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Preparatory courses Discover university education and life at UNamur while revising the subjects essential for your future training.To get your first year of study off to a good start, UNamur is offering a program of preparatory courses in mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry and university work methodology during the last two weeks of August.Among these subjects, physics and chemistry are compulsory. You select 2 other subjects from mathematics, biology or university work methodology.These courses enable you to: revise knowledge acquired in high school; perfect your working methods thanks to advice from teachers and specific study methods courses; meet assistants and professors on a more informal basis before the start of the academic year; discover the university (its infrastructure and services); create your first links with other students. Discover the preparatory course program Contact Academic Advisor Florine Oldenhove +32 (0)81 72 43 61 conseiller.medecine@unamur.be Pedagogical advisors Catherine Goffin and Amélie Bouton +32 (0)81 72 57 27 et +32 (0)81 72 43 39 methodo.medecine@unamur.be Educational coordinator Romain Siriez +32 (0)72 43 25 romain.siriez@unamur.be Image Les études en Faculté de médecine See content Image Etudier à l'UNamur See content Image Vie du campus See content

On Monday February 19, students in Block 3 of Medicine at UNamur and Midwifery in the Paramedical Department at Hénallux took part in the second edition of a project to raise awareness of domestic violence. Conceived by the two institutions, the project takes the form of an escape game entitled "Oseras-tu poser la question" ("Dare to ask the question"). Used as part of the practical work on "Professional communication in healthcare" in the Medical Psychology course taught by Martin Desseilles, professor at the Faculty of Medicine at UNamur, this escape game aims to train future healthcare professionals to detect signs of domestic violence in patients during consultations and to act accordingly.

"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.

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..

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.

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.

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.

The Elongator complex is involved in the addition of 5'-carboxylmethyluridine (cm5U)-derived modifications to transfer RNAs (tRNAs), thereby influencing the translation of certain messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and helping to maintain the integrity of the proteome. This complex is involved in a variety of biological processes, and is of particular importance in oncology. The identification of chemical inhibitors of Elongator is of significant interest in both basic and pharmaceutical research.Through a yeast screen, this work reveals a potential new role for Elongator and identifies a chemical inhibitor of the complex. This compound presents itself as an interesting candidate as a pharmacological inhibitor, opening up new perspectives for the search for anti-cancer therapies.

On this page you will find the various people to contact within the Faculty of Medicine.

On October 25, 2024, the University of Namur is organizing the 2nd edition of its Job Fair in the field of health sciences. The event will bring together companies in the BioPharma sector in Belgium and Wallonia with our bachelor, master and PhD students in biomedical sciences and pharmacy.

Mental health is a central issue in today's society. According to AXA's international Mind Health report (2024), nearly half of Belgians (49%) report psychological difficulties, and 1 in 5 encounter serious problems in coping with them.

The lack of primary care is a major public health issue. In 2022, it was estimated that 52 municipalities in French-speaking Belgium were facing a severe shortage of general practitioners. This is a worrying situation that the University Observatory for Rural Medicine (OUMRu) has been addressing since 2023, with the aim of identifying concrete solutions. Working alongside a doctor and a health geographer, Amélie Pierre, a sociologist and lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, Management and Communication SciencesPo (EMCP), is studying the factors that influence access to healthcare, particularly from the patients' point of view. She emphasizes the need to take into account the realities experienced by vulnerable groups.