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If the phenomena you observe fascinate you and feed your curiosity, your need to understand and go further, your future starts here. Embark on a captivating journey to the heart of exploration, knowledge and innovation, where every experience shapes your potential. Welcome to the Faculty of Science at the University of Namur!

Succeeding in a year of study at university involves many challenges.To help you meet them, we support you in developing your disciplinary, methodological and human skills... with the support of numerous professionals.

The Faculty of Science has more than 400 members who are involved, each year, in the scientific academic career of 1500 students.

The Department of Physics is structured into entities in charge of its organization, teaching and research.

Students enrolled in the Faculty of Science have the opportunity to go abroad during their studies, either as part of their course or as part of an internship!Each year, we also welcome several foreign students who enroll in a course at the University of Namur, or who join us for a semester or a year of study.

The staff of the Faculty of Science includes a quarter of researchers, assistants, post-docs and international professors. Through their experience and culture, they enrich teaching, research and the life of the faculty and the institution.

On this page you will find the various people to contact within the Faculty of Science.

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Courses, exercise sessions, practical laboratory work, field days and internships... everything is done to ensure excellent mastery of concepts and the development of practical skills.

In 2025-2026, UNamur's Faculty of Sciences has the honor and privilege of hosting Professor Sander Jacobs on the occasion of a Francqui Chair awarded to him by the Francqui Foundation: "Repairing our relationship with Nature to transform our societies". Sander Jacobs is Senior Researcher at INBO (Institute for Nature and Forest), Nature & Society research group, Coordinator of the Urban Nature research program and Visiting Professor at Ghent University.

Context UNamur aims to allow users of UNamur to create an account on the downloadable UNI for Change application (the application) and access the activities offered through this application. This application can also be used to support educational projects and activities intended for the community to directly or indirectly promote sustainable development. It can also facilitate participation in scientific studies. Managing access to the application and using the application as support for the aforementioned activities involves processing personal data. Categories of personal data processed and purposes of use For the purposes of this activity, the University of Namur processes data in the following categories:Data related to the creation of the account on the application (name, first name, email address, photograph, etc.)Affiliation with UNamurStatus (student/employee/alumni)Data related to the challenges and activities offered on the platformData on lifestyles and daily habits, particularly those taken into account in the carbon calculatorData related to teaching and educational activities [category including the following types of data: data related to the organization of work groups, formative activities, exams, course evaluations, tests offered as part of success support, completed work, etc.]These data are used to:Manage the administration and animation of the UNI for Change applicationOffer participation in scientific studiesProduce statisticsManage the use of the application in the context of educational activities and their evaluationManage the use of the application in the context of community activities related to sustainable development Basis of lawfulness of data processing The management of data associated with the creation of an account on the application and the technical use of the application is based on the execution of a contract with the person whose data is involved or to take steps at the request of that person prior to entering into a contract (Article 6, 1, b) of the GDPR). The management of data related to educational and research activities and community projects is based on the public interest mission of teaching, research, and community service (Article 6, 1, e) of the GDPR). Categories of data subjects The categories of individuals whose data are processed for the purposes of the activity are as follows:Staff members (as users or administrators of the application)Alumni who created an account on the application while they were studentsStudents who created an account on the application Data sources The data included in the processing activity come from the following sources:The individual themselves provided the dataThe data are generated by an activity of the individual Data recipients The data are processed only by the individuals and services of the University for the purposes of carrying out the activity. The internal recipients of the data mainly belong to the following categories:Faculty and department staff in the context of educational activities, research, and community projectsThe external recipients of data belong to the following categories:External service provider acting on behalf of and under the instructions of the UniversityULiège through its "Green Office" acts as a service provider for the provision and management of the application. Read more Characteristics of Processing The retention period is determined based on the necessity to retain the data for operational needs depending on the purpose of their use:For users, 18 months after the last use of the application or until their account is deleted from the application.For staff members with an administrator role on the application, until the role is revoked or their account is deleted from the application. Data Subjects Rights Individuals whose data are processed have rights described on the page https://www.unamur.be/en/privacy-policy. Any request or question related to the processed files can be addressed to the person responsible for the activity or to the Data Protection Officer (dpo@unamur.be).