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Inflation, artificial intelligence, mobile phone tariffs, environmental taxes, poverty, inequality, budgetary adjustment, emerging economies...These topics are part of the daily news coverage in the media. You have an idea of what they mean, but you would like to know more. You want to understand this fundamental aspect of how our businesses and society work, and even more so, you want to take action, advise, and even make decisions to help build a more prosperous society. 

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 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).

As part of the Francqui 2025 Chair, the Department of History welcomes Prof. Jan Dumolyn (Ghent University) for a series of lessons on the theme "Urban history and social tensions - The Southern Netherlands before 1302."

We study the properties of diverse photonic systems such as metamaterials, photonic crystals and plasmonic systems. Our expertise lies in the use and development of numerical codes in optics, coupled with models combining classical and quantum electrodynamics to study innovative and applied photonic systems. Particular attention is paid to machine learning developments in photonics, as well as to applications geared towards "green photonics".

The Laboratory of Evolutionary and Adaptive Physiology (LEAP) is directed by Professor Frédéric Silvestre. It is one of 4 laboratories belonging to the Environmental and Evolutionary Biology Research Unit (URBE) within the Biology Department. LEAP is also a member of the Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE).Research is in the field of integrative, comparative and evolutionary physiology. We aim to study the impacts of environmental changes (pollution, temperature, salinity, etc.) on aquatic organisms at different levels: molecular, physiological, phenotypic.

As part of their research activities around mineral resources and fossil ages, Johan Yans' research team is exploring the world in search of the finest/richest deposits, partnering with several universities and mining companies (Université Mohammed Premier d'Oujda, Geosciences-Rennes, Groupe Managem, etc.). They are taking part in paleontological excavations to collect sediment samples that will be dated using state-of-the-art isotope methods, in collaboration with ISEM (Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier), the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris and the Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique.

The Lab of Environmental Change and Community Ecology (LEEE) is directed by Professor Frédéric De Laender. It is one of 4 laboratories belonging to the Environmental and Evolutionary Biology Research Unit (URBE) within the Biology Department. The LEEE is also a member of the Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE).

The Laboratory of Adaptive Evolution and Genomics (LEAG) is directed by Professor Alice Dennis. It is one of 4 laboratories belonging to the Environmental and Evolutionary Biology Research Unit (URBE) within the Biology Department. LEAG is also a member of the Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE).

The Adaptive Biodynamics Laboratory (LAB) is directed by Professor Eli Thoré. It is one of 4 laboratories belonging to the Environmental and Evolutionary Biology Research Unit (URBE) within the Biology Department. The LAB is also a member of the Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE).

As part of their research activities around magmas and planets, Max Collinet's research team analyzes meteorites and uses data from space missions to understand how the rocks covering the various planets and asteroids in the solar system were formed, and how our Earth is unique.They reproduce the conditions of magma formation and crystallization in the laboratory and using modeling tools. They confront their results with those of geologists, chemists and physicists, both Belgian and international, in order to constrain the first-order processes that define the main characteristics of planets, including their habitability.

The Unité de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire Végétale (URBV) studies plant organisms at the cellular and molecular levels. The topics covered focus mainly on polysaccharide metabolism using modern techniques, including transgenesis and molecular markers.

"A social-democratic phoenix? The trajectories of social democracy after the eurozone crisis."