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Since the dawn of time, mankind has perceived the Sun's influence on our life on Earth. However, in recent decades, with the widespread use of technology and electricity in all our activities, our society has become increasingly closely exposed and vulnerable to bursts of solar activity. Today, more than ever before, the Sun interferes with every aspect of our daily lives, including major societal issues such as energy and climate change.This conference will provide an opportunity to review the impressive phenomena of solar activity and their short- and long-term impact on our terrestrial environment: solar flares, coronal mass ejections, particle storms. All this magnetic activity originates inside the Sun, and is marked by an 11-year cycle that has varied considerably over the centuries. We'll be taking stock of our current understanding of this cyclical phenomenon, which turns out to be a genuine magnetic recycling process.As we pass through a peak in solar activity today, this will be an opportunity to look ahead to the future and the central role the Sun can play as a source of multiple energies to build a viable future for mankind. For us, the future will inevitably involve the Sun! More info Cost sharing Utan members in good standing : 5€Non-members : 7€

Since the dawn of time, mankind has perceived the Sun's influence on our life on Earth. However, in recent decades, with the widespread use of technology and electricity in all our activities, our society has become increasingly closely exposed and vulnerable to bursts of solar activity. Today, more than ever before, the Sun interferes with every aspect of our daily lives, including major societal issues such as energy and climate change.This conference will provide an opportunity to review the impressive phenomena of solar activity and their short- and long-term impact on our terrestrial environment: solar flares, coronal mass ejections, particle storms. All this magnetic activity originates inside the Sun, and is marked by an 11-year cycle that has varied considerably over the centuries. We'll be taking stock of our current understanding of this cyclical phenomenon, which turns out to be a genuine magnetic recycling process.As we pass through a peak in solar activity today, this will be an opportunity to look ahead to the future and the central role the Sun can play as a source of multiple energies to build a viable future for mankind. For us, the future will inevitably involve the Sun! More info Cost sharing Utan members in good standing : 5€Non-members : 7€

The early 21st century has seen a reinvigoration of space exploration both by private and state actors that seek to explore, exploit, settle, and own outer space and its celestial bodies.According to scholars and scientists alike, this reinvigoration warrants labeling our time as the "Second Space Age". Key actors of this Second Space Age have framed the exploration and colonization of outer space as not only progressive and desirable, but also as inevitable to ensure the survival of humanity in face of the multiple crises of the Anthropocene (climate change, over/underpopulation, resource scarcity etc.). Within this "astrofuturist" framework, outer space has become a utopian space that allows for a transformative posthuman experience for all of humanity, for humanity's escape from its terrestrial limitations, for breaking with humanity's terrestrial history, and even for human immortality. The way that outer space is a key ingredient for utopian vision of humanity's future highlights that outer space is a cultural construct negotiated in an interplay between science, technology and culture. These "astrocultural objects", which are central to ascribing meaning to outer space and to stirring the collective imagination, underline the cultural embeddedness both of outer space and our practices of exploring it. A critical engagement with space exploration must therefore go beyond questions of mere technological feasibility then, and instead also interrogate, for example, the prevalence of visions Mars colonization as a remedy for climate change, the politics of race/class/gender in privatized outer space, the continuities of capitalist-colonial structures in the private space industry, or the dominance of specifically US-American frontier discourses of renewal and expansion in allegedly utopian visions of humanity's future in space.If the exploration of outer space is to play a key role in humanity's future beyond our planetary crises, the humanities have to play a key role in critically engaging with our visions for that future.Keynote by Jens Temmen (HHU Düsseldorf)Panel: André Füzfa (UNamur)Moderator: Christina Stange-Fayos (UToulouse)Keynote in EnglishContact: UNIVERSEH - universeh@unamur.be More info about UNIVERSEH and the General Meeting

The observations acquired from space and Soviet landers strongly suggest that Venus' crust is primarily basaltic (akin to Earth's oceanic crust). Yet, some of the most intriguing features of Venus are its crustal plateaus, characterized by heavily deformed terrains, which cover about 7% of its surface and have long been suggested to bear a superficial resemblance to Earth's continental crust and mountain ranges.On Earth, melting of the mantle overlying subduction zones (in the presence of hydrous fluids) followed by fractional crystallization is believed to be the primary mechanism generating the large volumes of intermediate to felsic rocks (rich in SiO2) that make up the continental crust (e.g., granites). The possibility that Venus' highland plateaus are dominated by intermediate to felsic rocks will be reevaluated by the EnVision and Veritas missions, in the hope of providing evidence for the presence of water oceans and, therefore, habitable conditions in Venus' distant past.The speaker will discuss alternative igneous processes that could have produced intermediate to felsic rocks on Venus and the "geologic observations" that would be needed to suggest that more hospitable conditions prevailed on early Venus.Keynote by Max Collinet (UNIVERSEH - UNamur)Panel: TBAModerator: Anne-Sophie Libert (UNamur)Keynote in EnglishContact: UNIVERSEH - universeh@unamur.be More info about UNIVERSEH and the General Meeting

The 11th Namur final of the Ma Thèse en 180 secondes (MT180) competition will be held on Friday March 28 at UNamur's Faculty of Science. Doctoral students from all the university's faculties will be competing. Their challenge? To popularize and present their thesis topic, clearly and effectively, in an attempt to captivate YOU in 3 minutes flat.The jury, made up of personalities from UNamur, culture and the world of popular science, will choose the top 2 prizes. The public will also vote for their favorite presentation and designate the 3rd prize. The 3 finalists will take part in the national final and one of them, perhaps, will represent Belgium at the big international final.So, who said research was boring?Full info and bookings will be announced shortly.

This talk, entitled "Sauvons le français... de ceux qui le veulent sauver... du déclin" proposes to walk through the evolution of the French language, deconstructing the alarmist rhetoric that claims our language is in decline. "A little manual for resisting and deconstructing the dominant discourses that are mortifying for a language that is, after all, very much alive and evolving, as long as we let it. French is doing very well, thank you. "Dan Van Raemdonck.To close this evening, a drink will be offered, allowing you to extend the discussions in a convivial atmosphere.

What? BENEVOL on Thursday and Friday, November 21 and 22: the congress will bring together researchers working in software engineering, evolution, and maintenance. This year, we will have two keynotes: one by Prof. Andy Zaidman from TU Delft and one by Prof. Sonia Haiduc from Florida State University. IMPACT! day on November 20: as a PhD student and/or researcher, you can join us to learn to communicate what you bring to the table efficiently thanks to the tried and tested Value Proposition canvas and exchange with practitioners, who will expose the challenges they encounter daily. The IMPACT! day initiative is supported by the GRASCOMP doctoral school, and participants will receive a certificate. As a software development professional, you can join us on Wednesday afternoon, November 20, as a guest from the corporate world to share your current challenges and connect with researchers working to advance software development and maintenance practices (please do not hesitate to contact us at snail.info@unamur.be if you would like to participate in the introductory panel of guests from the professional world and/or at the World Café). When? Wednesday 20 (IMPACT Day!) Thursday 21 - Friday 22 November 2024 (BENEVOL Research Congress) Organizers Xavier Devroey, Gilles Perrouin, Benoît Vanderose, Anthony Cleve, Babette Di Guardia, Amélie Notaro, Sophie Panarotto, Alix Decrop, Tom Mens Where? TRAKK, Namur creative hub (Journée IMPACT!) S09, Faculty of Sciences, University of Namur, Belgium (BENEVOL Research Congress) More information

The film takes viewers on a sensory journey to the heart of life in the Amazon. Spectacular images and mesmerizing sounds reveal the majesty and power of the Amazon, the heart of Mother Earth. Your guides? The indigenous Guardians of the living world. They invite you to join them in protecting a vital heritage.Their story resonates with each of us and calls us to reflect on our responsibility towards future generations.The screening will be followed by a panel discussion in the presence of two indigenous Amazonian chiefs, director Gert-Peter Bruch and Esmeralda de Belgique, director.

Each contestant will attempt to qualify for the tournament final, speaking on a free topic for a maximum of 6 minutes. This event is open to the public. Free entry.

Come and watch the students selected for the finals, vote for the public prize and extend the evening with a drink.This event is open to the public. Free admission.