Science

Video game to cure children of stammering

06 February 2020

The video game Fluency Friends from the Leuven start-up SAY IT Labs may be able to help cure children with a stammer of their problem more quickly and easily in the near future – and it will even be f

Fat responsible for the spread of cancer

06 February 2020

Researcher Olivier Feron has discovered how fat stored in cancer cells makes the cells more invasive and increases the occurrence of metastases. The discovery has led to new cancer treatments.

A drug to assist recovery following a coma

28 January 2020

Steven Laureys, a researcher at the University of Liège, has been awarded the Generet Prize for his research into improving the life of patients coming out of a coma with brain damage.

Cancer also affected the dinosaurs

27 January 2020

A team of researchers from ULiège and the VUB have reinforced the idea that sauropods, the largest prehistoric dinosaurs with their characteristic long necks, developed bone diseases such as cancers.

Twitter cells

24 January 2020

Researchers from the life sciences research institute in Flanders (VIB) and Ghent University (UGent) have used analysis algorithms from social networks to study intercellular communication.

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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