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In late November, the Mont-Saint-Guibert-based company Cellistic® donated equipment it no longer used to UNamur. By enabling the university to give this equipment a second life, Cellistic is making an important gesture in support of the development of university research.

In the heart of the magnificent Haugimont forest reserve, bachelor's and master's students in economics at the University of Namur took part in an unprecedented workshop, blending economic thinking and ecology.

Why "One Health"? Human, animal and environmental health are closely interrelated. The aim of this new teaching unit is to train future healthcare professionals in a global and interdisciplinary approach to health, taking these complex interactions into account. The program Speeches by Ms Annick Castiaux, Rector of UNamur and Mr Grégoire Wiëers, Director of the Department of MedicineOpening speech by Mr Yves Coppieters, Minister of HealthPresentation of the teaching unit and its objectivesExchange with future students and healthcare professionalsCocktailRegistration free but compulsory. I want to register

Offered to all UNamur undergraduates, this new "One Health" teaching unit (UE) trains students in a global, interdisciplinary approach to health, taking into account these complex interactions.The official inauguration of this new UE at UNamur's Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Science took place on February 6, 2025, in the presence of Mr. Yves Coppieters, Minister of Health, and Mrs. Annick Castiaux, Rector of UNamur.One Health - une seule santé [MMEDB360]2 credits10h1st quadrimesterTeaching language: FrenchTeacher: Grégoire Wieërs.

As part of the practical work (TP) in medical psychology at the University of Namur's Faculty of Medicine, a landmark intervention took place. A pair, comprising Dominique Damas, expert patient and active member of the ASBL PAH (Plateforme Annonce Handicap), and Dr. Latteur, physician, came to share their experience on a subject as delicate as it is essential: the announcement of bad news or serious diagnoses to patients.

In late November 2024, UNamur hosted the 23rd BENEVOL Congress, an annual research seminar that provides an opportunity for international researchers to meet and discuss new ideas, important issues and cutting-edge research in the field of software engineering, maintenance and evolution.

The University of Namur (UNamur) and Christian Mutuality (MC) announce a groundbreaking collaboration aimed at better understanding and combating the shortage of general practitioners in rural areas. This partnership is part of the Observatoire Universitaire en Médecine Rurale (OUMRu), launched in 2023 by UNamur.

For several years now, researchers have been striving to make their laboratories "greener". A series of actions have been implemented, funded by the CaNDLE 2023 call for projects have been supported by the Department of Biology at the initiative of Alison Forrester and Frédéric Silvestre, the project leaders, as well as by Campus Infrastructure Management Services (SIGeC) and Prevention Services (SerP). In March 2025, a Green Day was held to provide information on the project's progress, and to motivate people to join the initiative.  

For more than 30 years, the Department of Flexible Scheduling at the Faculty of Economics, Management, Communication, and Political Science (EMCP) at the University of Namur has been helping adults returning to school to acquire new skills. In 2023, the Department launched a brand-new program: a Master's degree specializing in sustainable development management and economics. This one-year program addresses environmental and societal challenges by training professionals to support the ecological and economic transition. 

The Moretus Plantin University Library (BUMP) at UNamur preserves a collection of several thousand postcards within its precious reserve. This remarkable collection offers an original insight into the daily life of the people of Namur in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some of these cards show the Faculties as they looked almost a century ago, and illustrate the teaching and research activities that were carried out there at the time.

On Saturday, April 18, 2026, Vice-Rector for Research Benoît Champagne and Professor Anne-Catherine Heuskin, a Télévie project sponsor, represented the UNamur community on the set of the Télévie gala. On this occasion, they presented a check for 20,000 euros to support this FRS-FNRS initiative, which raises funds to finance numerous research projects at universities in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, with one goal: to improve treatments for this disease, which now affects nearly 80,000 new patients and claims nearly 30,000 lives each year in Belgium.