Université libre de Bruxelles

Université libre de Bruxelles

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In space, astronauts’ aging hearts accelerate

Health - Feb 16
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New research reveals that, in space, certain heart muscles are put to the test by weightlessness. In just a few months, they atrophy. The consequences of this process, which takes decades on Earth, on astronauts' health remain to be assessed. On a positive note, these results could advance our understanding of certain mechanisms behind mitral valve insufficiency. An article by Cyril Tordeur, Faculty of Human Motor Sciences, in The Conversation.

From ancient Persia to the Islamic Republic: sport at the heart of Iranian civilization

From ancient Persia to the massacres of January 2026, the history of sport embodies symbolic universes that have shaped Iranian civilization for millennia, where the values of bravery and courage are traditionally erected as ideals of humanity. An article by Caroline Azad in The Conversation.

Politics - Mar 6

Public opinion and popular sovereignty

Arthur Ghins has published a book that revisits the emergence of democracy during the French Revolution and analyzes how French liberalism was formed in response to it.

Art & Design - Feb 26

Rethinking colonial heritage with CONCILIARE

How to transform colonial heritages in our streets, museums or collective imaginations - The European CONCILIARE project analyzes postcolonial controversies and experiments, with citizens, with new ways of thinking about and evolving these heritages.

Physics - Feb 16

ULB researcher helps extend neutrino telescope buried under South Pole ice

A ULB researcher at the heart of the IceCube Upgrade in Antarctica. Felix Schlüter contributed to the deployment of a strategic extension to the observatory. A major milestone for neutrino physics and future generations of the detector.

Event - Mar 9

the 25th Printemps des Sciences!

The 25th edition of Printemps des Sciences returns from March 23 to 29, 2026, with the theme "L'esprit en éveil: 25 ans de culture scientifique" ("Awakening the mind: 25 years of scientific culture").

Health - Mar 2

Diabetes: international funding to study pancreatic beta cells

Professor Decio L. Eizirik, from ULB's Diabetes Research Center, is coordinating an international project funded to the tune of 2 million euros by the American foundations Breakthrough Type 1 Diabetes and Helmsley Charitable Trust. Objective: to measure, for the first time in humans, the mass of pancreatic beta cells involved in type 1 diabetes.

Environment - Feb 26

Switch - Minerals: the key to a circular transition

In this new episode of Switch, the podcast on the socio-ecological transition from École polytechnique de Bruxelles, Éric Pirard explains the strategic role of minerals in the ecological transition, between geopolitics, the circular economy, sustainability and recycling.

Economics - Mar 12

Visions of the Brussels economy. An empirical analysis of convergences and divergences

Economic issues (budget, taxation, employment) are at the heart of the Brussels agenda, as evidenced by the place they occupy in the Regional Policy Declaration published a month ago. But do Brussels' economic players share the answers to these questions - Research by Sandrine Meyer and Marek Hudon in the journal Brussels Studies.



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Calling for Expression of Interest (EOI) - Postdoctoral fellowship Université libre de Bruxelles
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Full-time Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied Cancer Epigenomics and Epitranscriptomics Group Université libre de Bruxelles
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Full-time postdoctoral scientist position Université libre de Bruxelles