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A new international study led by ETH Zurich and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) shows for the first time when individual glaciers around the world are expected to disappear.

The Flemish government has sold Researchpark Zellik to the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). With this transfer, an important step is taken toward transforming the site into a fully fledged innovation and science campus closely linked to academic research and entrepreneurship.

Researchers at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) have achieved an important breakthrough in the fight against multiple myeloma, an aggressive form of blood cancer.

During the New Year’s reception of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) on 5 January, Rector Jan Danckaert opened the year with a message that was both unifying and serious. In his address, he reflected on a year marked by significant academic and societal achievements, while placing particular emphasis on the severe financial challenges facing the university following the budget cuts announced by the Flemish Government. According to Danckaert, higher education institutions i

VUB research shows that digitalization widens the news gap: socially vulnerable groups disengage and are more likely to believe misinformation.

VUB professor Paul Wylleman receives the highest international honor in sport psychology for his pioneering and socially impactful work.

VUB PhD research shows how alternative yeasts enhance wine aroma and reduce alcohol content, creating new opportunities for winemakers.

The new Tier-1 supercomputer Sofia accelerates weather and climate research and enables faster, local predictions of extreme weather events.

Anyone who surveys the career of Professor Emerita Brigitte Velkeniers sees an exceptional trajectory in medicine, but above all a consistent vision: medicine is science, care, and humanity at the same time.

VUB spin-off AILOS Robotics raises €3.5 million for a new drive technology that makes robots lighter, safer, and more agile.

Study shows that face-to-face dyadic care supports patients and caregivers with advanced cancer more effectively than web-based interventions.

VUB and ULB honor five Brussels cultural icons with honorary doctorates, highlighting the importance of art, free expression, and collaboration.

Emilie Vandevelde gave a lecture in Lennik on the impact of artificial intelligence on solidarity and democracy, as part of CTRL SHIFT DELETE. She argued for strong citizenship education as an essential safeguard against authoritarianism and digital control.

Innovative method measures the full biological impact of contaminant mixtures Researchers at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) have developed a smart and efficient way to detect hard-to-trace pollutants and  to measure their effects on human health and the environment. In her PhD within the AMGC research group, Yiqi Su focused on polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) and xeno-oestrogens (XEs), substances that accumulate in water, soil, and even microplastics, yet often fall

(Foto VLIZ/VUB/Testerep) The final report of the four-year FWO project Testerep reveals a surprisingly rich history of the Belgian coastline. Where the North Sea now ripples, there once stretched a dynamic landscape of sandy islands, tidal channels, mudflats, and salt marshes, comparable to today’s Wadden Sea. The island of Testerep, once situated between Nieuwpoort and Ostend, formed a crucial link in that ancient barrier-island system. Researchers from the VUB, VLIZ, and KU

Recognition for a bridge-builder between science, policy, and practice in youth care ©️ Frank Toussaint The King Baudouin Foundation has awarded the biennial Filson Steers Mariman Prize to VUB Professor Frank Van Holen for his exceptional contribution to foster care and youth welfare in Flanders. The prize honors his long-standing commitment to bringing science, policy, and practice closer together with the goal of improving the lives of vulnerable children, young people, and

VUB research compares language technology with classical biomedical methods How do small changes in our DNA influence how our bodies function? That is the central question in the PhD research of Konstantina Tzavella at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Within the interdisciplinary TumorScope project and the VUB/ULB (IB)² Interuniversity Institute of Brussels, she explored how artificial intelligence (AI) can help predict which genetic mutations contribute to diseases such

With FACT, we turn climate change into an opportunity to accelerate innovation. The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is bringing together its expertise in sustainable technology within a new interdisciplinary research institute: FACT (Flanders Alliance for Climate Technology). In collaboration with industry and government, FACT aims to accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral society and drive forward technological innovation. “Sustainable innovation doesn’t happen in i

Four researchers with VUB ties contribute to the seventh IPCC report When world leaders meet in November at the UN Climate Summit in Brazil, the spotlight will once again fall on the scientific foundation of global climate policy: the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The next edition — the seventh IPCC report, to be released in 2028, will feature a notably strong Brussels presence. Four researchers with ties to the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VU

VUB philosopher honored as Atheist of the Year On November 15, philosopher and former VUB professor Jean Paul Van Bendegem will receive the title Atheist of the Year, a label he accepts with both a wink and a healthy dose of nuance. “I’m not a church-basher,” he says, “just someone who reflects on what it means to live without gods.” He speaks from his home in Ghent, surrounded by towering bookshelves and under the watchful eye of his elderly cat, Bonnie Prince Charlie. For V