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An innovative initiative at the heart of primary care in French-speaking Belgium In a bid to bring the academic world closer to the realities of the field, we are pleased to invite you to join our second Medical Journal Club meeting in primary care. Location and frequency of meetingsQuai 22 - UNamur 2x/year What is it? A space for general practitioners, pharmacists and students to meet and discuss scientific literature related to primary care.Objectives of the Journal Club Share and discuss scientific articles relevant to primary care practice in a friendly, caring atmosphere. Strengthen skills in critical reading and evidence-based medicine Create a lasting link between the field and academia Federate an active and committed medical-pharmaceutical communityTarget audienceGeneral practitioners (in practice or in training) Pharmacists Medical students, biomedical sciences and pharmacy Why participate? Because science moves fast, and we all benefit from taking the time to read, understand, and question the literature together. Because quality care starts with shared reflection. And because it's the ideal opportunity to strengthen bridges between disciplines. Interested? Have a question? Want to submit an article? Contact us at:capmg@unamur.beRegistration (free)INAMI accreditation required I want to register

Abstract Deep learning has become an extremely important technology in numerous domains such as computer vision, natural language processing, and autonomous systems. As neural networks grow in size and complexity to meet the demands of these applications, the cost of designing and training efficient models continues to rise in computation and energy consumption. Neural Architecture Search (NAS) has emerged as a promising solution to automate the design of performant neural networks. However, conventional NAS methods often require evaluating thousands of architectures, making them extremely resource-intensive and environmentally costly.This thesis introduces a novel, energy-aware NAS pipeline that operates at the intersection of Software Engineering and Machine Learning. We present CNNGen, a domain-specific generator for convolutional architectures, combined with performance and energy predictors to drastically reduce the number of architectures that need full training. These predictors are integrated into a multi-objective genetic algorithm (NSGA-II), enabling an efficient search for architectures that balance accuracy and energy consumption.Our approach explores a variety of prediction strategies, including sequence-based models, image-based representations, and deep metric learning, to estimate model quality from partial or symbolic representations. We validate our framework across three benchmark datasets, CIFAR-10, CIFAR-100, and Fashion-MNIST, demonstrating that it can produce results comparable to state-of-the-art architectures with significantly lower computational cost. By reducing the environmental footprint of NAS while maintaining high performance, this work contributes to the growing field of Green AI and highlights the value of predictive modelling in scalable and sustainable deep learning workflows. Jury Prof. Wim Vanhoof - University of Namur, BelgiumProf. Gilles Perrouin - University of Namur, BelgiumProf. Benoit Frénay - University of Namur, BelgiumProf. Pierre-Yves Schobbens - University of Namur, BelgiumProf. Clément Quinton - University of Lille, FranceProf. Paul Temple- University of Rennes, FranceProf. Schin'ichi Satoh - National Institute of Informatics, Japan

This Francqui Chair offers a fresh perspective on the advances and tensions that characterize the way in which the law currently organizes society's relationship with the environment, as an essential substrate for human life and the balance of ecosystems. Far from presenting this law as having reached its peak, it is its recent major advances that will be discussed, as well as the risks of regression that threaten it. If the ambition to protect the environment has indeed become a legal issue, how are its essential drivers evolving, whether in terms of climate, human health, or the status accorded to nature?The conference will be followed by a local drink offered by the Cercle de Droit, the Régionale la Binchoise, and the Régionale RTM.Free event. Registration strongly recommended. More information and full program I'm signing up

The biodiversity crisis is not only destroying nature: it also threatens our societies, our well-being, and our survival. Based on scientific assessments and findings from IPBES, this Francqui Chair explores our toxic relationship with nature, the global failure to protect it, and the multiple values of living organisms. We will examine ways to recognize these values, repair our relationship, and bring about the transformative change that is needed.Keen to put the protection of ecosystems back at the center of public debate, UNamur is organizing a second Francqui Chair in Law this academic year with Professor Delphine Misonne on a related theme: "Need for the environment, need for law?"Free event upon registration.  More information and full program I'm signing up

The biodiversity crisis is not only destroying nature: it also threatens our societies, our well-being, and our survival. Based on scientific assessments and findings from IPBES, this Francqui Chair explores our toxic relationship with nature, the global failure to protect it, and the multiple values of living organisms. We will examine ways to recognize these values, repair our relationship, and bring about the transformative change that is needed.Keen to put the protection of ecosystems back at the center of public debate, UNamur is organizing a second Francqui Chair in Law this academic year with Professor Delphine Misonne on a related theme: "Need for the environment, need for law?"Free event upon registration.  More information and full program I'm signing up

The biodiversity crisis is not only destroying nature: it also threatens our societies, our well-being, and our survival. Based on scientific assessments and findings from IPBES, this Francqui Chair explores our toxic relationship with nature, the global failure to protect it, and the multiple values of living organisms. We will examine ways to recognize these values, repair our relationship, and bring about the transformative change that is needed.Keen to put the protection of ecosystems back at the center of public debate, UNamur is organizing a second Francqui Chair in Law this academic year with Professor Delphine Misonne on a related theme: "Need for the environment, need for law?"Free event upon registration.  More information and full program I'm signing up

The biodiversity crisis is not only destroying nature: it also threatens our societies, our well-being, and our survival. Based on scientific assessments and findings from IPBES, this Francqui Chair explores our toxic relationship with nature, the global failure to protect it, and the multiple values of living organisms. We will examine ways to recognize these values, repair our relationship, and bring about the transformative change that is needed.Keen to put the protection of ecosystems back at the center of public debate, UNamur is organizing a second Francqui Chair in Law this academic year with Professor Delphine Misonne on a related theme: "Need for the environment, need for law?"Free event upon registration.  More information and full program I'm signing up

Philippe Martin has been teaching botany at UTAN for many years and has been managing and promoting the University of Namur's botanical collections for nearly twenty years. He has published Les familles des plantes à fleurs (2014) and the inventory of the Brendel Collection (2024) with Presses universitaires de Namur.When humans separated from the animal kingdom, with the emergence of human consciousness, the plant world created an environment that permeated and intrigued them. Certain plants made such an impression that they gave rise to myths and symbols, and several contributed to the emergence of religion. The main symbolic elements suggested by plants are detailed in this lecture, including the apple, the olive tree, the oak, and many others.Registration fee: €7 - UTAN members: €5More information on the UTAN website: https://www.utan.be/index.php/conferences

Eighty years ago, the whole of Belgium celebrated its liberation after four years of war and deprivation. Namur, badly scarred by the recent bombing in August 1944, did not give up on these celebrations. However, cohabitation with the Allied troops had to be organized, the return of prisoners was marked by the absence of many of them, the hardships of rationing were still very much a reality, the trials of collaborators marked the daily life of the people of Namur, and the reconstruction of the city kept the municipal authorities busy for a long time. This contribution examines various themes of the "post-liberation" period that have been addressed thanks to the contribution of previously unpublished archives, notably those of the US Army, which have now been declassified. Speaker: France TilmantRegistration fee: €7 - UTAN members: €5More information on the UTAN website: https://www.utan.be/index.php/conferences

Passionate about the stage since childhood, choreographer in youth companies and theater administrator, Nicole Hanot has developed expertise in the history of dance and theater, which she has taught at the Mosa Ballet School, shared in numerous articles, and documented through her collection of more than 2,000 books on the subject.Everyone is familiar, at least from images on the internet, with the shape of ancient theaters, without necessarily being able to differentiate between those of the Greek and Roman eras. And without knowing that there was one in Belgium! But what about after the fall of the Roman Empire? Where did actors, dancers, singers, and performers perform, and under what conditions? In the Middle Ages, during the Renaissance? When and where did the first "permanent" theaters of the modern era appear?Everyone also has an idea of what an Italian-style theater is, which became widespread in the 19th century, such as the Théâtre Royal in Namur or La Monnaie in Brussels. But how was it designed? Do you reserve a seat in the balcony or the gallery? Why do we wish the artist "Merde!" before the show? And what new architectural forms emerged in the 20th century?Take advantage of the "eye of the curtain" to take an amusing look at the evolution of Western theater, a richly illustrated lecture by Nicole Hanot!Registration fee: €7 - UTAN members: €5More information on the UTAN website: https://www.utan.be/index.php/conferences

Passionate about the stage since childhood, choreographer in youth companies and theater administrator, Nicole Hanot has developed expertise in the history of dance and theater, which she has taught at the Mosa Ballet School, shared in numerous articles, and documented through her collection of more than 2,000 books on the subject.Everyone is familiar, at least from images on the internet, with the shape of ancient theaters, without necessarily being able to differentiate between those of the Greek and Roman eras. And without knowing that there was one in Belgium! But what about after the fall of the Roman Empire? Where did actors, dancers, singers, and performers perform, and under what conditions? In the Middle Ages, during the Renaissance? When and where did the first "permanent" theaters of the modern era appear?Everyone also has an idea of what an Italian-style theater is, which became widespread in the 19th century, such as the Théâtre Royal in Namur or La Monnaie in Brussels. But how was it designed? Do you reserve a seat in the balcony or the gallery? Why do we wish the artist "Merde!" before the show? And what new architectural forms emerged in the 20th century?Take advantage of the "eye of the curtain" to take an amusing look at the evolution of Western theater, a richly illustrated lecture by Nicole Hanot!Registration fee: €7 - UTAN members: €5More information on the UTAN website: https://www.utan.be/index.php/conferences

Passionate about the stage since childhood, choreographer in youth companies and theater administrator, Nicole Hanot has developed expertise in the history of dance and theater, which she has taught at the Mosa Ballet School, shared in numerous articles, and documented through her collection of more than 2,000 books on the subject.Everyone is familiar, at least from images on the internet, with the shape of ancient theaters, without necessarily being able to differentiate between those of the Greek and Roman eras. And without knowing that there was one in Belgium! But what about after the fall of the Roman Empire? Where did actors, dancers, singers, and performers perform, and under what conditions? In the Middle Ages, during the Renaissance? When and where did the first "permanent" theaters of the modern era appear?Everyone also has an idea of what an Italian-style theater is, which became widespread in the 19th century, such as the Théâtre Royal in Namur or La Monnaie in Brussels. But how was it designed? Do you reserve a seat in the balcony or the gallery? Why do we wish the artist "Merde!" before the show? And what new architectural forms emerged in the 20th century?Take advantage of the "eye of the curtain" to take an amusing look at the evolution of Western theater, a richly illustrated lecture by Nicole Hanot!Registration fee: €7 - UTAN members: €5More information on the UTAN website: https://www.utan.be/index.php/conferences