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A pterosaur from Brazil that preserved melanosomes in its feathers provides insight into the function of primitive feathers. An international team of palaeontologists and geologists, including UNamur (Dr Aude Cincotta and Prof. Johan Yans), has demonstrated that pterosaurs, the flying cousins of dinosaurs, had feathers and were able to control their colour.

At the beginning of the academic year 2023, the Faculty of Economics, Social Sciences and Management will change its dean. Pietro Zidda will succeed Alain de Crombrugghe. This is an opportunity for this professor of marketing and management to talk about the projects and priorities of his next mandate. Interview.

From the start of the 2022-2023 academic year, public events and institutional communications will be translated into sign languages. This initiative is made possible thanks to the ASBL Preduna, which supports UNamur in the inclusion of its staff and students.

Language learning is essential nowadays. In a professional context, mastery of one or more languages is a serious asset on a CV. This is why the language courses organised by the Department of modern languages (ELV) at UNamur aim to prepare students for the world of work. Explanations.

Welcome to our new newsroom! From now on, you can find all the news about the University of Namur on your smartphone, your tablet or your computer!

It's a long-standing tradition in the faculties. Each year, a group of students organises a show honouring their most emblematic professors. Humour, second degree and caricature will be the order of the day, all in a benevolent manner.

Become a super student! Register now and start your journey on March 20, 2023. UNamur is offering a new session of this FREE MOOC (online course) to prepare you for higher education and perfect your study methods.

In a new study published in February 2023 in the Journal of Luminescence, an international team of scientists led by Sébastien Mouchet of UNamur has revealed previously unknown fluorescent properties of the transparent wings of certain insects. This research demonstrates that valuable information can be obtained using state-of-the-art optical characterization techniques. Here’s how it works.

Preparing the “Open Doors” day at the UNamur. To discover the campus and its training offer, future students are expected for a morning on April 1st. And this year two new features enrich the event: guided tours and a focus on the cultural offer at UNamur and Namur!

Writer, scriptwriter, and teacher at La Cambre and the Saint-Luc School of Arts, Thomas Gunzig never ceases to communicate his passion for the power of the imagination, his faith in fiction as a place of freedom. In his radio columns on La Première as well as in his novels (from “Mort d'un parfait bilingue”, Prix Rossel 2001, to “Sang des bêtes”, 2022), he infuses his pen with a dark, often cynical humour, but never completely devoid of playfulness. We met him on the occasion of his appearance at the Grandes Conférences Namuroises, on 21 February 2023 at the UNamur.

From 13 to 17 March 2023, the Cercle Médecine is organising a week to raise awareness of addiction and alcohol consumption. Various activities are proposed. The organisers want to make some students aware of their consumption.

On Thursday March 16, 2023, the Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation debated the file of authorization requests for higher education. The UNamur reveals elements supporting the merits of its request to organize specialization in medicine general. Six questions to better understand.