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    Ellen Moons (c) Patrik Lundin_The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 26 February 2026

    Ellen Moons is Ghent University Alumnus of the Year 2026

    Ellen Moons, Professor of Physics and Secretary-General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, has been named Ghent University Alumnus of the Year 2026.

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    9 December 2025 Ghent University hits milestone: 150 ERC grantees with 4 new winners
    13 October 2025 Ghent University scores twice at ENLIGHT Teaching & Learning Conference
    13 October 2025 Ghent University researchers develop world's fastest QD-based SWIR photodetector
    4 September 2025 No fewer than seven new ERC Starting Grants for Ghent University researchers
    1 September 2025 ETpathfinder Smart Skills Lab shares Einstein Telescope knowledge with businesses
    14 July 2025 Two chemists from Ghent University both win an ERC Proof of Concept Grant
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    • Mar 19

      Symposium 'Why so Many Ways to Die?'

      Hybrid: Campus Ardoyen - Seminar room - FSVM I Building, Tech Lane Ghent Science Park 71, 9052 Zwijnaarde

    • Mar 26

      Happening 'Global Cook Off: WE together'

      Campus Sterre S5 - Studententuin, Krijgslaan 293, 9000 Ghent

    • Mar 31

      Symposium 'Quality Assurance in Higher Education Amid War and AI: Insights from Ukraine and Belgium'

      Universiteitsforum, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 33-35, 9000 Ghent

    • Apr 20

      Study day 'Reproducible Data Analysis: An Essential Capability in Modern Science'

      UGent-VIB-onderzoeksgebouw, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Zwijnaarde

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    • Mar 18

      Uncovering SnRK1 signalling pathways controlling starch degradation and transcriptional regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana

      Mertens, Toon

    • Mar 23

      Multipliers on Lie groups of exponential growth

      Song, Zhipeng

    • Mar 27

      Scholarly Communication Using the Decentralized Web

      Hochstenbach, Patrick

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