Marilyn Emmerechts, world champion in diplomacy
As a second-year law student, Marilyn Emmerechts also competes in diplomacy, an art that requires persuasion, eloquence, knowledge and empathy. In March, her team travelled to Taiwan to compete in the World Student Diplomacy Championships, organized by Harvard University. For five days, she debated alongside over 1,000 students. Interview.
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Printemps des Sciences 2024: a look back at the annual science and technology event.
The annual gathering of science and technology took place from March 18 to 24, 2024, with the theme "Rare Earth". Printemps des Sciences is an opportunity to showcase science and technology across Wallonia and Brussels.
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At the heart of two green spaces in the Province of Namur
In January 2023, the Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse Park was awarded the prestigious title of Walloon National Park, following a call for projects by the Walloon Government. The aim of this recognition is to develop an exceptional natural heritage for the purposes of nature conservation and tourism. Since 1978, the Domaine d'Haugimont has been an exceptional teaching and research site for UNamur students and scientists. Let's discover these two green spaces.
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UNIVERSEH: back to the launch event in Krakow
The kick-off meeting for the second phase of the European UNIVERSEH alliance took place in Krakow, at the AGH University, from March 11 to 13, 2024, under the theme "Humanities in Space". A delegation from the University of Namur took part in this event, rich in exchanges and collaborations.
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The power of influence of a scientific publication: computer science researchers rewarded!
The Ten-years Most Influential Paper award has just been presented to three members of UNamur's Faculty of Computer Science: Xavier Devroey, Gilles Perrouin and Maxime Cordy. The award recognizes the paper published ten years previously that has had the greatest impact on the research community. It was awarded at the 18th edition of the International Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VAMOS '24), which took place in early February in Bern, Switzerland..
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Breaking the silence: an escape game to detect domestic violence
On Monday February 19, students in Block 3 of Medicine at UNamur and Midwifery in the Paramedical Department at Hénallux took part in the second edition of a project to raise awareness of domestic violence. Conceived by the two institutions, the project takes the form of an escape game entitled "Oseras-tu poser la question" ("Dare to ask the question"). Used as part of the practical work on "Professional communication in healthcare" in the Medical Psychology course taught by Martin Desseilles, professor at the Faculty of Medicine at UNamur, this escape game aims to train future healthcare professionals to detect signs of domestic violence in patients during consultations and to act accordingly.
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Fighting disease with digital simulations
Lately, and thanks to LUMI, one of Europe's largest supercomputers, the limits of our knowledge of cell lipid membranes have been pushed back. A team of Namur researchers, including Professor Benoît Champagne and Drs. Pierre Beaujean and Charlotte Bouquiaux, has just published in the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. The results of this study pave the way for new approaches in the field of membrane lipid therapy.
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Cap sur les KàPs" Series | Episode #9 - KotéSanté
The KàPs, or UNamur kots-à-projets, are themed kots that organize a whole series of activities and events. This year, we present them to you in this "Cap sur les KàPs" series. This week, prevention and awareness with the KotéSanté.
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Aiming for student well-being: results of a study in the Faculty of Medicine
"Take care of yourself to better take care of others" - this is the mantra guiding a wellness workshop for second-year medical students as part of the General Psychology course taught by Martin Desseilles, professor at the University of Namur. Taught by Laura Demarthe, psychologist and didactic associate in the Department of Psychology, the workshop aims to equip future doctors with tools to cultivate their physical, mental and social well-being. Professors at UNamur recently conducted a study on this initiative.
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CERTAINTY | A virtual twin of cellular immunotherapy for personalized cancer treatment
The University of Namur is involved in the European CERTAINTY project, an initiative led by the German Fraunhofer Institute to explore new avenues in cancer treatment. Launched in December 2023, this European consortium is funded by the European Union - Horizon Europe program - to the tune of almost 10 million euros over the next 4.5 years.
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Cap sur les KàPs" series | Episode #10 - Kotéjeux
The KàPs, or UNamur kots-à-projets, are themed kots that organize a whole series of activities and events. This year, we present them to you in this "Cap sur les KàPs" series. This week, we're having fun with the Kotéjeux.
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DJESA: awareness-raising and interdisciplinarity in medical education
On Friday, March 1, the Faculty of Medicine hosted a Half Day of Exchange on Food Sovereignty (DJESA), organized by the UNI4COOP consortium, Humundi and Vétérinaires Sans Frontières. Led by Professor Grégoire Wiëers, Director of UNamur's Department of Medicine, and Caroline Canon, Master of Didactics, this event was dedicated to Block 2 students in medicine, pharmacy and biomedical sciences. An afternoon punctuated by a gesticulated lecture by Corentin Hecquet and awareness-raising workshops on sustainable development and interdisciplinarity in the medical field..
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