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Instantly obtain a translation in sign language (LSFB) of a word written in French: that's what MOSI (Du mot au signe) makes possible. This new tool is the fruit of a collaboration between the University of Namur, the asbl École et Surdité and the asbl LSFB, supported by the King Baudouin Foundation.

For a European Union guided by its values - in word and deed

On March 20, 2025, the University of Namur organized a day dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) and its use in various fields of research. The event attracted over 150 people, researchers and students keen to explore the many facets of AI in scientific projects.

In a fast-changing hospital sector, with ever-increasing demands for performance and innovation, project management plays a key role. Kevin Lejeune, Program Manager at CHU UCL Namur, is tackling these challenges as part of a management thesis at the University of Namur, within the EMCP Faculty (Economics, Management, Communication and SciencesPo), under the supervision of Professor Corentin Burnay. His ambition: to understand and structure the human and technological dynamics shaping hospital governance, and propose concrete levers to support its transformation.

Since 2022, the Faculty of Law at the University of Namur has been inviting students and teachers to come together around a common theme every year. Entitled "Fil Rouge", this project is expressed through courses, practical work and various educational, cultural and civic initiatives. It instills an original dynamic by encouraging the faculty community to tackle societal issues in a cross-disciplinary, concrete and committed way.

On May 10, 2025, Vice-Rector Carine Michiels and Professor Anne-Catherine Heuskin handed over UNamur's cheque at the grand closing evening of Operation Télévie, which this year raised a record €13,351,977 for the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique. Télévie funds are used entirely to finance cancer research projects at universities in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Around 60 European students from the UNIVERSEH alliance gathered in Belgium during the last week of April for Spring School 2025, organized by the University of Namur.

An international research team led by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has uncovered how pharmaceutical pollution alters the behaviour and migration patterns of Atlantic salmon in nature. Professor Eli Thoré, from the Department of Biology and the ILEE research institute at the University of Namur, contributed to this groundbreaking field study, which has just been published in Science.

The 24th edition of Printemps des Sciences was held from March 24 to 30 throughout Wallonia and Brussels, on the theme of "Eau-rêka". The aim of this annual event is to make science and technology accessible to as many people as possible. Mission accomplished for this new edition!

The 11th edition of the Ma Thèse en 180 secondes competition was held this Friday, March 28, 2025 at the Faculty of Science. Three biologists will represent UNamur at the Belgian final, to be held in Mons on May 21.

Much more than just a place of learning, UNamur is a veritable field of commitment.Here, every student has the opportunity to get involved according to his or her aspirations, and to make a concrete contribution to campus life and meaningful projects.

The UNamur university community took part in the first round of the rectoral election on April 14 and 15, 2025. With 82.07% of the vote, Annick Castiaux has been confirmed in her new 4-year term as Rector.