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VUB spin-off AILOS Robotics introduces groundbreaking drive technology that makes robots lighter, more agile and safer

New type of gearbox ushers in a new era for humanoids, cobots and wearable robotics

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

From kidney stones to new materials

VUB chemists ready to deploy Sofia, the new Tier-1 supercomputer

Friday, November 28, 2025

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Press release: VUB inaugurates new Flemish Tier-1 supercomputer 'Sofia'

Thursday, November 27, 2025

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Press invitation: Joint ceremony for the conferment of Honorary Doctorates by Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) & Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

Thursday, 4 December 2025 at 7:30 p.m. – Bozar, Brussels

Monday, October 27, 2025

VUB Rector Jan Danckaert kicks off the third edition of the ‘PACT School Tour’ at the Caroline Pauwels Atheneum

“Critical thinking is not a subject, but an attitude towards life.”

Friday, October 17, 2025

Press invitation: The VUB awards an honorary doctorate to Nobel Prize laureate J.M. Coetzee

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Three VUB researchers receive prestigious ERC Starting Grants

Thanks to ERC support, three VUB researchers are launching groundbreaking research into urban inequality, childhood diabetes, and male infertility.

Thursday, September 4, 2025

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VUB Honorary Doctorate for Author and Nobel Prize Laureate J.M. Coetzee

Friday, August 29, 2025

VUB launches Facts & Figures 2024: growth, impact and international ambition

“In a turbulent world, these figures offer hope” – Rector Jan Danckaert

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Press invitation: Over 1,000 international scientists to convene at the largest MPS World Summit

How mini-organs are replacing animal testing and enhancing scientific accuracy

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

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RECONSTRUCT Aims for 80% Reusable or Recyclable Components in the Construction Sector

VUB Presents Circular Construction Hubs in Barcelona and Brussels

Thursday, June 5, 2025

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RECONSTRUCT wil 80 procent herbruikbare of recycleerbare componenten in bouwsector

VUB stelt circulaire bouwhubs voor in Barcelona en Brussel

Thursday, June 5, 2025

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Alexander De Croo, Carine Lucas, Dirk Declerck and 21 other inspiring personalities become VUB fellows

University strengthens cross-pollination between science, education and society

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

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About Press - Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Vrije Universiteit Brussel is an internationally oriented university in Brussels, the heart of Europe. By providing excellent research and education on a human scale, VUB wants to make an active and committed contribution to a better society.

The World Needs You

The Vrije Universiteit Brussel assumes its scientific and social responsibility with love and decisiveness. That’s why VUB launched the platform De Wereld Heeft Je Nodig – The World Needs You, which brings together ideas, actions and projects based on six Ps. The first P stands for People, because that’s what it’s all about: giving people equal opportunities, prosperity, welfare, respect. Peace is about fighting injustice, big and small, in the world. Prosperity combats poverty and inequality. Planet stands for actions on biodiversity, climate, air quality, animal rights... With Partnership, VUB is looking for joint actions to make the world a better place. The sixth and last P is for Poincaré, the French philosopher Henri Poincaré, from whom VUB derives its motto that thinking should submit to nothing except the facts themselves. VUB is an ‘urban engaged university’, strongly anchored in Brussels and Europe and working according to the principles of free research.

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