What boy has never been told that ballet is "an activity for girls"?
You’ll see more women than men at the opera. Why? Susan Lagaert (Department of Sociology) has an explanation.
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GUM paints iconic Graffiti Street white
Snow white. That is what Ghent’s iconic Graffiti Street looked like for a while today. Together with Ghent street artists, the GUM (Ghent University Museum) painted this narrow street whiteas a tribute to the blank page.
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In the American presidential elections, warmer weather on election day is favourable for the sitting president or his party, says Jasper Van Assche of the Department of Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology.
New technology helps Ethiopian farmers
Elk kopje Fair Trade koffie dat aan de UGent gedronken wordt, komt de producent ten goede. Maar onderzoekers van de faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen gingen nog een stapje verder. Een hoogtechnologische methode om de kwaliteit van de bonen te achterhalen kan de koffieboeren op termijn een betere prijs garanderen.
Challenges and opportunities at Ghent University Global Campus
Ghent University was the first European university to start a campus on the Incheon Global Campus in South Korea. What does the future hold?
Years of research for a new cancer medicine
At Ghent University, many researchers work hard each day to improve cancer treatment and thus extend our life expectation. However, research takes time. Tremendous time. And money. Postdoctoral research Dr. Heleen Dewitte knows all about it.
Exam questions: how to relax when revising for exams?
How do you relax when revising for exam? Go for a run or watch some Netflix?
Exam questions: what if you started late?
Do you ever think while studying for your exams "Help, I started too late"? Don't panic. Switch to survival mode and you can study more efficiently.
Do you get acne from eating chocolate?
Evelien Verhaeghe, department of Dermatology: 'There is no evidence for this. In general, it is very difficult to get hard evidence that any food has an effect on acne.'
7 tips to deal with study-related stress
How not to be paralysed by stress during tough circumstances? These are 7 tips of our student psychologists.
A digital watermark to prevent piracy
Is the door about to slam on the millions of viewers who download their favourite box sets illegally? In his master's thesis in Computer Sciences, Hannes Mareen has worked out a way to thwart digital piracy.