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An international team of researchers has just published an article in the prestigious journal Light: Science & Applications (LSA) from the Nature group.  The teams led by Professors Michaël Lobet and Alexandre Mayer (University of Namur) collaborated with the team led by Professor Shanhui Fan, one of the leading experts in the field, from the prestigious Stanford University in California (USA).  The result: an article entitled ‘Twist-Induced Beam Steering and Blazing Effects in Photonic Crystal Devices’, or the study of beam deflection by twisting in photonic crystal devices.  Come on, let's twist light again at UNamur! 

On January 23 and 24, 2025, UNamur experts were present at the SETT (School Education Transformation Technology) trade show for its sixth edition. A must-attend event for digital education in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, dedicated to principals, teachers and technical-pedagogical advisors.

A team of American researchers, with the help of Frédérik De Laender, professor in the Department of Biology at UNamur, has just published in the prestigious journal Nature. Their study describes how changing stream temperatures and human introductions of fish can alter river biodiversity in the USA.

At the beginning of each academic year, the Board of Trustees grants Namur Research College (NARC) Fellowship status to researchers who demonstrate a high level of research achievement and who have recently received a prestigious award or funding. A look back at the fellowship of Professor Frederik De Laender.

The F.R.S.-FNRS has just published the results of its various 2024 calls. Equipment calls, research credits and projects, FRIA doctoral grants and Mandant d'Impulsion Scientifique (MIS), there are many instruments to support fundamental research. Find out more about UNamur's results.

Detecting a failure before it occurs: that is the goal of the research being conducted by Antoine Hubermont, a doctoral student at UNamur. This project, named Monsater, is funded by SPW Research as part of the Win4Doc program in collaboration with the space company Telespazio Belgium. It addresses a key strategic challenge: ensuring the reliability of complex systems, particularly in the space sector. 

JuryProf. Timoteo CARLETTI (UNamur), ChairProf. Anne-Sophie LIBERT (UNamur), secretaryProf. Benoît FRENAY (UNamur)Prof. Ugo LOCATELLI (University of Rome Tor Vergata)Prof. Konstantin BATYGIN (California Institute of Technology)Prof. Adrien LELEU (University of Geneva)AbstractThe growing number of extrasolar systems detected over the past three decades has made it necessary to develop fast and reliable methods for studying the long-term stability of planetary systems. In this work, we address the complex problem of the stability of compact three-planet systems—in which resonant and chaotic behaviors are intrinsically linked—using chaos indicators and machine learning. In the first part, we design four (variational and non-variational) chaos indicators and test their performance on a synthetic dataset. In the second part, we examine the predictive power of the chaos indicators when combined with different machine learning strategies. Finally, we apply these methods to a synthetic population generated by the Bern formation model, providing results on the long-term behavior and dynamical characterization of the multiple-planet systems in this population. Our analysis highlights the effectiveness of the dynamical tools developed here for assessing the stability of near-resonant systems and paves the way for their use in future space missions.

The members of the jury are:Prof. Elisabeth LEIJNSE (Chair), UNamurProf. Lieven VANDELANOTTE (Advisor, Secretary), UNamurProf. Dirk DELABASTITA (Co-advisor), UNamurProf. Ton HOENSELAARS (Co-advisor), Utrecht UniversityProf. Raphaël INGELBIEN, KU LeuvenProf. Guido LATRÉ, UCLouvainYou are cordially invited to attend this dissertation defense.The announcement of the results will be followed by a reception in the Academic Hall.

Edited by two professors from UNamur, this anthology brings together the work of 18 researchers focusing on some 50 rare books, selected from among the more than 900 editions by Christophe Plantin held by the University. Supported by the Institut Moretus Plantin Public Benefit Foundation, this project marks the first step leading up to the launch, in September, of a new research initiative on multilingualism and translation practices in the editions of the Antwerp printer. 

Stanford University has published a prestigious ranking that highlights the most influential researchers in a wide range of scientific fields. The list, based on bibliographic criteria, aims to provide a standardized means of identifying the world's scientific leaders. It is one criterion among others for assessing the quality of scientific research. Twelve researchers from the University of Namur are among them!

A delegation from the Université de Namur took part in an exploratory mission to the Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) in Dakar, Senegal. The aim: to discover the research carried out in the field, meet UCAD researchers and initiate future collaborations between the two institutions.

How can a group of robots be enabled to make the right decision, even when some of the information is incorrect? An international team, including Timoteo Carletti, director of the Department of Mathematics at UNamur and a member of the naXys Institute, drew inspiration from bees. Published in *Nature Communications*, their research could help make swarms of robots more reliable and autonomous.