October is European Cybersecurity Month and the perfect opportunity to highlight this topic. Historian Kenneth Lasoen is an intelligence specialist and with his academic expertise he helped formulate a vision statement of the Flemish Interuniversity Council – Knowledge Security. The statement describes several measures to reduce the risk of foreign interference. Naomi Huygen of the ICT Infrastructure & Communications Department explains what the risks and consequences of foreign interference can be for our university and what good cyber hygiene means.
Energy prices are soaring and this also affects our university. A few figures to illustrate: Altogether Campus Drie Eiken, Stadscampus and Campus Groenenborger annually consume more than 40 gigawatt hours of gas and electricity. That’s enough to power two small villages or 2,400 households. This obviously has a huge impact on the environment. How can we keep paying for all that, and most importantly, how can we reduce our energy consumption?
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, Evelien Smits (Center for Oncological Research) passes the feather on to Caroline Masquillier (departments of Sociology and Primary Care).
The Master of Safety Sciences can blow out ten candles this academic year. Besides being one of the youngest master programmes at the University of Antwerp, it is also a unique, multidisciplinary study programme in Flanders, according to lawyer Kelly Reyniers, sociologist Anne Bergmans and safety expert Karolien van Nunen.
Due to shortages in raw materials, paper has been in short supply for months and this affects the entire production chain for magazines, brochures, course materials and copy paper. Recycled paper is difficult to find and paper prices are rising. This will also have an impact on us.
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, Vicky Verlinden (Institute of Development Policy) passes the feather on to Evelien Smits (Center for Oncological Research).
At the Culture Commons Quest Office (CCQO) at UAntwerp, researchers and artists from Belgium and abroad join forces to find sustainable employment and bottom-up solutions for the arts sector. Physiotherapist and researcher of rehabilitation sciences Kato Everaert sheds light on the cooperation with designer and researcher Annelys de Vet.
At the Randstad Employer Brand Awards, UAntwerp was named the second best employer in the social profit sector. ‘This is a great recognition for our university’, says the Human Resources Department, ‘and we would particularly like to thank our 6,000+ employees. They are truly our main ambassadors.’
For the TURQUOISE research project, coordinator Jan Staes (Department of Biology), Jan Cools (Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development) and Steven Van Passel (Department of Engineering Management) joined forces. The project wants to find out how we can raise the groundwater levels in Flanders, and how we can implement the solutions sustainably.
In the TOTO project, Pieter Tieleman (Faculty of Design Sciences) and Patricia Van de Walle (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) join forces to design an affordable ankle foot orthosis for children in Madagascar, made of locally available materials. ‘It is of great importance to bring the right types of expertise together.’
Our annual staff party Unifiesta finally took place again on 19 May 2022, three years after the previous edition. The sun, musical colleagues, go-karts, good food and drinks made it a fantastic edition. We made a summary of the highlights for you.
Every year, UAntwerp organises PRESS>SPEAK, an annual writing and presenting competition. The third winning text, written in Dutch by Karen Verheyen (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences), is about the obstacles which children with Dravet syndrome face.
