Space Week UNamur

The University of Namur invites you to look up at the sky during UNamur Space Week. This event is part of major international initiatives such as Belgian Space Week and World Space Week, and offers a series of activities to discover the universe, understand the challenges of space exploration and explore research.

Activities for all audiences

Space Week UNamur is open to everyone: families, curious minds, enthusiasts, teachers, students, etc.

Here are a few examples of activities offered during previous editions:

Meetings with astronauts
Workshops for children and families
Film screenings and documentaries
Conferences open to all
Art exhibitions and popular science exhibitions
Visits to the astronomical observatory

Space research at university

Space research at the University of Namur is actively involved in space-related research across several disciplines: physics and mathematics to study space debris, computer science to analyse data and develop artificial intelligence, and humanities and social sciences to reflect on the ethical, legal and societal issues related to space exploration.

A European dimension with UNIVERSEH

Space Week UNamur is also part of the UNIVERSEH project, a European alliance of universities that develops training courses and projects related to space. The University of Namur is actively involved in this project, in conjunction with its researchers and scientific outreach activities.

‘From Namur to Space’

This public lecture in French, organised by Confluent des Savoirs, took place on 17 October 2022 at the University of Namur in the presence of Dirk Frimout as part of Belgian Space Week 2022.

‘Space, the final frontier, to which university researchers travel. Their mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new knowledge, and to boldly go where no one has gone before... The mission of our teams of scientists during the conference: to show you what space research has to offer.’

Watch the conference (french)