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    Nucleus 2 October 2026

    The Nucleus opens: Ghent University and industry join forces to make medicines more sustainably

    Today, The Nucleus officially opens its doors on Campus Eiland in Zwijnaarde. In this new building, researchers and companies are working together on new medicines and on smarter, more sustainable ways to develop and manufacture them.

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    12 November 2026 Looking for a place to study? Ghent University is expanding its offer
    22 September 2026 Ghent University coordinates unique research project on alternatives to PFAS in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors
    9 September 2026 Six ERC Starting Grants for Ghent University in an increasingly competitive funding landscape
    2 September 2026 Hanna Liubakova awarded the 2026 Amnesty International Chair
    27 August 2026 Ghent University researchers develop an ultrafast component that both detects and emits SWIR light
    25 June 2026 Climate change is threatening the nutritional value of our food
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    Events

    • 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

    • Nov 16

      Outdoor urban heat stress: meter-scale observations and modeling for adaptation planning

      Hellebosch, Ian

    • Nov 17

      Mapping the constellation of organelle interactions in the plant cell

      Antuña Hörlein, Laura Julia

    • Nov 20

      The potential of HfO₂ Nanocrystals in Epoxy Adhesives: Linking Particle Morphology and Surface Chemistry to Dispersion and Functionality

      De Vos, John

    • Nov 26

      Impaired Ghrelin Responsiveness in Sepsis: The Role of Glucocorticoid Receptor Signalling in AgRP Neurons

      Zhu, Wanting

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