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"Three happiness hormones are released during running"

Honorary Doctor VUB Jan Terlouw died

Leading physicist, politician and author Jan Terlouw died at the age of 93

Accurate Information on medication during pregnancy and breastfeeding for all

VUB Foundation backs Cybele initiative

“Now there’s a place we can always go to study, even in the evenings and outside the busy exam period"

The ABC of the LIC: L is for Learning

"Research is interdisciplinary teamwork in an international context – it calls for an environment that supports and reflects that"

The ABC of the LIC: I is for Innovation

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Is Our Democracy at Risk?

VUB Children’s University

VUB, ULB, UZ Brussel, and Hopital Universitaire de Bruxelles (H.U.B.) – Hopital Erasme / Institut Jules Bordet Launch Belgium’s First Pancreatic Cancer Joint Research Group

VUB launches Child Citizen Lab for research with children, not about them

VUB-BSoG researcher Mine Yıldız passes the European Turkish Women Ambassadors baton to Tuba Bircan

When Algebra Meets Braids

Internationalisation in Practice

Amnesty International raises the alarm after heart attack of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iranian prison

“The media industry can be tough – stay true to your own values and intuition”

VUB research highlights refugees' resilience despite systemic challenges

Will you live an unprecedented life?

“Pride still matters, because equal rights aren’t fully achieved yet”

Difference Day 2025

"Disinformation is the greatest global risk"

Tawfik Jelassi of UNESCO speaks at World Press Freedom Day in Brussels about the impact of AI on press freedom

“If you believe in freedom of expression, you have to be able to handle criticism”

Cartoonist Lectrr takes part in the debate on “Where to draw the line” on Difference Day

“Investigative journalists aren’t popular in Italy”

IRPI (Investigative Reporting Project Italy) is one of the 2025 Difference Day laureates

"It’s fashionable to portray journalists as spreaders of fake news"

Journalist Karl van den Broeck on the importance of Difference Day

Cancer research

World First: Testicular Tissue Transplant Aims to Restore Fertility in Man After Childhood Cancer Treatment

Immature Frozen Testicular Tissue Reimplanted After 16 Years

VUB Research Team Presents Innovative Local Treatment for Osteolytic Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma

Tailored Cancer Treatment

VUB researcher Damya Laoui on the future of cancer therapy

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VUB, ULB, UZ Brussel, and Hopital Universitaire de Bruxelles (H.U.B.) – Hopital Erasme / Institut Jules Bordet Launch Belgium’s First Pancreatic Cancer Joint Research Group

VUB launches Child Citizen Lab for research with children, not about them

When Algebra Meets Braids

VUB research highlights refugees' resilience despite systemic challenges

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VUB Engineering Sciences organise Project Week Technology & Sustainability for the first time

Prof Ilse Rooman has been elected as a board member of Pancreatic Cancer Europe

Jo tondeur participates as an expert in discussion with a student council on smartphone at school

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Peter Singer: “For the price of a vacation, you can save lives in a poor country”

VUB awards honorary doctorate to one of the most influential thinkers of our time

From Slum Landlord to Empathy: Shifting Perspectives in Migration Literature

“If you believe in freedom of expression, you have to be able to handle criticism”

“Investigative journalists aren’t popular in Italy”

Alumni

“The media industry can be tough – stay true to your own values and intuition”

VUB alumna Eline Van Lancker moved from journalism into publishing at Lannoo

VUB Graduation Ceremonies 2025 – Save the Date

From 6 to 8 October, VUB students will be celebrated on the Grand Place

"AI confirms what we already think – yet it’s disagreement and conflict that actually help us grow"

Pattie Maes and Paola Verhaert in conversation about artificial intelligence and democracy

Free to love whomever you choose

"People should feel safe to live their faith and be LGBTQIA+"

Events with impact

AI and the art of deception

AI Happy Hour | AI Transparency as Outsourced Labour

Finals of VUB's Doctoral Derby

VUB Doctor Honoris Causa Award Ceremony for four prominent scientists

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