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Researchers at the Universities of Namur (UNamur), Brussels (ULB) and Liège (ULiège) have just taken a key step towards understanding viral mechanisms. Their study, published in the international scientific journal PLOS Pathogens, focuses on a particular type of molecule produced by viruses, circular RNAs, and presents an innovative bioinformatics tool capable of better identifying them.

Context The University of Namur organises digital skills training courses using the PIX ORGA platform (https://pix.org/fr-be/). This allows teachers and other members of the university community to organise digital skills training courses for specific audiences, in particular students taking a course for which these skills are required. The organisation of these courses and the processing of the results involves the processing of data relating to trainers and learners. A special feature of the PIX ORGA platform is that it is part of a larger project led by the Ministry of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, which aims to develop digital skills throughout the learning life cycle. Learners are required to use, and if necessary create, their own account, which is independent of their course at UNamur, on a web application created and managed by PIX (Public Interest Group "Pix", 21-23 rue des Ardennes, 75019 Paris). It is from this account that learners validate their skills by following the online training modules.  Categories of personal data processed and purposes of use For the purposes of this activity, the University of Namur processes data falling into the following categories:General identification data [category including the following types of data: surname, first name, postal address, email addresses, copy of identity card, identity photograph, telephone number, etc.]Identifiers assigned by UNamur [category including the following types of data: student number, internal registration number, eID for access to internal resources, access card identifiers, student card number, etc.]Application data [category including the following types of data: campaign ID, campaign name, course code, course name, percentage of progress, course start date, shared (yes/no), sharing date, details of validated achievements, details of assessed achievements and success rate per skill, etc.].Additional non-mandatory personal characteristics data (e.g. gender) (for statistical purposes in order to adjust the digital training policy according to identified needs).This data is used to:Create training campaignsInvite learners to follow the created courseRetrieve and process learners' resultsManage technical support for use of the platform (ORGA PIX)Manage a training policy based on identified needs. Legal basis for data processingDepending on the learner audience, the use of training courses is based on:With regard to students, processing is carried out because it is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest in the field of education (Article 6(1)(e) of the GDPR)With regard to University staff, the activity is carried out on the basis of the University's legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). This legitimate interest consists of being able to train individuals in skills that are useful for the performance of their tasks and duties, or even required by law to ensure staff training in data protection. In addition, the University anonymises the related data for statistical purposes, which is in its legitimate interest to be able to adjust its digital training policy according to identified needs (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR).  Categories of data subjects The categories of persons whose data are processed for the purposes of the activity are as follows:Participants in training campaigns (staff members and enrolled students) as learners or trainers.Internal administrators of PIX ORGA Data sources The data included in the processing activity comes from the following source(s):The data is stored in a University databaseThe data is generated by an activity of the personThe data comes from another source as described below: The course is linked to a user account that the learner creates separately with PIX. When a learner participates in a pathway created by UNamur, the latter receives data from PIX when the learner agrees to share their results via their PIX account.  Data recipients The data is processed solely by the University's staff and departments for the purposes of carrying out the activity. The internal recipients of the data mainly belong to the following categories:University administrative staffFaculty and department staffExternal recipients of data belong to the following categories:External service providers acting on behalf of and on the instructions of the University: PIX is also a subcontractor of the University in the context of a PIX ORGA service it provides, which enables UNamur to create and manage training courses for its users.In addition, PIX generates statistics on the use of the PIX ORGA Platform by users at the University of Namur for the Ministry of the French Community, which oversees the use of this platform by various actors in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Characteristics of processing The retention period is determined based on the need to retain the data for operational purposes in accordance with the purpose of its use. Course data is kept for a maximum of 5 years. For students, data relating to their academic history is retained until they leave the university. Anonymised data is retained in order to measure the relevance and need for training in digital skills. Each year at the end of the academic year, data from the past academic year is extracted from the PIX ORGA Platform and anonymised. Data relating to students who are no longer enrolled for the coming year is deleted from the Platform. These retention periods are specific to the processing carried out by UNamur. Learner data is stored in the user account that they have created with PIX, which is independent of their enrolment and studies at UNamur.  Data subjects rights Data subjects have rights which are described on the page https://www.unamur.be/en/privacy-policy. Any requests or questions relating to the files processed can be sent to tice@unamur.be. Additional information relating to data processing by entities other than UNamur within the framework of PIX Processing for which GIP PIX is data controllerThe French public interest group Pix (the "GIP Pix") develops and provides the Pix platform. GIP Pix is responsible for processing its users' data for the administrative management of their user accounts, compiling statistics with a view to improving its platform, and for skills tests carried out independently on Pix (i.e. tests/courses not prescribed by the University of Namur). For more information on the data processing carried out by GIP Pix, its Personal Data Protection Policy is available at the following address: https://pix.fr/politique-protection-donnees-personnelles-app.Processing for which the Ministry of the French Community is data controllerThe Ministry of the French Community (Boulevard Léopold II, 44, 1080 Brussels, Belgium; http://www.federation-wallonie-bruxelles.be/a-propos-de-la-federation/l…) has entered into a partnership agreement with GIP Pix to deploy the Pix tool in the education sector in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. In its capacity as regulatory authority, the Ministry commissions the GIP Pix to compile statistics on the deployment and use of Pix by the education sector. In this sense, it is considered responsible for this processing under the GDPR. The results and progress data are anonymised for the purpose of compiling these statistics. This processing of the data is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Ministry (within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) in its capacity as a regulatory authority. The "raw" data used to compile statistics is never transmitted to the Ministry. The statistics are compiled directly by GIP Pix (in its capacity as a processor) on the basis of instructions given by the Ministry. The data is kept for the time necessary to fulfil the purpose of producing statistics. To exercise the rights granted by the GDPR with regard to this processing for statistical purposes, you should:Send an email to the Ministry's data protection officer at the following address: protectiondesdonnees@cfwb.be; State the right you wish to exercise and indicate the information you require;Specify that this concerns the processing of Pix statistics; Provide proof of identity by attaching, for example, a copy of your identity card (front and back) to the application, with a dated initials, the words "Ministry of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation", the date and the subject of your application (so that it cannot be used for other purposes at a later date). This copy is only accessible to the data protection officer and is automatically deleted as soon as identification and authentication have been carried out with certainty. 

Speech by the Rector, Annick Castiaux, at the 2025-2026 Official opening of the academic year ceremony on September 25, 2025.

Turning to authorized and unauthorized investments of public space, performances, uses of ephemeral supports and other departures from the framework, various interventions will question the stakes of forms of writing deployed outside the book and their effects on representations of poetic practice.Today's theme: Poetry in the streetThe acclimatization of poetry to advertising communication has contributed to reinforcing its urban inscription, so that today it frequently appears on the walls of our cities, often through fragmentary quotations and isolated verses. These writings are sometimes the result of commissions and are therefore perfectly authorized, but they can also be the product of wild production: what are the preferred forms in such cases, and how can they be archived? From the enunciation of these urban poems to their revival on social networks, this first session of the OLSa seminar will be an opportunity to examine the modes of emergence, circulation and conservation of wild literatures. Next seminarsOctober 29, 2025, L12, 4-6pm: Benoît Cottet (Paris 8) - Poetry in performance.December 11, 2025, L01, 4-6pm: Arvi Sepp (VUB) and Florence Pierre (UNamur) - Other forms, other walls.

The notion of "academic freedom" is often evoked in public debates, but is it really known in its singularity? Where does it come from? What is its history? What decisive role does it play in our democracies and the defense of the university's role as a counter-power? To what extent is it threatened today, particularly by the reforms announced?This morning of reflection, open to all, will explore these questions from a variety of perspectives. Historians, philosophers and jurists will shed light on the subject. Institutional leaders will share their concrete experience and their analysis of the threats that reforms could pose to this essential principle.An organization of the Philosophy Department, the History Department, the ESPHIN Institute in collaboration with the Centre d'Action Laïque Namur.The speakers- Anne-Emmanuelle Bourgaux, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Mons- Nicolas Offenstadt, Professor of History at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne- Quentin Landenne, Qualified Researcher at the FRS-FNRS at the UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels, scientific leader of the ERC BildungLearning project- Susanna Zellini, Research Fellow at the FRS-FNRS at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels- Annick Castiaux, Rector of UNamur- Edouard Delruelle, Professor of political philosophy at ULiège; Chargé de mission by the Rectrice of ULiège on "ULiège facing global conflicts".PracticalitiesThéâtre Jardin Passion 39, rue Marie Henriette - 5000 Namur.Free admission - Welcome from 9amAn organization of the Departments of Philosophy and History of the University of Namur and the ESPHIN Institute in collaboration with the Centre d'Action Laïque Namur with the support of the ERC BildungLearning project. I want to register The ERC BildungLearning project is funded by the European Union (n° 101043433). The views and opinions expressed, however, are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

The Days of Education for Sustainable Development and Transition (JEDDT) aim to educate all third-year bachelor's students about the challenges of the world to come. This first edition was made possible thanks to Fabienne Bister and Michel Dumont, two UNamur alumni with a wealth of experience.

An innovative initiative at the heart of primary care in French-speaking Belgium In a bid to bring the academic world closer to the realities of the field, we are pleased to invite you to join our second Medical Journal Club meeting in primary care. Location and frequency of meetingsQuai 22 - UNamur 2x/year What is it? A space for general practitioners, pharmacists and students to meet and discuss scientific literature related to primary care.Objectives of the Journal Club Share and discuss scientific articles relevant to primary care practice in a friendly, caring atmosphere. Strengthen skills in critical reading and evidence-based medicine Create a lasting link between the field and academia Federate an active and committed medical-pharmaceutical communityTarget audienceGeneral practitioners (in practice or in training) Pharmacists Medical students, biomedical sciences and pharmacy Why participate? Because science moves fast, and we all benefit from taking the time to read, understand, and question the literature together. Because quality care starts with shared reflection. And because it's the ideal opportunity to strengthen bridges between disciplines. Interested? Have a question? Want to submit an article? Contact us at:capmg@unamur.beRegistration (free)INAMI accreditation required I want to register

Collaborative research project (2023-2026) under the direction of Olivier Sartenaer bringing together Maxime Hilbert (PhD student), Gauvain Leconte-Chevillard (Post-doc) and Andrea Rosell (Post-doc), and whose main object is to rethink anti-reductionist physicalism in the light of a new, so-called "diachronic" theory of emergence, with forays into the physical and biological sciences.

SPiN seminars generally take place on Fridays from 11am to 1pm at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. For more information, please contact the coordinators of the seminar you wish to attend.

Through their crossed eyes, Marc Giraud, naturalist and passionate author, and Johan Michaux, biologist and professor at ULiège, take us on a discovery of the biodiversity that hides just a stone's throw from our homes. From ditches to hedgerows, embankments to paths, this often discreet living heritage reveals an unsuspected wealth that is essential to the balance of our ecosystems.The conference will be followed by a sale of the book La nature en bord de chemin in collaboration with the Point Virgule bookshop, as well as a signing session by Marc Giraud.A privileged moment to combine scientific discovery, naturalistic wonder and convivial encounter.You can register for this free conference via the FINN online ticketing service.

Main deliverable of the FWB/CoARA interuniversity project, the PINDARE platform (Plateforme INteruniversitaire D'Accompagnement de la REcherche) has the singularity and interest of centralizing an interuniversity agenda of cross-disciplinary research activities in FWB and making many useful resources for all researchers visible and accessible from the same place.