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Ghent University scores in ENLIGHT calls
The results of the ENLIGHT calls 2025 have been announced. Ghent University confirms its strong position within the European university alliance, with involvement in half of all proposals submitted and coordination of eight selected projects.
No fewer than seven new ERC Starting Grants for Ghent University researchers
This year, seven young Ghent University researchers will receive an ERC Starting Grant. This grant will enable them to expand their research group and conduct groundbreaking research. Ghent University's leading position in Europe is confirmed again.
Researchers bring you face to face with a 10,500-year-old woman
Ghent University researchers have reconstructed the face and life of a prehistoric Belgian woman who lived in the Meuse Valley around 10,500 years ago.
Construction projects on Campus Ufo
At Campus Ufo along Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat in Ghent, we are working hard to create a renewed environment. A lot of construction works will start in May 2025.
Three Ghent University researchers win ERC Proof of Concept Grants
Tine Destrooper (in collaboration with postdoctoral researchers Cira Palli-Aspero and Elke Evrard), Anna Tummers and Kevin Van Geem, can now further develop the industrial and social innovation potential of discoveries from their ERC work.
Medieval latrine reveals ancient infection with African parasite in Bruges
In a surprising discovery, researchers have found evidence of an African intestinal parasite in a 500-year-old cesspit in Bruges. The find offers valuable insights into how diseases spread in the past.