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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).

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.

JuryProf. Johan WOUTERS (UNamur), ChairProf. Steve LANNERS (UNamur), secretaryProf. Stéphane VINCENT (UNamur)Prof. Johan WINNE (UGent)Prof. Andrew MITCHELL (Illinois State University)AbstractTaxpropellane is a taxane complex with a particularly elaborate structure. Although its biological properties are still unknown, its structural complexity makes it a synthetic target of choice. The approach developed in this thesis is based on a retrosynthetic simplification toward a bicyclo[5.4.0]undecane, the preparation of which requires new methodologies, in particular the development of an (5+2) oxydopyrylium cycloaddition using a temporary bridge to construct the required bicyclic compounds.Oxydopyrylium species are highly reactive aromatic intermediates, commonly used to synthesize 7-membered rings via cycloaddition reactions. Their use for intermolecular cycloadditions is severely limited due to their rapid dimerization when the dipolarophile is not sufficiently reactive. The strategy developed in this work relies on the use of a temporary ether-type linker to overcome this limitation. Numerous bicyclic compounds have thus been efficiently synthesized using this methodology. We have shown that this diastereoselectivity depends solely on how the two reactive fragments are linked. Thus, the proposed methodology allows for complete control of stereoselectivity. The cleavage of the linker has also been investigated. This can be achieved in two different ways. This work extends the use of oxidopyrylium ions in synthesis, and this methodology will be applied to the total synthesis of taxpropellane, following the synthesis of a suitable dipolarophile also described here.

At a time when issues of gender equality, LGBTQIA+ rights, and the fight against violence against women are at the forefront of public debate, Stéphanie Wattier, a professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Namur, has published a reference work titled *Gender Through the Lens of Human Rights*, published by Anthemis.

Veterinary medicine is a discipline at the intersection of medicine, biology, agronomy, and pharmacy. It focuses on the collective and individual health of farm and companion animals, as well as its implications for the environment, human health, and society. At the forefront of managing public health issues and monitoring contagious diseases, veterinarians are also a driving force in human and animal biomedical research. In this sense, veterinary medicine is an indispensable link in global health. 

Biology is the science of life.  From the cell to the ecosystem, it studies all forms of life. It is essential for understanding complex societal issues related to the environment, health, and sustainable development. 

Learn how to address the social and environmental challenges facing our society and develop a scientific approach focused on the future and on solving societal issues!

Fostering curiosity about the Earth and the natural world: a key to meeting the challenges of tomorrow.

The discovery of nuclear energy marked a turning point in human history. Today, alongside debates about its role in energy production and its destructive potential, nuclear energy continues to be used in a wide range of fields, such as medical research and cancer therapies. At UNamur, nuclear energy is thus at the heart of the work of biologists, physicists, and art historians.

Geology students at UNamur are encouraged to continue their studies at another university after completing their bachelor’s degree. This transition has been successful, as recently confirmed by two professors from KULeuven who visited the students.