Science

Redwire Space assembles and tests ESA solar satellite

19 October 2023

Kruibeke-based aerospace engineering company Redwire Space is working on a satellite that ESA will use to study the Sun in 2024.

UZ Brussels implants first telescopic lens in AMD patient

12 October 2023

First Belgian patient with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) gets telescopic lens implanted at UZ Brussels University Hospital.

Belgian scientists explain the decline in bumblebees

05 October 2023

A group of Belgian scientists from the Universities of Brussels (ULB, VUB), Mons (UMons) and Louvain (UCLouvain, KU Leuven), have just published a study in the journal Nature dedicated to the decline

Inauguration of the European Plotkin Institute for Vaccinology

27 September 2023

This new 3,600 m2 building now houses immunology and microbiology research teams from ULB's Faculty of Medicine, whose aim is to better combat infectious diseases in Belgium and worldwide and tak

Mystery surrounding Alzheimer's is gradually becoming clearer

27 September 2023

Alzheimer's is a neurological disorder characterised primarily by problems with memory, language, behaviour and mood.

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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