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Ghent University coordinates unique research project on alternatives to PFAS in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors
How can we reduce the use of PFAS in medical and pharmaceutical applications while safeguarding the quality and safety of healthcare? This is the question that 89 European partners will be working to answer over the next five years, starting today.
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%.
Hanna Liubakova awarded the 2026 Amnesty International Chair
On Thursday 1 October 2026, journalist and human rights defender Hanna Liubakova will be awarded Ghent University’s Amnesty International Chair.
Ghent University researchers develop an ultrafast component that both detects and emits SWIR light
From helping self-driving vehicles navigate through thick fog to identifying chemical compositions in food or biological samples: short-wave infrared (SWIR) technology enables applications that are not possible with ordinary visible light.
Climate change is threatening the nutritional value of our food
Nature review highlights UGent research on more nutritious and climate-resilient crops.
These study locations are available from 4 May 2026
The second exam period of the academic year is approaching. You can study at various Ghent University locations between 4 May 2026 and 26 June 2026.
Ghent University hits milestone: 150 ERC grantees with 4 new winners
With four new ERC Consolidator Grant winners in 2025, Ghent University has reached an impressive milestone. With this result, as many as ten percent of the professors at Ghent University have obtained ERC funding.
Ghent University scores twice at ENLIGHT Teaching & Learning Conference
Ghent University wins two awards at the ENLIGHT Teaching & Learning Conference in Uppsala.
Ghent University researchers develop world's fastest QD-based SWIR photodetector
Using super-small crystals, Ghent University researchers developed a photodetector that responds within 4 nanoseconds.