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On June 5, UNamur hosted the launch of BatFactory, a portfolio of projects aimed at producing batteries and materials for stationary energy storage. Funded to the tune of 11.4 million euros by the Walloon Recovery Plan, BatFactory mobilizes the skills of the five universities in FWB and three accredited research centers.

A multidisciplinary research team from the University of Namur (UNamur) and the UCL Namur University Hospital (Godinne campus) has just published a study in the journal Acta Neuropathologica that sheds light on some of the mysteries surrounding the origin of the pain experienced by patients with long COVID. Their findings suggest that these painful symptoms may be mediated by an autoimmune response. In other words: patients produce antibodies that attack their own neurons—those responsible for pain perception and deep body sensation, located along the spine. These highly promising results represent a major scientific breakthrough that opens new avenues for better understanding the disease and, ultimately, developing a treatment targeting the painful symptoms of long COVID.

The evocative power of cinema helps us better understand modern digital issues. This is what Benoît Vanderose and Anthony Simonofski, professors at the University of Namur in the Faculty of Computer Science and Management Science, wish to highlight through their "Pop-Code" podcast. The authors explore the use of Pop-Culture for digital education, while examining its challenges and limits. With almost 10 episodes, "Pop-Code" has just celebrated its first anniversary, and the authors are already setting high ambitions for the coming months.

The Ten-years Most Influential Paper award has just been presented to three members of UNamur's Faculty of Computer Science: Xavier Devroey, Gilles Perrouin and Maxime Cordy. The award recognizes the paper published ten years previously that has had the greatest impact on the research community. It was awarded at the 18th edition of the International Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VAMOS '24), which took place in early February in Bern, Switzerland..

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.

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.

The KàPs, or UNamur kots-à-projets, are themed kots that organize a whole series of activities and events. This year, we present them to you in this "Cap sur les KàPs" series. This week, prevention and awareness with the KotéSanté.

From artificial intelligence to sustainable development, via participative democracy, UNamur is continually enriching its training offering to keep pace with changes in society. To better think about and support these complex dynamics.

Ghent, New Caledonia, Norway, Hungary, Montpellier... these are just some of the destinations to which our students will be flying for a four-quarter period as part of their studies. To prepare for this departure abroad, the International Relations Department, in collaboration with FUCID, the Namur campus NGO, offered a culture shock awareness training course.

The University of Namur (UNamur) continues to distinguish itself in the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking (THE Impact), affirming its commitment to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a score of 69.5/100. This performance places it between 600th and 800th position out of 1963 institutions, underlining its presence in the top half of the global ranking.

Douglas Kennedy, born in New York, found literature and film a way to escape family tensions. At the age of 20, he moved to Ireland, founded a theater company and began writing every night. A nomad, he feels at home in London, Paris, Berlin and New York. Author of breathless novels since Piège nuptial, he is best known for L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie and the trilogy La symphonie du hasard. His works explore couples in crisis, the family, and social change. An observer of the United States, his recent novels tackle religious drift and hatred of the other. At the end of April, the celebrated writer was the guest at the Grandes Conférences Namuroises organized by UNamur.