Crossed perspectives: a FUCID project
The FUCID (Forum universitaire pour la coopération internationale au développement) is above all a story of awareness, commitment, and militancy in the face of the societal challenges we must face to achieve a more just and united world. As an NGO within UNamur, its main role is to raise awareness and mobilise the members of the Namur campus, with a focus on students, in relation to global issues (migration, climate, women's rights etc.) through a series of activities. The Regards Croisés project is part of this approach. Zoom on this initiative launched in 2022.
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Sport: UNamur teams shine internationally!
<p>For the second year running, UNamur took part in the inter-university sports tournament organized by ESSEC Busines School, in the Paris region.</p>
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The BUMP in "study period schedule": a motivated staff to welcome students in exams!
Since April 1st, the UNamur Central Library is open from 7:30 am to midnight, 7 days a week! This is a great way to offer students a place to study and to relax. This is a big challenge for the library staff members who take turns at the reception desk.
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UNamur students take on space challenges at SpaceHack
Five students with a passion for computer science represented the University of Namur at SpaceHack 2023 as part of the UniversEH alliance. This initiative aims to build a collective entrepreneurial action to explore the future potential of the space industry up to 2035. 26 countries took part in this international competition, which brought together start-ups, space-related companies and students on space-related programmes.
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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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The Research Administration is celebrating its 20th anniversary!
From project set-up to marketing, including intellectual property management, technology transfer and incubation of results, to strategic, administrative and legal support... The UNamur Research Administration (ADRE) is a team of around fifteen experts at the service of researchers, and this year it is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
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Language and climate change
"Politic tac, tic tac, le climat n'attend pas!", "A diploma but no future?", "Cop ou pas cop de tenir vos engagements" What is behind the slogans of the Youth for Climate movement? Laura Degrande, a doctoral student in languages, literature and translation, is conducting research on the wild writing of protest. During the NaLTT Institute's Spring 2023 lecture series, she will present the first results of her research.
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A new perspective from the Faculty of Law for the Francqui Chairs: combining theory and practice
As part of the Francqui Chair 2022-2023 of the Faculty of Law, Lucie Cluzel, professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris Nanterre, was invited to discuss topics related to digital law. Students, staff members and the general public responded massively by participating in three interactive lectures.
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Use of ChatGPT by students: artificial intelligence is all the rage!
Following the 'buzz' generated by the development of ChatGPT at the end of 2022 and the questions it raised in higher education, UNamur's University Pedagogy Service (SPU) conducted a wide-ranging survey of Block 1 students in the 6 faculties. The results are surprising.
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An ERC Starting Grant for Professor Jérémy Dodeigne
Jérémy Dodeigne, professeur de sciences politiques à la Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales et de gestion de l'UNamur, et président de l’Institut de recherche Transitions vient de décrocher une prestigieuse ERC Starting Grant de près de 1,5 Millions d'euros pour son projet POLSTYLE.
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Laura Rizzerio (Philosopher): "Why we urgently need to propose better resource management"
Laura Rizzerio is Professor of Philosophy at UNamur. Part of her research focuses on the notion of the common good. This theme was at the heart of the reflections on the occasion of the annual Chair of the Notre-Dame de la Paix University Centre, continuing an approach already begun the previous year during a research seminar. Laura Rizzerio takes a closer look at this concept and reviews the exchanges that took place.
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Launch of the 2nd call for C2W proposals | Come to Wallonia: 15 new international researchers will soon join UMONS and UNamur
The call for proposals for the C2W Come to Wallonia | Connect with Wallonia project, supported by UMONS and UNamur, offers experienced researchers an exceptional opportunity to develop new skills and competences by implementing a research project of excellence with a strong interdisciplinary orientation. The project has been awarded €4.5m of European funding (Marie Skłodowska Curie COFUND Action). The second call opens on 31st May 2023.
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