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"I am now regarded as a mathematician, despite never having obtained a degree in it"

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VUB Professor: "The First Newspaper Appeared 500 Years Ago"

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

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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

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Unmasking inequalities in AI: new research reveals how artificial intelligence might reinforce inequality

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

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Young People Are Struggling with Their Mental Health

"Every Film is Political"

VUB Researcher in Contemporary Art, Katarzyna Ruchel-Stockmans, on the 2025 Oscars

Prof. Dr. Mark De Ridder appointed as new CEO of UZ Brussel

"I fully embrace our threefold mission of clinical care, education, and research"

The University Dental Centre organises its first-ever Innovation Day

3D printing, ecological workflow, and alternatives to extractions

"I am now regarded as a mathematician, despite never having obtained a degree in it"

Professor Ingrid Daubechies Received the Highest Science Award in the US

Not to be missed

Testerep and the sunken Ostend

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Unmasking inequalities in AI: new research reveals how artificial intelligence might reinforce inequality

Gender equality improves the quality of research

VUB Professor Koert Debeuf Publishes Urgent Book on the Middle East

VUB Professor: "The First Newspaper Appeared 500 Years Ago"

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

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Glacier melt accelerates sea level rise and affects water availability

Is Anyone Still Concerned About the Dangers of AI?

VUB Research on the Long-Term Development of Earthquake-Related Faults in Central Italy

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)

Researcher Ilse Rooman on a date with Flemish MP Koen Dillen (N-VA)

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”

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Unmasking inequalities in AI: new research reveals how artificial intelligence might reinforce inequality

VUB Professor: "The First Newspaper Appeared 500 Years Ago"

Glacier melt accelerates sea level rise and affects water availability

VUB Research on the Long-Term Development of Earthquake-Related Faults in Central Italy

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Mental health

Fertility

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

VUB Professor Koert Debeuf on the Power Shift in Syria

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

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

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

Alumni

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"

Everything you want to know about the VUB

Facts & Figures 2023-2024

“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

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Testerep and the sunken Ostend

Lecture and discussion: Manifesto for a new humanism, with anthropologist Tim Ingold

StadsSalonsUrbains: Infrastructures of Urban Welfare

Aschenbach’s Makeover: Physiognomic Faces in Thomas Mann’s 'Death in Venice'

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