Printemps des Sciences: the unmissable event for science and technology
Le Printemps des Sciences is the annual science and technology event in Wallonia and Brussels! It runs from March 18 to 24, and is open to all.
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Cap sur les KàPs" series | Episode #12 - Right-hand men
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 getting informed with Bras Droit.
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Elise Degrave, Namuroise of the Year: a whistleblower for data protection!
A decade ago, Elise Degrave was the first in Belgium to focus her thesis on data protection in a digital state. Today, she is widely recognized in this field in the public, political, legal and academic spheres. An expertise and a personality, once again rewarded on the occasion of the Cérémonie des Namurois de l'année, where Elise Degrave has just been named the winner in the Sciences category..
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The March 2024 issue of Omalius 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 March 2024 issue.
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Series "Cap sur les KàPs" | Episode #13 - Du Koté des Étoiles
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. For this new week, we turn our gaze skyward with the "Du Koté des Étoiles" kot-à-projet.
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4h Cuistax: the campus was the heartbeat of Télévie
On the occasion of the Fête de l'Université this March 19, the 4H Cuistax were for the first time put to the service of scientific research against cancer. Each lap completed by the students was sponsored by our partner, CBC Banque, to the tune of €1.5..
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Law students and professionals unite against street harassment
Getting students to work together around a single theme throughout the academic year is the dynamic that continues during this second term at the Faculty of Law. After having explored childhood and migration in its first edition, this year's Fil Rouge (Red Thread) weaves around harassment. Numerous awareness-raising initiatives have been undertaken. Just one example? In mid-March, a session dedicated to street harassment was organized by and for law students.
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Politics: 5 questions to ask in order to understand the rise of the far right in Europe
On June 9, 2024, Belgians will be called to the polls to elect their European, federal and regional representatives. With its Department of Political, Social and Communication Sciences, and the research carried out within the Transitions Institute, UNamur is sharing its expertise to inform and raise awareness among students, the general public and also professionals in the political and legal sector, about the major issues at stake in this election! Today, Arthur Borriello, Professor of Political Science at UNamur, discusses the rise of the extreme right. Our aim? In five questions, to understand the causes and mechanisms, and to show the importance of the citizen's role in the fight against the extreme right.
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Vulnerability: action and reflection
Today, over 18% of Belgians are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Faced with this reality, indifference or paternalism are still too often the only responses. That's why research, from philosophy to law to economics, today intends to better understand the different faces of vulnerability.
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Cap sur les KàPs" Series | Episode #14 - StudioKot
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. For this fourteenth and final presentation, focus on the StudioKot.
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A historic cosmic discovery: UNamur immortalized in the stars
(Update 04/04: This article is "an April Fool") A remarkable event took place during Printemps des sciences, which ran from March 18 to 24, 2024. While a visit to the UNamur Astronomical Observatory was offered to the general public on the evening of March 23, a unique phenomenon occurred.
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PFAS: "The problem is not limited to tap water".
Recognized for his expertise in ecotoxicology, Professor Patrick Kestemont is one of the scientific experts mandated by the Walloon Region, to advise the Government and examine all the consequences on human health of PFAS, these chemical substances present in our environment.
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