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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.

For excellent teaching and research.Plagiarism is a matter that concerns us all, whatever our place in the university (student, researcher, assistant, academic). It's neither ethical nor professional, and it goes against the values we want to transmit: intellectual rigor, quality of information, conduct with integrity.

Noé, Méline and Romain are master’s students in management sciences and management engineering at UNamur. In spring 2023, they and five other students had the opportunity to spend a few days in Italy, at the Università Carlo Cattaneao near Milan. The exchange was organised as part of the Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) under the Erasmus + programme. Read their testimonials!

Over-indebtedness, addiction, homelessness, lack of access to rights, begging... Professionals in the health, education and social action sectors are directly confronted with social inequalities and precariousness. Their commitment requires them to work in an interdisciplinary way, to take a reflective look at their practices and to use relevant theoretical models. In response to this need, UNamur, HENALLUX, HEPN and UCLouvain, in collaboration with Formanam and Resinam, are organising a Certificate in Supporting Extreme Precariousness. A discussion with Christine Mahy, General Secretary of the Walloon Anti-Poverty Network (RWLP), was held to open up the debate on some of the key issues that will be addressed during this continuing education course.

At 47, this pragmatic entrepreneur is taking on one of the key roles at the University of Namur (and it's a first for a woman!): General Administrator. Her role? Ensure sound financial and budgetary management, as well as the management of the University's movable and immovable assets. Valérie Daenen succeeds Gabriel Lombet for a renewable 6-year term. Interview.

A new page in the history of the University of Namur will be turned at the start of the 2023-2024 academic year with the creation of the Faculty of Educational and Training Sciences. It will host programmes relating to the Reform of Initial Teacher Education (RFIE) and will also fulfil research and social service missions.

Modelling the Universe to understand how it came into being, how it works and how the physical objects that make it up work - that's the day-to-day work of the researchers in the naXys SPACE cluster. It's a subject that fascinates not only scientists. An international conference on "Complex Planetary Systems (CPSII)" is being organised at UNamur from 3 to 7 July 2023, with activities open to the public, including two round tables, a show at the Delta and a Space Quiz!