Johan Barthelemy: from the Mathematics Department to Antarctica
After undergraduate and graduate studies in applied mathematics at UNamur, Johan Barthelemy joined the University of Wollongong (UoW) in Australia. An expert in artificial intelligence, he now works for NVIDIA while devoting part of his time to research, mainly for the Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF) program. A commitment that led him to participate recently in a mission to Antarctica.
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Women in science 2023: woman scientists portraits
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science was proclaimed on 11 February by the United Nations General Assembly. Discover the testimonies of 5 UNamur women scientists who conduct cutting-edge research in fields such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, or computer science. All of them participated in the Women in Science Day organised on 9 February 2023 at the UNamur. Portraits.
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Inauguration of the new Morph-Im platform bioimaging facility
On 15 March 2023, Prof. Henri-François Renard and Prof. Alison Forrester introduced the new advanced bioimaging tools of the UNamur Morphology & Imaging technology platform available to a broad audience of users.
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Discover the professions of a geographer
A cartographer for cyclists, working in a nature park, fighting epidemics, a data scientist... Did you know that studying geography opens the door to a wide variety of professions? The Department of geography explains it all in pictures!
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ChatGPT: an opportunity for education
Since its appearance in December 2022, ChatGPT, the conversational robot from OpenAI, an artificial intelligence company co-founded by Elon Musk, has continued to provoke astonished comments and worried questions, including: is the human brain still useful?
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Discovering the UNamur regional student clubs: the “Chimacienne”
On 24 April 2023, the Chimacienne (regional student club of Chimay) is organising a conference entitled "Passion for the land", about the attractions of the Chimay region. On this occasion, we met Corentin Germeau, president of the Chimacienne, about the role and principles of a regional club.
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Synthetic choirs | A choir of robots created at the UNamur
A choir of robots sounds like science fiction! Yet it is a reality at the University of Namur. In the robotics laboratory of the Faculty of Computer Science, researchers from the naXys institute, led by professors Elio Tuci and Timoteo Carletti, some members of TRAKK, some artists and external partners collaborated on the "Synthetic Choirs" project.
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Karel Mertens, guest of the 2023 International Francqui Chair in macroeconomics
Karel Mertens is a renowned researcher who has done outstanding work in the field of macroeconomics. He is staying in Belgium for three months to take part in the activities of the International Francqui Chair organized by the Department of Economics of the UNamur, in collaboration with KU Leuven, UAntwerp, Ghent University, UCLouvain, and the National Bank of Belgium. Interview.
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The master's degree programme in biomedical sciences celebrates its 10th anniversary!
Organised for the first time in the academic year 2012-2013, this master's programme was created to respond to a shortage of biomedical experts in the fields of preclinical and clinical research. Today, students enrolling in these UNamur programmes benefit from a comprehensive, degree-granting and highly sought-after bachelor's and master's degree.
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"It's not Rocket Science" winners announced
Collyne Hérion and Clara Havelange, students in their first year of pharmacy, brilliantly won the "It's not Rocket Science" competition organised by the UNamur Department of modern languages during the Spring Science Week. They succeeded on the theme of osmosis. As part of the English course, the students had to popularise a scientific concept by making a video, in the manner of Jamy and Fred in the French television programme "C'est pas sorcier". The idea behind the project was to have fun and offer a concrete approach to learning English. Interview.
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"Daring to ask": the challenge for medical students to detect domestic violence
To raise the awareness of future doctors to the issue of domestic violence, particularly during pregnancy, which is a riskier situation: this is the programme of the next practical work on "professional communication in health" in the medical psychology course, taught to the UNamur 3rd year of bachelor’s degree in medicine students. This awareness-raising is done in the form of an escape game "Do you dare to ask the question", designed by two midwife teachers from the Hénallux paramedical department. This is a unique educational initiative and a first-time collaboration aimed at future doctors in Wallonia.
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Discovering the many careers in law
More than 300 students in the Bachelor of Law programme, from both the daytime and the evening shift, took their heads out of their syllabi for an evening to project themselves into their future. Like every year, their faculty had invited them to meet with law professionals. Each of them shared their passion, their daily life, but also the darker aspects of their work. It was a perfect opportunity to discover what lies behind the many opportunities in law, grouped into five panels: lawyers, the judiciary, notaries, bailiffs, and politicians (parliamentary attachés or diplomats).
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