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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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    25 June 2026 Climate change is threatening the nutritional value of our food
    7 May 2026 These study locations are available from 4 May 2026
    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
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    Events

    • Sep 7

      Symposium '35th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials'

      “A room with a ZOO”, Flanders Meeting and Convention Center Antwerp (FMCCA), Koningin Astridplein 20, 2018 Antwerpen

    • Sep 8

      Symposium 'IIC Ghent Congress 2026'

      Handelsbeurs, Kouter 29, 9000 Ghent

    • Dec 15

      Symposium '4th Belgian Research Software Engineering Day'

      FSVM I VIB-UGent, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 71, 9052 Ghent

    • Jun 28

      Summer school 'Underground Hydrogen Storage'

      Sint-Pietersabdij, Sint-Pietersplein 9, 9000 Ghent

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    PhD defenses

    • Jul 2

      The Influence of Early-life Social Environments on the Development of Cognition and Social Behaviour in Birds

      Willcox, Kathryn

    • Jul 2

      Harnessing Burkholderia cepacia complex for sustainable agriculture

      Kousar, Ayesha

    • Jul 3

      Sweet symbiosis: a molecular deep dive into carbon metabolism of mycorrhization and nodulation

      Leroy, Toon

    • Jul 6

      Dissecting primary xylem development at single cell resolution

      Gokulendran Nair, Akshay

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