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University allocates contact point for U.S. scholars looking to relocate to Brussels The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is opening 12 postdoctoral positions for international researchers, which are open to American researchers working in socially relevant fields.

On World Water Day , let's talk about the "forever chemicals" that made a splash when the Forever Pollution Project published the map of nearly 23,000 contaminated sites all'over Europe and again whe

Despite progress in women's rights, gender inequalities persist in many areas, including healthcare.

Research by Aziz Debain (Frailty & Resilience in Ageing Research Unit, VUB & Geriatrics Department, UZ Brussels) sheds new light on the impact of medication on the autonomic nervous system in older adults. The study, conducted with over 400 participants over a two-year period, shows that certain medications nearly triple the risk of frailty in older individuals.

It's a small signal with a big impact: the first radar-based system that detects children left in vehicles.

In 1952, the Ferranti Mark I, one of the world's first computers at the University of Manchester, did something extraordinary-it generated a series of randomly assembled love letters.

Research by Meenakshi Shankar Poti (Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Université libre de Bruxelles) delves into the environmental policies and governance structures in small islands, with further emphasis on the mangrove ecosystems of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.