Scientists from 33 European countries join forces to generate reference genomes for nearly a hundred European species
In a new publication, the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) announces the success of its pilot project. This pioneering initiative has brought together a vast collaborative network of researchers and institutions in 33 countries to produce high-quality reference genomes of 98 European species. This continental effort paves the way for a new, inclusive and equitable model of biodiversity genomics.
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MOOC
Being a student is quite a job, requiring a varied range of skills! Once every four months, the University of Namur offers its MOOC (free online course) "Aim for success: become a super student" to prepare you for higher studies and perfect your study methods.Become a super student!
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Initial teacher training (FIE)
Learning, guiding, collaborating, helping future generations become agents of change... Being a teacher is exciting! In order to adapt to changes in the profession, training has been totally rethought.
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LEA (Academic Reading and Writing)
… and, above all, the ability to adapt to a particular communication context (that of the University) contribute to … information or teaching. The aim of LEA is to acculturate incoming students to the demands of writing and reading in an … success. What does LEA have to offer? LEA is a set of 4 online courses (hosted on WebCampus) linked to 4 genres of …
New clues to break through Brucella's armour
A team of microbiology researchers from UNamur has just published in the journal Nature Communications. The work focuses on the Brucella bacterium that causes Brucellosis, a disease that infects livestock and can be transmitted to humans. This research aims to better understand the molecular mechanisms of the bacterium's growth in order to better combat it.
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Resources
A wide range of tools are made available free of charge to UNamur students via WebCampus on the "SPU-METHODO" course.
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Michaël Lobet, the physicist of the invisible who twists light
Let's go and discover the qualified researchers of UNamur, winners of the funding granted by the FNRS in 2022. Today, we meet Michaël Lobet, currently a lecturer at UNamur, who will begin his new mandate as a qualified FNRS researcher at the NISM Institute next fall. The subject of his research: twisted optics for the manipulation of slow photons or how to create light traps. Explanations.
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Raise awareness among future compulsory school teachers of the need to integrate sustainable development objectives into their courses
The university has a duty to set an example in terms of sustainable development, in all three of its dimensions: economic, social and environmental. Sustainable "in form" through the way it manages its infrastructures and assets, and sustainable "in substance" through its commitment to research and teaching activities, in order to actively contribute to the environmental transition. All in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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The UNamur to host two prestigious international Francqui Chairs in April 2023
From 17 April 2023, UNamur will host two prestigious international Francqui Chairs. Professor Timoteo Carletti (Department of Mathematics - naXys Institute) will host Professor Ginestra Bianconi, one of the leading experts on networks and high-order structures. Professor Romain Houssa (Faculty of Economics, Social Sciences and Management - DeFiPP Institute) will welcome Professor Karel Mertens, an expert in macroeconomics.
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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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Interfaculty pedagogical support unit
Succeeding in a year at university requires students to develop numerous methodological skills. Whether you're just starting out on your university career or not, you'll encounter multiple challenges: taking full and correct notes of dense lectures, managing your work over time, memorizing large amounts of material, creating studyable and enjoyable course materials for yourself, etc. The Cellule interfacultaire d'appui pédagogique is here to give you the best possible tools to meet these challenges!
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PUNCH calls for projects
… - from concepts to longitudinal implementation", computer science students are asked to study the gestures … Grammar" project run by the École des Langues Vivantes. In order to help Block 1 students confirm/achieve CEFR level B1 … Podcasts in mathematics. The project aims to offer students online access to a series of short audio and video sequences …