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Do you know Hector Lebrun? This brilliant yet little-known 19th century scientist lends his first name to an original and interdisciplinary project at UNamur: a podcast that questions science, scientific practices and positions. On the menu: 4 episodes on various themes such as the place of women in research, the interest of animal experimentation, the role of academics in society and the validity of the theory of evolution. In addition to the podcasts, round tables and a virtual exhibition will also be organised. A book will also be produced.

Arcadia is the name of an ideal society, a bucolic utopia. But it is also the name chosen by the members of a brand-new research centre at UNamur. This centre, created within the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters and attached to the ESPHIN institute, questions three themes at the heart of our contemporaneity: the Anthropocene, history and utopias.

Since 2003, the University of Namur has been testing the basic knowledge and skills of its new students during their first weeks in higher education by means of tests called "Passports for the Bac". In September 2021, 1,470 UNamur students took one or more of these prerequisite tests. Two observations emerge: on the one hand, there has persisted for several years a significant disparity in profiles at the entrance to higher education, and on the other hand, the reconfiguration of secondary education in the context of a pandemic seems to have had a negative impact on the level of mastery of several prerequisites among new students.

Two researchers from the Department of Pharmacy initiated the project: Romain Siriez and Constant Gillot. Under the supervision of Professor Jean-Michel Dogné, they imagined creating a real pharmacy, which would be the ideal place to practice innovative pedagogy, essential for the training of master's students during specialized pharmacotherapy.

François Briard graduated in Law and Management of Information Technology (DGTIC) in 1994 after obtaining his bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science in 1993. He works at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, the world's largest particle physics laboratory. During his schooling, which was 100% at UNamur, he was vice-president of the Namur Region and student delegate during his application years in economic and social sciences, computer science option. Thanks to the multidisciplinary training provided at UNamur, he was able to seize several opportunities to reorient his career within CERN.

Katrien Beuls is undoubtedly a fine example of the growing number of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) careers. After a rather literary career, guided by her curiosity, she began studying computer science and became interested in computational methods for processing human language with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

As a child, Bruno Colson was very fond of toy soldiers, the colorful uniforms of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, cavalry charges... From this passion, he made his profession. An expert in the history of war, he has studied contemporary questions of strategy and defense for years. On the eve of his retirement, Bruno Colson looks back on the involvement of Belgians in the Austrian troops in the 18th century with an exhibition at the Moretus Plantin University Library (BUMP). Interview.

Which virus? SARS-CoV-2, of course. By doing his job as a chemist, Stéphane Vincent has already succeeded in making life difficult for it. And perhaps soon a preventive tool based on his research will reduce the risk of infection.

While women are still in the minority in technical and scientific fields, confidence and passion have enabled some to overcome stereotypes and structural barriers. Women physicists and computer scientists are leading the way for those who cherish the bench and the screen, the numbers, and the machines.

The Namurians of the Year for 2022 are known! Organised by the ASBL "Namurois de l'année" in partnership with the magazine AlluMeuse, the "Namurois de l'année" ceremony has just unveiled the Namur personalities who have distinguished themselves over the past year. And among them, in the science category, we find Anthony Cleve, professor in the Faculty of Computer Science.

Since Wednesday 22 March 2023, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are on a Belgian state visit to South Africa. Annick Castiaux, UNamur rector, is part of the Belgian delegation accompanying this important trip. The objective is to deepen the relations between Belgium and South Africa, which is the second largest economy in Africa and plays a leading role on the continent.

It's a tradition at the UNamur: in the spring, when the weather gets nicer, classes stop for an afternoon so that students and members of staff can enjoy the many activities organized on the campus.