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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.

Success for the interfaith and interdisciplinary colloquium organised by the University Chair Our Lady of Peace and the eponymous research centre, in collaboration with the Abbey of Maredsous.

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).

Do you know the rivulus? It is a small fish that lives in the Caribbean and has some amazing characteristics. It is indeed capable of self-fertilisation! But in this case, what happens to genetic diversity, which is essential for the evolution of a species? Welcome in the mangroves of Florida and Belize to find an answer.