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In January 2023, Professor Romain Houssa of UNamur led a Belgian delegation to formulate a new ARES Institutional Support (IS) programme at the University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC) in Benin. This multidisciplinary research and innovation support programme aims to strengthen scientific collaboration between FWB researchers and Benin as well as other countries in the West African region, notably Togo, Niger and Burkina Faso.

This is a first in terms of pedagogical approach: to have all the students and teachers of the Faculty of law, all blocks (bachelor in daytime and in staggered timetable) and programmes combined, work for an academic year on the same theme. From courses to practical work, including conferences, cultural and artistic events and civic engagement, all the activities proposed by the Faculty of law focus on the same theme: childhood in a migratory context. The project is called "Fill rouge" (Red thread). After a successful first four months, the momentum is building for the second half of the academic year.

This is a historic signature for the University of Namur: since December, it is part of the European alliance European Space University for Earth and Humanity (UNIVERSEH), which focuses on the theme of space. This is a real recognition of the UNamur expertise in the field of space, and a gateway to new international collaborations in both teaching and research, in a field that is a source of employment and socio-economic development.

The UNamur General Assembly of Students (AGE) has a new permanent member. A social worker by training, this young man from Namur already has a long experience in the cultural, youth and event sectors. François Lejeune took office on 18 January 2023. Interview.

On 19 January 2023, Rector Annick Castiaux had the pleasure of welcoming to the University of Namur the Consul General and Chargé d'Affaires of the Philippine Embassy, Mr Pablito A. Mendoza and Ms Liza Jane V. Estalilla, Attachée of the Philippine Embassy in charge of cultural, gender and development policies.

A bilingual French-sign language dictionary (LSFB), which can be queried in both languages, thanks to cutting-edge technology (facial recognition) and access to a vast database compiling more than 4,500 signs, words and expressions.

This is a first at the UNamur: a team of archaeologists will soon be testing an experimental protocol to reproduce the process of shaping glass in Roman times. Entitled Specularia (Latin for "glass"), this project has the support of several associations and companies, including AGC Glass Europe.

(Update 3 April 2023: This article is an April fool's joke!) A surprising discovery was made at UNamur this weekend. While the students in art history and archaeology were doing a practical work on campus, they came across the remains of a deep well.

The University of Namur has always studied, taught, and transmitted its passion for astronomy. The archives of the university library show that scientists were already scanning the Namur sky in the 19th century. Today, a lot of excellent and international research is being carried out at UNamur - among others, in the naXys research institute (Namur Institute for Complex Systems).

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science was proclaimed on 11 February by the United Nations General Assembly. Discover the testimonies of 5 UNamur women scientists who conduct cutting-edge research in fields such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, or computer science. All of them participated in the Women in Science Day organised on 9 February 2023 at the UNamur. Portraits.