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VUB research: early prediction of wind turbine failures

Lesley De Cruz becomes new Brussels WATS ambassador and an inspiration for girls in STEM

Glacier melt accelerating sea-level rise and affecting water availability

VUB Research on the Long-Term Development of Earthquake-Related Faults in Central Italy

Literal groundbreaking research by Dr. Giorgio Arriga, conducted as part of a joint PhD program between Roma TRE University and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), enhances our understanding of the long-term evolution of seismogenic (earthquake-related) faults in the Apennines of Central Italy. Arriga’s study examines the development of fault systems over millions of years and their impact on present-day seismic hazards. His research included an investigation of faults in the L’Aquila Basin, a region severely affected by a major earthquake in 2009 that claimed over 300 lives, leading to a significant discovery.

New Research Highlights the Governance and Ecological Challenges of Mangroves in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

VUB research group receives prestigious FWO funding of €1.5 million for chronic pain research

VUB researcher discovers hand axes that may go back 1,5 million years ago in Iraqi desert

Towards a New Generation of Human-Inspired Language Models

Can a computer learn a language the way a child does? A recent study published in the leading journal Computational Linguistics by professors Katrien Beuls (University of Namur) and Paul Van Eecke (AI Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) sheds new light on this question. The researchers advocate for a fundamental revision of how artificial intelligence acquires and processes language.

In Search for Million-Year-Old Ice, Belgian Scientists Return from Antarctica with First Clues 

 Belgian scientists from the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB) and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) have returned from Antarctica with samples and data that could help them determine where to find million-year old ice, which in turn can provide information about Earth’s climate in the past. 

Prof. Wim Thiery (VUB): Trump's measures will have a global and visible impact on the climate

COOLSCHOOLS Final Conference: Nature-Based Climate Shelters in School Environments for Urban Transformation 

On January 23 and 24, 2025, the EU-funded research project COOLSCHOOLS will hold its final conference at Brussels Environment, located in Tour & Taxis. 

Belgian-led Team of Researchers Brings Back Impressive Haul of Meteorites during Antarctic research expedition

An international team led by Belgian scientists has recovered 115 Antarctic meteorites weighing more than 2 kg (in total) during the ongoing 2024-2025 BELgian Antarctic Research Expedition (BELARE).