The Life Sciences technology platform at the University of Namur offers quality services for the housing and care of animals used in experimental research. With a total surface area of 1,180 m², it comprises two distinct areas: conventional and SPF (Specific Pathogen Free).Standardized and rigorous operating procedures guarantee the quality of research and animal welfare.
The Synthesis, Irradiation, and Analysis of Materials (SIAM) platform relies on its ability to use and combine different spectroscopies (XPS, ToF-SIMS, and IBA) to characterize materials. These techniques enable a comprehensive evaluation of almost all types of samples, such as metals, welds, glass, polymers, powders, liquids, in vivo biological materials, etc.One of SIAM's main strengths is its unique expertise in various spectroscopy techniques (high and low energies) that can be coupled with nuclear analysis. This is made possible by state-of-the-art equipment, a philosophy of constant development, and a highly qualified team.
The Laser, Optics & Spectroscopies (LOS) platform at the University of Namur offers unique expertise in the study of the rotational, vibrational, electronic and scattering properties of matter, explored via linear and non-linear optical processes generated by dedicated lasers and optical sources.It enables the analysis of gaseous traces, molecular films at interfaces, as well as 2D and 3D nano-systems.To complement its experimental skills, the platform develops analytical and computational models to interpret photon-matter spectroscopic responses.
The Mass Spectrometry Platform (MaSUN) at the University of Namur specializes in mass spectrometry analyses, covering proteomics and the identification of small molecules.It supports academic and industrial projects, from sample preparation to data analysis, with recognized expertise in quantification, molecular characterization, and metabolomic studies.
Methodological platform for the humanities and social sciences
The methodological needs that led to the creation of SHS Impulse are essential to ensuring the quality of research in the humanities and social sciences (HSS). An innovative system is available to offer support tailored to researchers' needs and to strengthen excellence in HSS at UNamur.The methodological platform offers financial support for access to methodological resources in SHS in the form of co-financing for several activities.
The PC² platform has extensive expertise covering all equipment, as well as the technical and scientific expertise available on the platform (analysis and characterization, nuclear magnetic resonance, polymorphism and crystallography).
The University of Namur's electron microscopy platform is open to all researchers wishing to use these techniques to observe or analyze samples for research or teaching purposes. It also makes its equipment and expertise available to other academic institutions, companies, and industries for the analysis of their samples.
The Morph-Im (Morphology and Imaging) platform at the University of Namur provides you with a comprehensive set of cutting-edge technologies dedicated to imaging and morphological analysis. Specializing in life sciences and materials and surface sciences, Morph-Im combines high-level infrastructure with recognized human expertise.Whether you are an academic researcher or a private sector player, discover our expertise, equipment, and services on this page.
The Biology Department strives to understand the living world in all its diversity, in the course of its evolution, from molecules to ecosystems, and to respond to complex societal problems such as biodiversity loss, infectious diseases, antibiotic resistance, etc. Biologists use an approach that integrates the laboratory, the field and computer tools.
Chemistry is par excellence the science of transforming matter, and as such lies at the crossroads between the physical sciences and mathematics on the one hand, and the life sciences, earth sciences and materials sciences on the other. State-of-the-art laboratories, led by world-renowned researchers, are dedicated to a wide range of fields, from organic chemistry to materials chemistry, analytical chemistry and theoretical chemistry.
