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Recognized for his expertise in ecotoxicology, Professor Patrick Kestemont is one of the scientific experts mandated by the Walloon Region, to advise the Government and examine all the consequences on human health of PFAS, these chemical substances present in our environment.

The wolf, long banished from our lands, has made a remarkable comeback in Wallonia since 2016. This mysterious being, now protected, arouses as much fascination as fear. From April 11 to 27, 2024, the exhibition "Même pas peur! Une évolution de l'image du loup à travers les siècles" invites audiences to plunge into the heart of a historical exploration.

In 1996, the European Union created the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), a set of prestigious and competitive grants designed to fund research. Thanks to her, the PROSTAMET project got underway on January 1, an ambitious program focused on training PhD students and discovering new therapeutic avenues against prostate cancer, in which UNamur is participating.

As a second-year law student, Marilyn Emmerechts also competes in diplomacy, an art that requires persuasion, eloquence, knowledge and empathy. In March, her team travelled to Taiwan to compete in the World Student Diplomacy Championships, organized by Harvard University. For five days, she debated alongside over 1,000 students. Interview.

The annual gathering of science and technology took place from March 18 to 24, 2024, with the theme "Rare Earth". Printemps des Sciences is an opportunity to showcase science and technology across Wallonia and Brussels.

In January 2023, the Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse Park was awarded the prestigious title of Walloon National Park, following a call for projects by the Walloon Government. The aim of this recognition is to develop an exceptional natural heritage for the purposes of nature conservation and tourism. Since 1978, the Domaine d'Haugimont has been an exceptional teaching and research site for UNamur students and scientists. Let's discover these two green spaces.

The kick-off meeting for the second phase of the European UNIVERSEH alliance took place in Krakow, at the AGH University, from March 11 to 13, 2024, under the theme "Humanities in Space". A delegation from the University of Namur took part in this event, rich in exchanges and collaborations.

The Board of Directors of the University of Namur formalized at its meeting of 01/09/2017 the creation of a humanities ethics committee as a local body for advice on ethical aspects related to research in the humanities, when such advice is requested by a funder.

If human beings or human material are to be experimented on or sampled, and whatever the nature of the planned experiment, the protocol must be submitted to a medical ethics committee before the experiment begins. For researchers at the Université de Namur, these projects are submitted to the medical ethics committee of the CHU-UCL Namur. This collaboration stems from the special relationship between the University of Namur, CHU UCL Namur and the Cliniques du site de Mont-Godinne in particular.

The ethics of animal experimentation are based on the duty of every member of the academic community to respect animals as living, sentient beings. Belgium and the FWB follow European legislation by integrating Commission Directives. In this way, animal welfare conditions for experimental animals are harmonized within the European Union and adapted in line with technical and scientific developments.

At its meeting on December 13, 2019, the Board of Directors of the University of Namur formalized the creation of a "dual-use" ethics committee as a local advisory body on ethical issues concerning all "dual-use items," whether material, technological, or software-related.

The guidelines on integrity in scientific research have been updated. They pursue several objectives:ensure the monitoring of good practice in research ethics,play a preventive rolemanage cases of suspected scientific fraud.In the event of a suspected breach of the principles of scientific integrity, any member of staff may refer the matter to the Scientific Integrity Council.A new procedure in the event of such a complaint being lodged was adopted by the Board of Directors on April 20, 2018.