Master's student Dayana Garzón swapped the Ecuadorian Amazon for Ghent University (UGent). Here, she turns her passion for sustainability into concrete solutions under the guidance of Professor Thomas Hermans. “With basic knowledge of land and water use, you can save lives.”
UGent Campus Kortrijk maakt zich op voor een academiejaar vol creatieve ideeën, duurzame innovatie en warme ontmoetingen. Een dubbelgesprek over inclusief ontwerpen en de kracht van diversiteit. “Culturele verschillen kunnen mensen juist dichter bij elkaar brengen."
Thinking of starting a business as a student? Emilia De Graeve and Hannes Van Cauwenberghe would recommend it to anyone. Emilia, a psychology master’s student and co-founder of Blokmap, and Hannes, an alumnus of Ghent University and founder of several companies, take a moment to reflect on their lives as Gentrepreneurs. “Ghent University only makes your ideas more outlandish.”
According to Ghent University criminology researcher Dayle Harvey, we still focus too much on visible figureheads in criminal networks. “The most crucial connection isn't always found at the top.”
Overmatig zweten lijkt een banaal kwaaltje, maar dat is het allerminst. Voor miljoenen mensen wereldwijd heeft hyperhidrose een grote impact op hun levenskwaliteit. Nieuw onderzoek werpt een compleet nieuw licht op de aandoening.
Ghent University veterinary medicine student Kaat De Haeck (26) walked 100 kilometres to support the Parkinson’s Research Fund. By taking part in the Dodentocht, a 100-kilometre walking challenge, she raised €2,000.
Everyone knows the feeling: a conversation that flows so naturally words almost seem unnecessary, a classroom where ideas spark effortlessly, or a concert where thousands of people move as one. But is there scientific evidence that people can literally be "on the same wavelength"?
Most people know Leonard Cohen as the singer behind iconic songs such as Suzanne and Hallelujah. Researcher Francis Mus, who has studied Cohen’s work for more than fifteen years, challenges the familiar image.
Eline Van Den Abeele was not the one to sit back and do nothing. Not even after she was diagnosed with metastatic bile duct cancer at the end of March. Just three months after receiving the news, Eline passed away. Her fighting spirit lives on in the fundraising campaign she launched for the Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG).
Professor Martin Valcke is facing his very last exam period after a career spanning many years. As an expert, we asked him for the ultimate tips for you to get through the exam period successfully.
Borders are everywhere. In its new exhibition BORDERS, the Ghent University Museum (GUM) & Botanical Garden dissects the concept in all its forms: from biological membranes to bureaucratic walls and mental scars. By matching objects from its rich academic collections with contemporary art, the exhibition reveals borders not as fixed facts, but as ongoing negotiations experienced differently by each of us.
You may know her from her cookbooks, blog, or Instagram channel Karola’s Kitchen. But before her career as an author and food blogger, Karolien Olaerts studied biomedical sciences at Ghent University. On campus Rommelaere, she looks back on her student days.
