Fighting disease with digital simulations
Lately, and thanks to LUMI, one of Europe's largest supercomputers, the limits of our knowledge of cell lipid membranes have been pushed back. A team of Namur researchers, including Professor Benoît Champagne and Drs. Pierre Beaujean and Charlotte Bouquiaux, has just published in the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. The results of this study pave the way for new approaches in the field of membrane lipid therapy.
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Aiming for student well-being: results of a study in the Faculty of Medicine
"Take care of yourself to better take care of others" - this is the mantra guiding a wellness workshop for second-year medical students as part of the General Psychology course taught by Martin Desseilles, professor at the University of Namur. Taught by Laura Demarthe, psychologist and didactic associate in the Department of Psychology, the workshop aims to equip future doctors with tools to cultivate their physical, mental and social well-being. Professors at UNamur recently conducted a study on this initiative.
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DJESA: awareness-raising and interdisciplinarity in medical education
On Friday, March 1, the Faculty of Medicine hosted a Half Day of Exchange on Food Sovereignty (DJESA), organized by the UNI4COOP consortium, Humundi and Vétérinaires Sans Frontières. Led by Professor Grégoire Wiëers, Director of UNamur's Department of Medicine, and Caroline Canon, Master of Didactics, this event was dedicated to Block 2 students in medicine, pharmacy and biomedical sciences. An afternoon punctuated by a gesticulated lecture by Corentin Hecquet and awareness-raising workshops on sustainable development and interdisciplinarity in the medical field..
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ERAMET project launched: improving the drug regulation system
On March 4 and 5, UNamur hosted the launch event for the European ERAMET project. Led by Professor Flora Musuamba Tshinanu, this collaborative project brings together 17 European partners. Objective: to improve the scientific database guiding regulators in drug evaluation, with a focus on rare and pediatric conditions. A look back at the launch day.
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UNamur researchers very successful in the F.R.S.- FNRS "Grants and Mandates" call
On 20 June 2023, the F.R.S.-FNRS published the list of winners of the various doctoral and post-doctoral mandates. Among them, 16 researchers from UNamur obtained funding.
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The European satellite Euclid launches on 1 July to map galaxies: UNamur involved in the mission
The European Euclid satellite will be launched into space from Cape Canaveral in the United States at 5.11pm on Saturday 1 July. The telescope is intended to provide a more accurate map of billions of galaxies over a distance of around twelve billion light years. A team of Belgian scientists and engineers from UCLouvain, ULB, ULg, UNamur and Ghent University, as well as the Space center in Liège (CSL), took part in this ten-year project, bringing together more than 3,500 people from 21 countries.
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Physics & Challenges, when physics meets sustainable development
Physics & Challenges (Physique & Défis in French), a seminar course initiated by Professor Jim Plumat in 2013 at UNamur as part of the PUNCH projects, is organised in the form of a research project. This year, a partnership has been set up with the Haute École de la Province de Namur (HEPN) for a practical systemic training course with an original pedagogical approach.
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An AstraZeneca-FNRS-FWO Foundation award for Charlotte Beaudart
On 13 December 2023, Charlotte Beaudart, a new academic at the University of Namur Faculty of Medicine, will be awarded a prize at the annual ceremony for Belgian scientific research in support of her innovative research on the subject of ageing.
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Rural medicine: the UNamur inaugurates a university observatory
This is a first in the Belgian medical and academic landscape: a university observatory for rural medicine has been set up at the University of Namur. Its mission is to understand the shortage of doctors in rural areas and identify solutions, in collaboration with local stakeholders, to encourage future GPs to set up in these regions.
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The Teddy Bear Clinic: pharma students demystify the medical world for children
On their own initiative, five masters’ students from the UNamur pharmacy department slipped into the shoes of 'Teddybearologists' as part of the 'Teddy Bear Clinic', an event organised by UCLouvain. They played the role of pharmacists, recommending treatments for children's teddy bears and explaining the role of their future profession.
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Medical students take action to raise awareness of alcohol consumption
From 13 to 17 March 2023, the Cercle Médecine is organising a week to raise awareness of addiction and alcohol consumption. Various activities are proposed. The organisers want to make some students aware of their consumption.
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Specialization in general medicine: the UNamur, supported by professionals in the sector, claims its necessity
On Thursday March 16, 2023, the Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation debated the file of authorization requests for higher education. The UNamur reveals elements supporting the merits of its request to organize specialization in medicine general. Six questions to better understand.
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