Pintra (EN) Blog
Since the beginning of this academic year, our Library and Archives Department has had a new head of department and with it a new head librarian: Rik Van Daele. After all, his predecessor, Trudi Noordermeer, has retired. Rik has now been on the job as head of department for six months, so time for an introduction in five questions.
Every year, UAntwerp organises PRESS>SPEAK, an annual writing and presenting competition. The first winning text of 2023, written by Hosna Ghaderi (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences), is about a revolution in eye surgery.
A feather in your cap: the feather is a prize passed on from one UAntwerp colleague to another in recognition of their efforts or achievements. This time, Sarah Lebeer (Department of Bioscience Engineering) passes the feather on to Veronique Verhoeven (Department of Family Medicine and Population Health).
Graduation is fast approaching for final-year students, which means it’s almost time to start searching for a job. Our university tries to assist in the search by offering a wide range of tools and initiatives. Here’s an overview.
From a hall full of lockers, to a new space to meet up and host exhibitions. The Stadscampus library has added a cosy new area, including a coffee corner.
The Product Development study programme can start unpacking its moving boxes. After two and a half years of renovation works, its new home on the Paardenmarkt is ready. We will guide you through the renovation works using seven facts.
Did you spot it in the Meerminne yet? There, a beautiful book tower rose up to a whopping four metres high in February 2022. The story of how it came into being tells a tale of incredible teamwork across departments and faculties.
On Friday 13 January, for the first time since 2020, UAntwerp’s New Year’s reception took place in-person. More than a thousand employees gathered in and around the Rector Dhanis lecture hall to festively toast to 2023.
A feather in your cap: the feather is a prize passed on from one UAntwerp colleague to another in recognition of their efforts or achievements. This time, Caroline Masquillier (departments of Sociology and Primary Care) passes the feather on to Sarah Lebeer (Department of Bioscience Engineering).
The planning permission was approved, which means that the project developer LIFE on Campus Drie Eiken gets its final green light. The plans? A new sports hall, a new student restaurant and lots of new student accommodation.
On Thursday 24 November 2022, we organised our annual information evening for prospective students and their parents. The central theme was ‘Do I choose university, or do I choose college?. We immersed them into all the aspects involved when making that choice.
Your research has something special that you want to share with a large audience. That little corner of knowledge that you fully immerse yourself in, to break it open and make it understandable for people outside your domain. Clarifying without simplifying. You choose which details to mention or not, and you engage your audience in a story that invites them to search for more information. Sounds challenging? Definitely, but it’s increasingly necessary for any researcher.
