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The government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation has just approved new accreditations in the field of higher education, several of which UNamur is involved in.

The annual science and technology event took place from 20 to 26 March 2023 on the theme of "Diversity". The Printemps des Sciences is an opportunity to celebrate science and technology throughout Wallonia and Brussels.

Last week, the UMons and the University of Namur postdocs of the C2W project were in Spring School mode. An opportunity for these 15 international researchers to learn from the expertise of the Research Administrations of both universities.

Raising students' awareness about the importance of contraception was the aim of the Sexual Health Week organised on campus by the Biology Circle. It took place from 13 to 17 March 2023.

Omalius is the UNamur quarterly magazine that highlights research, experts, pedagogical innovation and day-to-day issues. Discover the March 2023 issue.

On 24 March, the regional competition My Thesis in 180 seconds (MT180), a competition to popularise knowledge and research, took place at the UNamur. Introduced by Carine Michiels, Vice-Rector for Research and Libraries, and presented by Anne-Sophie Bruyndonxckx, this 2023 edition brought together 12 candidates from the Faculties of science, law and computer science.

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.

After undergraduate and graduate studies in applied mathematics at UNamur, Johan Barthelemy joined the University of Wollongong (UoW) in Australia. An expert in artificial intelligence, he now works for NVIDIA while devoting part of his time to research, mainly for the Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF) program. A commitment that led him to participate recently in a mission to Antarctica.

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.