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Politics - Innovation - 12.03.2025
’Democracy and Youth in the Digital Age’, the scientific conference for everyone
Pharmacology - 12.03.2025
Increased risk of frailty in older adults due to medication use
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.
Innovation - Transport - 10.03.2025
IEE and SnT Develop the First Radar-Based Child Detection System for Cars
It's a small signal with a big impact: the first radar-based system that detects children left in vehicles.
Innovation - Event - 08.03.2025
Lesley De Cruz becomes new Brussels WATS ambassador and an inspiration for girls in STEM
Career - 05.03.2025
Forced labor on the Belval campus. Soviet youth during the Second World War
History & Archeology - Social Sciences - 03.03.2025
Launch of the ’History and Migrations’ Chair: A Bridge Between Past and Future
Physics - Health - 03.03.2025
Diamonds for the advancement of quantum technologies and biomedicine
When most people think of diamonds, they picture jewelry, but researchers at the University of Luxembourg have been investigating a very different side of this material.
Politics - 28.02.2025
Gender and economic insecurity
Politics - 27.02.2025
Uni.lu in the media: the Polindex study and Luxembourg voting behaviour
Innovation - Computer Science - 27.02.2025
Google becomes a new partner of the University of Luxembourg
Health - Campus - 27.02.2025

History & Archeology - Media - 25.02.2025

Innovation - 25.02.2025
Let your passion and curiosity lead the way
Innovation - 25.02.2025
Women in Science 2025: Meet Silvia Colucci
Media - Politics - 25.02.2025
Where are the limits for Facebook, Google and co.’
Environment - Materials Science - 20.02.2025
Learning to communicate science in fun and interesting ways: The photovoltaics edition
Campus - Pedagogy - 19.02.2025
Building the future of education: a conversation with the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
Innovation - 18.02.2025
Women in Science 2025: Meet Sahar Nikham
Innovation - 18.02.2025
Women in Science 2025: Meet Sahar Niknam
Computer Science - History & Archeology - 14.02.2025
The First Digital Love Letters: A Hidden Story of Code
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.
Health - Research Management - 12.02.2025
Supporting research through targeted fundraising
Economics - Campus - 11.02.2025
TRANSCEND: Protecting Europe’s critical transport infrastructure
Innovation - 11.02.2025
GirlsinSciTech: Laurence’s story as an Analyst Developer at POST Technologies
Environment - Earth Sciences - 07.02.2025
New Research Highlights the Governance and Ecological Challenges of Mangroves in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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.
Campus - Social Sciences - 06.02.2025
VUB and Daughters for Life Foundation sign scholarship program for female students from the Middle East
Pharmacology - 03.02.2025
Research group receives prestigious FWO funding of ¤1.5 million for chronic pain research
Education - Innovation - 29.01.2025
Uni.lu in the media: music education for future generations
History & Archeology - Paleontology - 29.01.2025
Hand axes that may go back 1,5 million years ago in Iraqi desert
Event - Art & Design - 27.01.2025
Pilar brings art, music, and experimentation to Brussels
Environment - Innovation - 27.01.2025
Luxembourg leads energy transition with innovative research lab
Researchers advance the energy transition through an interdisciplinary lab combining smart technology, digital twins, and real-world testing solutions.
Earth Sciences - Environment - 27.01.2025
In Search for Million-Year-Old Ice, Belgian Scientists Return from Antarctica with First Clues
Belgian scientists from the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB) and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) have returned from Antarctica with samples and data that could help them determine where to find million-year old ice, which in turn can provide information about Earth-s climate in the past.
Innovation - Research Management - 23.01.2025

Environment - 22.01.2025
Wim Thiery (VUB): Trump’s measures will have a global and visible impact on the climate
Environment - 22.01.2025
COOLSCHOOLS Final Conference: Nature-Based Climate Shelters in School Environments for Urban Transformation
Campus - Pedagogy - 21.01.2025
2024: Defining moments at Uni.lu
Campus - Pedagogy - 20.01.2025
New professors starting at Uni.lu
Campus - 15.01.2025
VUB Charts Course for Cycling Management Success
Astronomy & Space - Innovation - 15.01.2025
University of Luxembourg’s first satellite successfully launched on SpaceX Falcon 9
Event - Campus - 13.01.2025
Two Experts Share Their Insights on the Importance of Multilingualism
Innovation - Career - 10.01.2025
Girls in SciTech: building a future for girls in science and technology
Philosophy - 07.01.2025
Uni.lu in the media: Why digital ethics matter
Campus - Career - 27.12.2024
Once a student, alumni for life
Campus - 23.12.2024
Uni.lu in the media: Visit Belval campus and labs with RTL TV
Innovation - Economics - 19.12.2024
Empowering teenagers and simplifying organic certification for farmers
Health - 19.12.2024
Today’s Lonely Youth Are Tomorrow’s Lonely Elderly
Health - Pharmacology - 19.12.2024
Tailored Cancer Treatment: VUB Research Predicts Which Patients Benefit from Immunotherapy
A team of scientists led by researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) has developed a new technology to precisely predict and monitor cancer patients' responses to immunotherapy. Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that stimulates a patient's immune system to attack tumors.
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Health - Jun 13
Over half of doctors surveyed would consider assisted dying if they had advanced cancer or Alzheimer's disease
Over half of doctors surveyed would consider assisted dying if they had advanced cancer or Alzheimer's disease
Campus - VUB - Jun 12
Port of Ostend, City of Ostend, and Vrije Universiteit Brussel Establish New Academic Campus in Ostend
Port of Ostend, City of Ostend, and Vrije Universiteit Brussel Establish New Academic Campus in Ostend
Research management - Jun 6
Australian Philosopher and Animal Rights Pioneer Peter Singer Receives Honorary Doctorate from VUB
Australian Philosopher and Animal Rights Pioneer Peter Singer Receives Honorary Doctorate from VUB