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The KàPs, or UNamur student accommodation, are themed student cohouses that organize a whole series of activities and events. This year, we present the new KàPs, complementing last year's "Cap sur les KàPs" series. This week, we're talking about inclusion with "Chez Marsha".

On November 18, UNamur took part for the second time in European Academic Heritage Day, joining the online campaign spearheaded by the international networkUniverseum. This initiative, relayed on social networks, aims to promote university heritage on a European scale. The theme for 2025? Unexpected heritage.

Alexandre Mauroy has been a professor and researcher in the Department of Mathematics for almost 10 years, working in the field of dynamical systems. He is also Director of the naXys Research Institute, which puts its expertise in complex systems at the service of UNamur researchers from all disciplines. Aware of the sometimes austere reputation of maths among the general public, Alexandre Mauroy works to demonstrate that this discipline is at the heart of today's technological and scientific challenges..

Today, our planet is undergoing major climatic changes. Particularly in the face of rising temperatures, it is not easy to predict how flora and fauna will react and adapt in disturbed ecosystems. International research, in which Professor Johan Yans' team (Department of Geology and ILEE Institute) is taking part, has found some answers in fossils, which have been the memory of Darwinian evolution for millions of years. Explanations.

One foot in the past, the other in the future. From Etruscan granulation to PIXE analysis, Serge Mathot has built a unique career, between scientific heritage and particle accelerators. Portrait of a passionate alumnus at the crossroads of disciplines.

Thomas Hertog is a world-renowned Belgian cosmologist and professor at KU Leuven. A close colleague and friend of Stephen Hawking, in his book The Origin of Time he develops the famous English physicist's ultimate theories on the beginnings of the universe. Last November, Thomas Hertog was a guest at the Grandes Conférences Namuroises, organized by UNamur. Interview.

On February 26, the Adam Smith amphitheater hosted the first major edition of Act'UNamur, a quiz on current events in 2025 organized by the Department of Social Sciences, Politics, and Communication at the EMCP Faculty. The goal? To spark students' interest in current events through a unique and fun format.

A delegation from the University of Namur traveled to the Philippines in March 2026 for the inaugural symposium of the Global Research Alliance of Jesuit Universities (GRAJU). As a founding member of this new international alliance, UNamur participated in this event, which marks the official launch of a global network of Jesuit universities committed to research addressing major societal challenges.

Between the risks of “globocide” and the long-term management of nuclear waste, nuclear power embodies the anxieties of our time while remaining largely invisible in public discourse. Based on FNRS research led by Danielle Leenaerts, a lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and Art Sciences, a three-part project comprising an exhibition, a book, and an interdisciplinary study day offers a unique insight into how Belgian and international artists depict nuclear power. 

At the Organic Chemistry Unit (UCO) of the Chemistry Department at UNamur, researchers study organic molecules with high added value.  Lionel-Marie Van Geesbergen has just started a doctoral thesis under the supervision of Professor Steve Lanners.  After only a month and a half of investigation, the PhD student already has a proof of concept.  A very promising research project with numerous potential applications! 

Experts highlight creativity as an essential skill for tomorrow’s decision-makers in an era of widespread AI adoption. At the same time, the cultural and creative industries represent a rapidly growing sector. To keep pace with these developments, two new tracks will be introduced into the Information and Communication and Management Engineering programs starting next fall. Focus on the expected changes in the Faculty of Economics, Management, Communication, and Political Science (EMCP).

Press release from the Council of Rectors dated February 4, 2026.