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    ERC starting grants 2026 9 September 2026

    Six ERC Starting Grants for Ghent University in an increasingly competitive funding landscape

    Six researchers have been awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant, reaffirming the university's strong position in European research. Despite the European success rate falling further to 8.8%, Ghent University achieved a success rate of almost 20%.

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    22 September 2026 Ghent University coordinates unique research project on alternatives to PFAS in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors
    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
    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
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    Events

    • Oct 14

      Lecture 'Geophysical methods in environmental monitoring: understanding permafrost dynamics'

      Room 0.1, building S8, Campus Sterre, Kriijgslaan 297, 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

    • Oct 5

      Proteome-wide characterization of bacterial N-terminal proteoform biology

      Snauwaert, Valdes

    • Oct 9

      An entanglement perspective on generalized symmetries, dualities and anomalies

      Vancraeynest-De Cuiper, Bram

    • Oct 9

      Engineering genomes at scale: CRISPR and recombinase-based strategies in plants and algae

      Arraiza, Júlia

    • Oct 14

      Resistivity Monitoring of Volcanic Hydrothermal Systems

      Vanhooren, Lore

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