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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.

Jeanne Nérac, president of the AGE and a pharmacy student, and Thibault Lesage, a computer science student, are embarking on a sporting and humanitarian raid in Juliette, their yellow 4L. From 16 to 26 February 2023, they will travel through the roads of Spain and the desert of Morocco to reach Marrakech.

The 3rd Global Uniservitate Symposium was held in Rome on 27 and 28 October 2022, under the theme "Service Learning and the Global Compact on Education: Educating for Fraternity in Higher Education". More than 30 Catholic institutions from 26 countries in 5 continents participated in this event, which aimed to promote integral formation and to actively involve the new generations in the problems of our time.

The Department of Art History and Archaeology of UNamur is participating for the first time in an experimental archaeology project, within the framework of a doctoral thesis on the production of glass in the Roman period. Conducted in partnership with Malagne, the Rochefort archaeopark, the Specularia project aims to gain a better understanding of the reality of the gestures and techniques of Gallo-Roman craftsmen and to scientifically validate hypotheses that are still debated today. To carry out this experiment, the Department of Art History and Archaeology is launching its first participatory funding.

The UNamur participates in the state visit to Lithuania.

Marauders, apples and activities in the heart of nature for a family day in one of the largest high-stem orchards in Wallonia.

Are you a student at the UNamur or a member of staff, and do you face situations that require legal explanations? The two Legal Labs for consumer law and for students are there for you.

On 14 September 2022, he took the reins of the Faculty of Arts Christophe Flament, professor in the Department of Classical Languages and Literatures, will replace David Vrydaghs as Dean for a four-year term.

Since 1996, the European Radiation Research Society (ERRS) has awarded the Bacq and Alexander Prize each year to an outstanding European researcher in recognition of the recipient's achievements in the field of radiation research. This year, the award was presented to Professor Carine Michiels, from the University of Namur.

The lysosome, a small intracellular organelle, is often represented as the stomach of the cell due to its acidity and the presence of numerous digestive enzymes within it. Its role? The degradation of numerous molecules and their recycling to build new molecules and fuel energy production in the cells. Since 2003, Marielle Boonen has been particularly interested in the lysosome. Together with researchers from UNamur, she has highlighted the role of a lysosomal enzyme called HYAL1 in the bone remodelling process.

For 10 years, IBM, an international company at the forefront of technological development, has been collaborating with UNamur, and more particularly with Professor Wafa Hammedi. This year, IBM came to challenge the students of the master’s in management & engineering sciences.