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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

De Vooruitblik Jan Danckaert & Vincent Ginis

Science and research

Einstein, quantum mechanics and AI: what can 1927 teach us about the future?

VUB Rector Jan Danckaert and VUB Professor Vincent Ginis in De Vooruitblik

Science and research

VUB researchers bring science to the heart of Brussels

From robotic prosthetics to neutrinos: over 30 VUB activities at Science Day

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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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Nobel Prize for Belgian physicist Francis Halzen: VUB and ULB look back on nearly 30 years of groundbreaking research into the universe

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Is Gen Z developing a taste for plant-based food?

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"Colonialism never really ended. It simply changed its shape"

Three-Million-Year-Old Taung Child Once Again Shakes Up Our Human Family Tree

VUB student team develops innovative ‘Trojan horse’ in the fight against the Asian hornet

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St V 2026: Students take a stand against violence against women

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“Supporting people through difficult times makes the entire organisation stronger”

Ann Dooms: what is secret today could be out in the open tomorrow

Science and research

Something is going on with our robots

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Cyberattacks: the world is not prepared for the current race towards ever more powerful aI models

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“The recovery from war trauma requires an entire society”

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

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Cyberattacks: the world is not prepared for the current race towards ever more powerful aI models

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Exploring the universe through VR glasses

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

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“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

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Academic Opening 2026-2027

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Does the world still need mathematicians?

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

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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

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

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

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Matti app: a story of sustainable friendship

VUB students Marieke and Patricia make sustainable campus life easier and more fun

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

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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

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Invisible diseases

Supercomputer

Honorary doctorates VUB-ULB 2025

New science awards

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Fertility

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Nobel Prize for Belgian physicist Francis Halzen: VUB and ULB look back on nearly 30 years of groundbreaking research into the universe

Three-Million-Year-Old Taung Child Once Again Shakes Up Our Human Family Tree

VUB student team develops innovative ‘Trojan horse’ in the fight against the Asian hornet

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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”

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"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

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"We need marine biologists"

Meet the VUB-fellow: Peter Landschützer from VLIZ

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“We Need to Bring People and Nature Together”

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

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“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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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

17/11 - 2026

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Campus Conversations: Can we still save the climate? (Dutch event)

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

18/11 - 2026

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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

Einstein, quantum mechanics and AI: what can 1927 teach us about the future?

VUB Rector Jan Danckaert and VUB Professor Vincent Ginis in De Vooruitblik

VUB researchers bring science to the heart of Brussels

From robotic prosthetics to neutrinos: over 30 VUB activities at Science Day

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

Nobel Prize for Belgian physicist Francis Halzen: VUB and ULB look back on nearly 30 years of groundbreaking research into the universe

Is Gen Z developing a taste for plant-based food?

"Colonialism never really ended. It simply changed its shape"

Three-Million-Year-Old Taung Child Once Again Shakes Up Our Human Family Tree

VUB student team develops innovative ‘Trojan horse’ in the fight against the Asian hornet

St V 2026: Students take a stand against violence against women

“Supporting people through difficult times makes the entire organisation stronger”

Ann Dooms: what is secret today could be out in the open tomorrow

Something is going on with our robots

Cyberattacks: the world is not prepared for the current race towards ever more powerful aI models

“The recovery from war trauma requires an entire society”

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

Cybersecurity

Cyberattacks: the world is not prepared for the current race towards ever more powerful aI models

Opinion piece by VUB researcher Vincent Ginis in De Morgen

Outsourcing cyber security is not a good idea

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

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

Matti app: a story of sustainable friendship

VUB students Marieke and Patricia make sustainable campus life easier and more fun

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

More features

Invisible diseases

Supercomputer

Honorary doctorates VUB-ULB 2025

New science awards

Climate

Fertility

Press

Nobel Prize for Belgian physicist Francis Halzen: VUB and ULB look back on nearly 30 years of groundbreaking research into the universe

Three-Million-Year-Old Taung Child Once Again Shakes Up Our Human Family Tree

VUB student team develops innovative ‘Trojan horse’ in the fight against the Asian hornet

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”