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Board members President: Nicolas Monseu-Van CleemputVice-president: Marie d'Udekem-GeversPhilosophy department representative: Laura RizzerioScience-Philosophies-Society Department representative: Geoffroy de BrabanterAssociate member representative: Bertrand HespelSecretariat: Vénonique OroseWebsite manager: Nathanaël Laurent See all members

Several sessions are scheduled: November 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 5pm to 7pm. Sign up

Several sessions are scheduled: November 5, 12, 19 and 26 from5pm to 7pm. Sign up

Several sessions are scheduled: November 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 5pm to 7pm. Sign up

Several sessions are scheduled: November 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 5pm to 7pm. Sign up

From October 14 to 16, the University of Namur had the honor of taking part in the State Visit to France, alongside King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. The visit strengthened the ties between Belgium and France, particularly in the academic and scientific fields.

It's a point of pride for UNamur: the Centre de Recherche en Économie du Développement (CRED) of the Institut DeFIPP at the University of Namur maintains close links between several of its researchers and James A. Robinson, recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. Robinson, renowned for his groundbreaking work on institutions and economic development, has collaborated on several occasions with CRED members, strengthening academic exchanges and scientific advances in this field.

Actions in favor of the reception, protection and training of (candidate) refugees illustrate the University of Namur's commitment to defend and promote its fundamental values of openness, freedom, sustainability and excellence that place people at the heart of priorities.This approach follows the principles of a hospitable university, more welcoming, inclusive and attentive to specific needs to transform the institution into a place of caring and support for all.Discover current projects and actions here.

The early 21st century has seen a reinvigoration of space exploration both by private and state actors that seek to explore, exploit, settle, and own outer space and its celestial bodies.According to scholars and scientists alike, this reinvigoration warrants labeling our time as the "Second Space Age". Key actors of this Second Space Age have framed the exploration and colonization of outer space as not only progressive and desirable, but also as inevitable to ensure the survival of humanity in face of the multiple crises of the Anthropocene (climate change, over/underpopulation, resource scarcity etc.). Within this "astrofuturist" framework, outer space has become a utopian space that allows for a transformative posthuman experience for all of humanity, for humanity's escape from its terrestrial limitations, for breaking with humanity's terrestrial history, and even for human immortality. The way that outer space is a key ingredient for utopian vision of humanity's future highlights that outer space is a cultural construct negotiated in an interplay between science, technology and culture. These "astrocultural objects", which are central to ascribing meaning to outer space and to stirring the collective imagination, underline the cultural embeddedness both of outer space and our practices of exploring it. A critical engagement with space exploration must therefore go beyond questions of mere technological feasibility then, and instead also interrogate, for example, the prevalence of visions Mars colonization as a remedy for climate change, the politics of race/class/gender in privatized outer space, the continuities of capitalist-colonial structures in the private space industry, or the dominance of specifically US-American frontier discourses of renewal and expansion in allegedly utopian visions of humanity's future in space.If the exploration of outer space is to play a key role in humanity's future beyond our planetary crises, the humanities have to play a key role in critically engaging with our visions for that future.Keynote by Jens Temmen (HHU Düsseldorf)Panel: André Füzfa (UNamur)Moderator: Christina Stange-Fayos (UToulouse)Keynote in EnglishContact: UNIVERSEH - universeh@unamur.be More info about UNIVERSEH and the General Meeting

The observations acquired from space and Soviet landers strongly suggest that Venus' crust is primarily basaltic (akin to Earth's oceanic crust). Yet, some of the most intriguing features of Venus are its crustal plateaus, characterized by heavily deformed terrains, which cover about 7% of its surface and have long been suggested to bear a superficial resemblance to Earth's continental crust and mountain ranges.On Earth, melting of the mantle overlying subduction zones (in the presence of hydrous fluids) followed by fractional crystallization is believed to be the primary mechanism generating the large volumes of intermediate to felsic rocks (rich in SiO2) that make up the continental crust (e.g., granites). The possibility that Venus' highland plateaus are dominated by intermediate to felsic rocks will be reevaluated by the EnVision and Veritas missions, in the hope of providing evidence for the presence of water oceans and, therefore, habitable conditions in Venus' distant past.The speaker will discuss alternative igneous processes that could have produced intermediate to felsic rocks on Venus and the "geologic observations" that would be needed to suggest that more hospitable conditions prevailed on early Venus.Keynote by Max Collinet (UNIVERSEH - UNamur)Panel: TBAModerator: Anne-Sophie Libert (UNamur)Keynote in EnglishContact: UNIVERSEH - universeh@unamur.be More info about UNIVERSEH and the General Meeting

Bob Rugurika is a Burundian journalist and the director of Radio Publique Africaine (RPA), a private radio station renowned for its human rights reporting. He has become a symbol of freedom of expression in Burundi, notably after his arrest in January 2015 for broadcasting an interview implicating Burundian intelligence services in the murder of three Italian nuns. Charged with complicity in the murder and violating the secrecy of the investigation, he was imprisoned in Muramvya. Released on bail in February 2015, he was forced into exile due to government repression. Bob Rugurika is today a powerful and respected voice in the fight for press freedom and human rights in Burundi.

Did you know that you can observe the stars, the planets, and even the Sun… without leaving Namur?The Antoine Thomas Astronomical Observatory, located in the heart of the University of Namur, invites you to discover the wonders of the sky, day and night.