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Mapping life

In 2021, the European Union has embarked on a titanic project to safeguard the genomes of all eukaryotic species in Europe. In other words, all living organisms, with the exception of bacteria and archaea (micro-organisms). Called ERGA, for European Reference Genome Atlas, and in which UNamur is participating thanks to Professor Alice Dennis, this project hopes to help safeguard biodiversity, at a time when a fifth of European species are in danger of extinction..
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Alison Forrester and Xavier De Bolle awarded grants from the latest FRFS-Welbio call for projects

Understanding and combating abnormal protein secretion and combating the envelope of pathogenic bacteria: these are the two focuses of two new UNamur projects selected as part of the 7th FRFS-Welbio call for projects. Among the 22 applications selected, Alison Forrester, a qualified FNRS researcher, has been awarded a Starting Grant and Xavier De Bolle, Professor, has been awarded an Advanced Grant. They are both WEL Research Institute Investigators and members of the Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences (NARILIS).
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Right to identity: "Unacceptable discrimination for some children".

Like all human beings, children are protected by a series of rights. Géraldine Mathieu, a professor at the University of Namur, today looks at the right to identity and explains why this is still only partially respected in Belgium.
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Stellar Scape - an exhibition combining art and science

This Friday, June 21, was the opening of KIKK's new exhibition at the Pavillon: Stellar Scape, which will run until January 2025. It plunges us into the heart of astronomy and new space explorations, through the eyes of some twenty artists, engineers and researchers..
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Namur researchers score highly in F.R.S.-FNRS "Bourses et Mandats" 2024 competition

The F.R.S.-FNRS published on June 25, 2024, the list of winners of the various doctoral and postdoctoral mandates. Among them, 16 researchers from the University of Namur have obtained funding.
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The Omalius Summer 2024 magazine is now available!

Omalius is the magazine of the University of Namur. A quarterly that highlights UNamur's research, its experts, educational innovations and topical issues. Discover the June 2024 issue.
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Your news in a click: a new website for UNamur

Do you have questions about the courses offered by UNamur, the financial aid available, the university's values, upcoming events on campus or the latest advances in research? Look no further! With just a few clicks, our website offers answers to thousands of questions.
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