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Legal support

Research and innovation are generally accompanied by contracts. The legal department is at your disposal to draft these contracts or review proposals. These contracts come into play at different stages of the research process and have different objectives, so much so that it is difficult to draw up an exhaustive list. You will find here a list of frequent contracts for which you can rely on the legal department, as well as the contact form to submit your request.
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Technology and knowledge transfer

ADRE can help you find applications and partners, and assess the economic prospects of your inventions and innovations. From licensing or assignment of rights to market research and business plans, ADRE is with you every step of the way.
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Valorization partners

The valorization of a research project is a process that goes from the institution to society. The University of Namur collaborates with various partners to support developing projects.
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Spin-offs from the University of Namur

Spin-offs are companies set up downstream of academic research to exploit the know-how and results of research. They make a concrete contribution to job creation and economic growth. To date, the University of Namur has created 22 spin-offs, 16 of which are still active. Some of them were created with the support of the FIRST Spin-off program of the SPW Research.
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Biology research units

The Department of Biology, with its wealth of tenured professors, conducts cutting-edge international scientific research. This is divided between 5 research units addressing a variety of topics in cell and molecular biology, molecular microbiology, environmental and evolutionary biology, plant biology and didactics.
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UMBD - Methodology and Didactics Unit

The activities of the Unité de Méthodologie et de Didactique de la Biologie (URDB) revolve around two poles.
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Research in geography

The research activities of the Department of Geography, carried out in both the North and South, contribute to the transition towards sustainable and resilient spaces in order to improve the well-being of populations in terms of health, food, natural resources, security, social relations and freedom of choice.
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Geological research

Understanding the earth to better manage it. The geologist's watchwords are: observe and describe, interpret and decide.
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Serving society in the Geology Department

From scientific dissemination and popularization to geological expertise, the services offered by the Department of Geology to its public and private partners are manifold.
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Protection of intellectual property (IP)

No matter how advanced your project is, IP helps protect research results. It is essential to determine which IP rights will be made available to the other partners to carry out the project.
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Space and equipment

Working space and equipment are available to students and staff members of the University of Namur.
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Institutional repository

The Institutional Repository (IR), implemented on the basis of PURE© software, aims to contain, enhance and preserve all the university's scientific production. An institutional mandate requires researchers to deposit their research results, theses and dissertations. All public elements of this research are accessible to the scientific community as well as to the general public on the Research Portal.
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