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More than 300 students in the Bachelor of Law programme, from both the daytime and the evening shift, took their heads out of their syllabi for an evening to project themselves into their future. Like every year, their faculty had invited them to meet with law professionals. Each of them shared their passion, their daily life, but also the darker aspects of their work. It was a perfect opportunity to discover what lies behind the many opportunities in law, grouped into five panels: lawyers, the judiciary, notaries, bailiffs, and politicians (parliamentary attachés or diplomats).

Congratulations to Carla Coduti and Matteo Ghislain who respectively received the public and jury prizes in the International Humanitarian Law mock trial! This very special exercise demonstrates the active pedagogical approach dear to the UNamur Faculty of Law.

As part of the Francqui Chair 2022-2023 of the Faculty of Law, Lucie Cluzel, professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris Nanterre, was invited to discuss topics related to digital law. Students, staff members and the general public responded massively by participating in three interactive lectures.

Over-indebtedness, addiction, homelessness, lack of access to rights, begging... Professionals in the health, education and social action sectors are directly confronted with social inequalities and precariousness. Their commitment requires them to work in an interdisciplinary way, to take a reflective look at their practices and to use relevant theoretical models. In response to this need, UNamur, HENALLUX, HEPN and UCLouvain, in collaboration with Formanam and Resinam, are organising a Certificate in Supporting Extreme Precariousness. A discussion with Christine Mahy, General Secretary of the Walloon Anti-Poverty Network (RWLP), was held to open up the debate on some of the key issues that will be addressed during this continuing education course.

Following a first edition dedicated to “Lifelines,” the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at UNamur is continuing its overarching theme for the 2026–2027 academic year. This year, courses, discussions, films, and educational activities will explore a common theme: “Mapping Worlds.” This is a way to foster greater connections between courses and to engage students in their learning in new ways. 

How can a group of robots be enabled to make the right decision, even when some of the information is incorrect? An international team, including Timoteo Carletti, director of the Department of Mathematics at UNamur and a member of the naXys Institute, drew inspiration from bees. Published in *Nature Communications*, their research could help make swarms of robots more reliable and autonomous. 

How are our social identities formed? Are they simply inherited, like a last name or a family history passed down at birth? Or are they built gradually, at the intersection of family legacies, educational choices, and the social contexts in which children grow up? These questions lie at the heart of the work of Juliette Crespin-Boucaud, a postdoctoral researcher and Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow at the Center for Research in Development Economics (CRED) at the University of Namur. To mark European Researchers’ Night, UNamur is highlighting several research projects conducted under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA).