a teacher, you can have an enormous impact on the life path of young people”

VUB alumnus Kilian Vandenhirtz studied political science and now teaches

VUB-alumnus Wesly Jacobs (R) met Marc Goldchstein

Bring the Enlightenment home

Startup PrintPlace by VUB alumnus Wesly Jacobs

Karl Meesters

“Great joy contrasted with deep concern – those two words best sum up my student years”

VUB Alumni Talks

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Nom de Dieu: criticism, blasphemy, satire ... ?

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Testerep and the sunken Ostend

Europe: player and playground? - ERC Inaugural lecture by Luis Simón

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

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Soudal Brussels Universities Cyclocross- X2O Badkamers Trofee 2025

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Throwback to our New Year's Session

Nieuwjaarszitting 2025 Etterbeek

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