Earth and Environment - Environment

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.

The healthcare sector protects our lives, but at what cost to the planet - In this episode of the podcast "Their research, our health", Zeynep Or, Director of Research at the Institut de recherche et documentation en économie de la santé, analyzes the environmental impact of healthcare systems and explores the avenues already at work to make them more sustainable, from professional practices to large-scale healthcare policies.

Children growing up in Brussels do not have equal access to green and natural environments at school, and these inequalities are stronger than in comparable European cities. Brussels, February 2026 - This is a key conclusion of a PhD dissertation by Elsa Gallez from the Cartography and GIS research group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).

The University of Luxembourg and ArcelorMittal Luxembourg are marking a significant milestone: fifteen years of continuous support of research, innovation and education in steel construction. What began in 2010 as a focused partnership has evolved into one of Luxembourg's most enduring industry-academia alliances, shaping advances in engineering and strengthening the country's research landscape.

VUB research shows that targeted protection makes mangroves more resilient to climate change. A new study by an international team of researchers shows how climate change can be better considered when protecting mangrove forests.

The interand multidisciplinary approach combines insights from geomorphology and landscape evolution with paleoclimatology, functional morphology, biomechanics, (zoo)archaeology, and evolutionary theory.