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To mark International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8, we invite you to discover the portraits of seven inspiring women from the university's seven faculties. Throughout March, a series of portraits of women from the university will be on display in various areas of the campus. Conceived and produced by four UNamur students and coordinated by the University Community Life Service (VéCU), this project offers an inspiring showcase for the careers, voices, and commitments of these women who bring the institution to life on a daily basis.  

Information technology plays a significant role in our daily lives. Life without a computer or cell phone seems unimaginable to us. But information technology serves many other fields, such as medicine, management, the environment, agriculture, space, biology… and its role in new sectors is constantly growing. Get ready to shape the future of our society in a young, dynamic, and rapidly expanding field  

The University of Namur is one of the European partner universities involved in organizing the European Master’s in Skin Health and Care (EMOTION).

Research in the Service of Medicine.Thanks to research in the biomedical field, our life expectancy has increased significantly. Whether through genetic research or new methods for detecting and treating diseases, the biomedical sciences are contributing more than ever to advances in medicine. By studying biomedical sciences, you’ll explore the scientific aspects of disease to better diagnose and treat it, becoming indispensable partners in the medicine of tomorrow. 

In 2026, what do we really know about the subtle, late-onset, or masked forms of autism?How can we better recognize them without overinterpreting them?And above all: what concrete steps can we take in our daily practice?This lecture offers a clear, rigorous, and nuanced overview.Drawing on clinical cases, concrete examples, and recent data, Dr. Grosjean will address:• the so-called “invisible” or compensated forms of autism•diagnostic challenges in adults and atypicaltrajectories• frequent misdiagnoses with other disorders•implications for families and professionals👉 A lecture to encourage new ways of thinking, refine one’s perspective, and avoid oversimplifications.🎟 Free admission (maximum 130 people)✉ Contact: martin.desseilles@unamur.be📜 Accreditation required for physiciansThis event is organized in collaboration with UNamur, the University Hospital of Liège, and the University of Liège.

On Thursday, March 12, students from the Master’s program in General Medicine and the Master’s program in Pharmaceutical Sciences at UNamur, as well as students from the Master’s program in Nursing at Henallux, gathered to test “Eugène’s Journey,” an immersive game created as part of the PUNCh (Namur University Pedagogy in Transition) project. This educational game was designed to strengthen communication and collaboration among future healthcare professionals. Following the gameplay phase, a structured debriefing was conducted with the students to transform the experience into a collective learning opportunity.

The Faculty of Computer Science, via its teachers and researchers, is very active internationally: internationally recognized research groups, organization of research seminars to which scientists from other universities are invited in order to promote new research horizons, mobility of our researchers which starts right from the start of their thesis when they travel abroad to take part in international congresses.

General practice is a clinical specialty focused on primary care with its own distinct characteristics: a diverse scope of practice encompassing all fields of medicine, a holistic and longitudinal approach, a patient-centered focus for people of all ages, and intervention at an early, undifferentiated stage of disease progression. The general practitioner is the central figure in their patients’ health and establishes a lasting and privileged relationship of trust with them. 

The University of Namur participated in the recent Belgian state visit to Norway with the aim of strengthening collaboration between Belgian and Norwegian universities on major scientific and societal challenges. The UNamur delegation consisted of Rector Annick Castiaux, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Jean-Michel Dogné, and Professor Benoît Muylkens (Department of Veterinary Medicine).