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The University of Namur awards the insignia of Doctorates Honoris Causa (DHC). In 2024, the theme "Honor to the Heralds" has been chosen to honor four committed personalities who through their art, their profession, or their vocation, in the manner of those heroic messengers of the Middle Ages, carry high the voice of those denied a voice.

In a new publication, the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) announces the success of its pilot project. This pioneering initiative has brought together a vast collaborative network of researchers and institutions in 33 countries to produce high-quality reference genomes of 98 European species. This continental effort paves the way for a new, inclusive and equitable model of biodiversity genomics.

A 3rd-year veterinary medicine student with a passion for drawing, Élise Hottois has transformed one of the walls of the Faculty of Science into a veritable work of art.

How to cope with the Y2K bug? How to ensure the transition to a single currency in Europe, the euro? It's the late 1990s, and the need for IT manpower is greater than ever to meet the growing needs of the IT industry. It was against this backdrop that UNamur and its Faculty of Computer Science boldly and proactively developed a new course of study: a staggered timetable leading to a Master's degree in Computer Science. Twenty-five years later, interest in this training and its societal necessity are more relevant than ever.

Michaël Lobet, professor in the Department of Physics, and André Fuzfa, astrophysicist and professor in the Department of Mathematics at UNamur, have just been awarded a grant from the Wernaers Fund to develop an original scientific project: the design of a comic strip that will explore all the fascinating facets of energy. Aimed at a "student" audience, it will weave the link between science and science fiction, and will be produced thanks to the invaluable pencil strokes of illustrator Jean-Marc Dubois.

After studying philosophy at UNamur and a few years as a teacher, Jérôme Bouvy became the first hospital philosopher at the Grand Hôpital de Charleroi. His missions: to bring philosophy as a living practice to the heart of his institution's day-to-day operations, and to support workers in their quest for meaning in their work.

How can teleworking and face-to-face work be reconciled? How can these professional practices be framed to reinforce the innovative and sustainable dimensions of hybrid work? These are the questions that Michel Ajzen, a specialist in organizational management, is tackling as part of his teaching assignments in the Department of Management Sciences at UNamur. His research focuses on hybrid work and organizational innovation, with a transdisciplinary approach aimed at reinventing managerial practices to meet contemporary challenges.

The University of Namur awards the insignia of Doctor Honoris Causa (DHC). In 2024, the theme "Honor to the Heralds" has been chosen to honor four committed personalities who through their art, their profession, or their vocation, in the manner of those heroic messengers of the Middle Ages, carry high the voice of those denied a voice.

Douglas Kennedy, born in New York, found literature and film a way to escape family tensions. At the age of 20, he moved to Ireland, founded a theater company and began writing every night. A nomad, he feels at home in London, Paris, Berlin and New York. Author of breathless novels since Piège nuptial, he is best known for L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie and the trilogy La symphonie du hasard. His works explore couples in crisis, the family, and social change. An observer of the United States, his recent novels tackle religious drift and hatred of the other. At the end of April, the celebrated writer was the guest at the Grandes Conférences Namuroises organized by UNamur.

On August 3, 2024, bdelloid rotifers will board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for a new space adventure. Led by the University of Namur (UNamur) in collaboration with the Free University of Brussels (ULB) and the European Space Agency (ESA), the experiment aims to study the behavior of these tiny organisms in microgravity.