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Exact scientist and Indiana Jones in one

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"The online and offline worlds are completely intertwined, especially for adolescents"

Dr Iris Steenhout launches app at Fake News Seminar Brussels to help young people develop media literacy and critical thinking

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“Physical exercise is the Most Important Medicine for Older People”

Prof. Dr. Rose Njemini Brings Her Insights on Aging to the Royal Academy of Medicine

Foerageren voor copal in Noord Belgisch-Congo

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The role of the environment in colonial Central Africa

VUB historian Benoît Henriet looks beyond humans in his research

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“It Will Take a Broad Citizens’ Movement to Steer the Country in a Different Direction"

Political scientist Christina Bache is pleased that the VUB wants to help American researchers

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Uitreiking Difference Day Honorary Title

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Difference Day 2025: celebration of press freedom and free speech

BOZAR - Centre for fine Arts

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Groundbreaking Research in Molecular Biology by Professor Jan Steyaert

VUB Professor Rose Njemini: "Exercise is the most powerful medicine for healthy aging"

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Who is responsible for overshooting the 1.5°C climate limit?

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How a catastrophe rewrote the history of Earth: VUB research premieres at Docville

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"There's still the image of an engingeer around the construction site in boots and a helmet"

Annick Hubin on female engineers and academics

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Gender equality improves the quality of research

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Liesbeth Lambeets (VUB Dilemma) debunks persistent myths about fertility and the female hormonal cycle

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VUB maintains its leading position in gender balance among professors

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“We Need Women and Their Insights”

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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

VUB Research Team Presents Innovative Local Treatment for Osteolytic Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma

A team of researchers from the Translational Oncology Research Centre (TORC) of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), in collaboration with leading German universities, has developed a new biomaterial with high potential in in the treatment of bone lesions or

Onderzoekers in labo met microscoop voor Wereld Kankerdags bij UZ (Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel)

Tailored Cancer Treatment

VUB Research Predicts Which Patients Benefit from Immunotherapy

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VUB researcher Damya Laoui on the future of cancer therapy

“We are going to combine therapies, completely tailored to the patient”

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Groundbreaking Research in Molecular Biology by Professor Jan Steyaert

VUB Professor Rose Njemini: "Exercise is the most powerful medicine for healthy aging"

Who is responsible for overshooting the 1.5°C climate limit?

How a catastrophe rewrote the history of Earth: VUB research premieres at Docville

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“Acting on first impressions may seem harmless, but before you know it, you’re classifying people as safe or unsafe”

Professor Anca Parvulescu to Give a Lecture on Faces in Death in Venice – 13 March

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"For the first time in more than 50 years, there is hope"

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"It’s fashionable to portray journalists as spreaders of fake news"

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

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VUBers in Action: Solidarity with Ukraine

A spontaneous collection during the Cyclocross for those affected in Ukraine

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Alumnus Arno Bouwens works as R&D director at biotech startup Perseus Biomics

"As an engineer, you are lucky that you usually have good career opportunities"

VUB exchange students sanna and emir sitting on a rock

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A VUB Exchange Love Story

Sanna and Emir met while doing their exchange at VUB

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Alumna Eva Vandersmissen works as a mathematician at NATO

"With every application, I ask whether AI is really necessary. If it should not be, then I prefer not to use it"

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Science meets Parliament

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Valentine’s Dates Between Researchers and Politicians

‘Science Meets Parliament’ Aims to Bridge the Gap Between Science and Politics

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Researcher Eva Cloet on a Date with Flemish MP Fatima Lamarti (Vooruit)

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Researcher Simon Weekx on a Date with Flemish MP Andries Gryffroy (N-VA)

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Researcher Franne Mullens on a Date with Flemish MP Eva Platteau (Groen)

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Researcher Robin Vandendriessche on a Date with Flemish MP Dieter Keuten (VB)

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Testerep and the sunken Ostend

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PILAR ASAP Festival The Liminal Edition

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31/03 - 2025

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Science Pitch 2025 with VUB researchers

Cinema ZED Leuven

01/04 - 2025

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Frames of Resistance: Ghost Hunting

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VUB Today

Exact scientist and Indiana Jones in one

"The online and offline worlds are completely intertwined, especially for adolescents"

Dr Iris Steenhout launches app at Fake News Seminar Brussels to help young people develop media literacy and critical thinking

“Physical exercise is the Most Important Medicine for Older People”

Prof. Dr. Rose Njemini Brings Her Insights on Aging to the Royal Academy of Medicine

The role of the environment in colonial Central Africa

VUB historian Benoît Henriet looks beyond humans in his research

“It Will Take a Broad Citizens’ Movement to Steer the Country in a Different Direction"

Political scientist Christina Bache is pleased that the VUB wants to help American researchers

Not to be missed

Difference Day 2025: celebration of press freedom and free speech

Most recent

Groundbreaking Research in Molecular Biology by Professor Jan Steyaert

VUB Professor Rose Njemini: "Exercise is the most powerful medicine for healthy aging"

Who is responsible for overshooting the 1.5°C climate limit?

How a catastrophe rewrote the history of Earth: VUB research premieres at Docville

Call from the Rector for Respectful Conduct

VUBers in Action: Solidarity with Ukraine

Two VUB scientists join Science Pitch 2025

Study Day Maps Out the Unique Characteristics of the Flemish Periphery

Alumnus Arno Bouwens works as R&D director at biotech startup Perseus Biomics

VUB Professor Huybrechts in De Standaard on the US Undermining Climate Measures

VUB Rector Jan Danckaert condemns theft of olive tree for Palestine

New treatment guideline for chronic pain

Gender & Equality

"There's still the image of an engingeer around the construction site in boots and a helmet"

Annick Hubin on female engineers and academics

Gender equality improves the quality of research

Liesbeth Lambeets (VUB Dilemma) debunks persistent myths about fertility and the female hormonal cycle

VUB maintains its leading position in gender balance among professors

“We Need Women and Their Insights”

Cancer research

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

Immature Frozen Testicular Tissue Reimplanted After 16 Years

VUB Research Team Presents Innovative Local Treatment for Osteolytic Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma

A team of researchers from the Translational Oncology Research Centre (TORC) of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), in collaboration with leading German universities, has developed a new biomaterial with high potential in in the treatment of bone lesions or

Tailored Cancer Treatment

VUB Research Predicts Which Patients Benefit from Immunotherapy

VUB researcher Damya Laoui on the future of cancer therapy

“We are going to combine therapies, completely tailored to the patient”

Press

Groundbreaking Research in Molecular Biology by Professor Jan Steyaert

VUB Professor Rose Njemini: "Exercise is the most powerful medicine for healthy aging"

Who is responsible for overshooting the 1.5°C climate limit?

How a catastrophe rewrote the history of Earth: VUB research premieres at Docville

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Climate

Mental health

Fertility

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“Acting on first impressions may seem harmless, but before you know it, you’re classifying people as safe or unsafe”

Professor Anca Parvulescu to Give a Lecture on Faces in Death in Venice – 13 March

"For the first time in more than 50 years, there is hope"

"It’s fashionable to portray journalists as spreaders of fake news"

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

Alumni

VUBers in Action: Solidarity with Ukraine

A spontaneous collection during the Cyclocross for those affected in Ukraine

Alumnus Arno Bouwens works as R&D director at biotech startup Perseus Biomics

"As an engineer, you are lucky that you usually have good career opportunities"

A VUB Exchange Love Story

Sanna and Emir met while doing their exchange at VUB

Alumna Eva Vandersmissen works as a mathematician at NATO

"With every application, I ask whether AI is really necessary. If it should not be, then I prefer not to use it"

Science meets Parliament

Valentine’s Dates Between Researchers and Politicians

‘Science Meets Parliament’ Aims to Bridge the Gap Between Science and Politics

Researcher Eva Cloet on a Date with Flemish MP Fatima Lamarti (Vooruit)

Researcher Simon Weekx on a Date with Flemish MP Andries Gryffroy (N-VA)

Researcher Franne Mullens on a Date with Flemish MP Eva Platteau (Groen)

Researcher Robin Vandendriessche on a Date with Flemish MP Dieter Keuten (VB)

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Testerep and the sunken Ostend

PILAR ASAP Festival The Liminal Edition

Science Pitch 2025 with VUB researchers

Frames of Resistance: Ghost Hunting

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