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An ERC Starting Grant for F.R.S.-FNRS qualified researcher Vincent Jacquet!

In the summer 2022, we met Vincent Jacquet, a qualified researcher from UNamur, to obtain his FNRS qualified researcher mandate. Today, we meet him after the signature of an ERC Starting Grant for his project CITIZEN_IMPACT.
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Researchers involved in ESA's JUICE space mission

Within the SPACE pole of the naXys Institute, researchers are interested in the evolution of planetary systems at different scales: space debris, natural and artificial satellites, asteroids, (exo)planets, etc. As part of the JUICE mission, post-doctoral researcher Alexis Coyette and Professor Anne-Sophie Libert are interested in Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons, and are seeking to model its internal composition and rotation. It is believed that this satellite has a global ocean of liquid water beneath its surface. The study of its rotation will provide more information about this ocean and thus the potential habitability of this satellite.
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The winners of the International Humanitarian Law mock trial

Congratulations to Carla Coduti and Matteo Ghislain who respectively received the public and jury prizes in the International Humanitarian Law mock trial! This very special exercise demonstrates the active pedagogical approach dear to the UNamur Faculty of Law.
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Crossed perspectives: a FUCID project

The FUCID (Forum universitaire pour la coopération internationale au développement) is above all a story of awareness, commitment, and militancy in the face of the societal challenges we must face to achieve a more just and united world. As an NGO within UNamur, its main role is to raise awareness and mobilise the members of the Namur campus, with a focus on students, in relation to global issues (migration, climate, women's rights etc.) through a series of activities. The Regards Croisés project is part of this approach. Zoom on this initiative launched in 2022.
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Sport: UNamur teams shine internationally!

<p>For the second year running, UNamur took part in the inter-university sports tournament organized by ESSEC Busines School, in the Paris region.</p>
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The BUMP in "study period schedule": a motivated staff to welcome students in exams!

Since April 1st, the UNamur Central Library is open from 7:30 am to midnight, 7 days a week! This is a great way to offer students a place to study and to relax. This is a big challenge for the library staff members who take turns at the reception desk.
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UNamur students take on space challenges at SpaceHack

Five students with a passion for computer science represented the University of Namur at SpaceHack 2023 as part of the UniversEH alliance. This initiative aims to build a collective entrepreneurial action to explore the future potential of the space industry up to 2035. 26 countries took part in this international competition, which brought together start-ups, space-related companies and students on space-related programmes.
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The Teddy Bear Clinic: pharma students demystify the medical world for children

On their own initiative, five masters’ students from the UNamur pharmacy department slipped into the shoes of 'Teddybearologists' as part of the 'Teddy Bear Clinic', an event organised by UCLouvain. They played the role of pharmacists, recommending treatments for children's teddy bears and explaining the role of their future profession.
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The Research Administration is celebrating its 20th anniversary!

From project set-up to marketing, including intellectual property management, technology transfer and incubation of results, to strategic, administrative and legal support... The UNamur Research Administration (ADRE) is a team of around fifteen experts at the service of researchers, and this year it is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
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Language and climate change

"Politic tac, tic tac, le climat n'attend pas!", "A diploma but no future?", "Cop ou pas cop de tenir vos engagements" What is behind the slogans of the Youth for Climate movement? Laura Degrande, a doctoral student in languages, literature and translation, is conducting research on the wild writing of protest. During the NaLTT Institute's Spring 2023 lecture series, she will present the first results of her research.
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A new perspective from the Faculty of Law for the Francqui Chairs: combining theory and practice

As part of the Francqui Chair 2022-2023 of the Faculty of Law, Lucie Cluzel, professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris Nanterre, was invited to discuss topics related to digital law. Students, staff members and the general public responded massively by participating in three interactive lectures.
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Use of ChatGPT by students: artificial intelligence is all the rage!

Following the 'buzz' generated by the development of ChatGPT at the end of 2022 and the questions it raised in higher education, UNamur's University Pedagogy Service (SPU) conducted a wide-ranging survey of Block 1 students in the 6 faculties. The results are surprising.
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