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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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    • Apr 20

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

      UGent-VIB-onderzoeksgebouw, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Zwijnaarde

    • Apr 28

      Study day 'Getting Started with R Software for Data Analysis'

      Faculty of Sciences, Krijslaan 281, 9000 Ghent

    • Jun 3

      Study day 'Survey Analysis'

      Faculty of Sciences, Krijslaan 281, 9000 Ghent

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    • Apr 13

      Understanding individual variation in gull foraging strategies: from causes to consequences

      Morel, Mélibée

    • Apr 23

      Mapping benthic traits on the northwestern shelf of the Black Sea: a trait-based modelling approach

      Chevalier, Séverine

    • Apr 27

      From Mining Town to Living City: An Analysis of Spatial and Ecological Transitions in Extractive Regions in China

      Tao, Yuanyuan

    • May 5

      Human Attention in Geographic Spaces: Mechanisms, Roles, and Prediction Based on Eye-Tracking and EEG

      Qin, Tong

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