Science

Generet Award for the Belgian geneticist Rosa Rademakers

31 March 2022

Rosa Rademaker is a specialist of frontotemporal dementia, an uncommon form of the dreaded neurodegenerative disease.

UCLouvain achieves advances in the fight against breast cancer

24 March 2022

Belgian researchers from UCLouvain have discovered a drug to prevent breast cancer recurrence and metastasis.

VUB: a one-of-a-kind programme in Belgium

23 March 2022

At the start of the 2022-2023 academic year, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) will offer Belgium’s first bachelor’s degree in “AI Sciences".

Towards a new, greener era for medical imaging

17 March 2022

A Belgian institute is developing a new technology that offers an alternative to the use of uranium in the radioisotopes used in medical imaging.

Brussels welcomes a new dinosaur

17 March 2022

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences has a new star. His name is Dan, a long-necked herbivorous dinosaur measuring around 20 meters in length.

Science is in our DNA

A true Belgian tradition, scientific and technical research has always been promoted throughout the country, with many researchers involved in a wide range of international scientific programmes. Medicine, chemistry, statistics and astronomy can be counted among Belgium's strengths, fields where Belgian researchers have received prestigious scientific awards.

Today, Belgian proficiency can be seen in many other fields such as nanotechnology, biotechnology and even vaccinations. The universities are the primary pool for this Belgian scientific expertise and, through the creation of spin-offs, have taken the important step of enhancing invaluable skills. The treatment of cancer by proton therapy is probably one of the best economic and scientific successes worldwide.

Belgium is also actively involved in space research, research in the North Sea and climate research in Antarctica with the Princess Elisabeth station. Currently, ambitious research projects focused on sustainable development are also being funded.

To date, many Belgian scientists have been received into prestigious universities abroad; just like Belgium itself welcomes various foreign students and researchers attracted by the high scientific level of its universities together with the quality of life in Belgium.

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