The staff of The Future Leadership Institute in Antwerp has been decided for the academic year 2020-2021. Despite the difficult time for organizing events and networking, this team of students is looking […]
The Future Leadership Institute celebrates the birthday of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin: 12 February 1809 – 12 February 2020 Venue: The Zoological Institute at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Address: Charles Deberiotstraat […]
The work of professor Richard Sparks is both timeless and timely. On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of criminology at KU Leuven, the Faculty of Law presented him with an honorary […]
On 19 February, nine Belgian scientists will embark on a unique mission to study marine biodiversity and microplastics in the Southern Ocean. The team will be led by marine biologist Bruno Danis […]
Neuroscientists from KU Leuven measure brainwaves to determine whether people understand what they hear. The new technique was developed by Professor Tom Francart and his colleagues from the Department of Neurosciences at […]
Researchers from UHasselt and KU Leuven have developed a brand-new method to detect soot particles in the human body. Recent research has shown that, each year, over 4.2 million individuals around the […]
In the outer atmosphere of the Sun a form of turbulence has been discovered that has always been considered impossible: the turbulence is not caused by colliding waves, but by waves moving […]
Human cells use a timer to divide: each cell gets at least 30 minutes to divide its genetic material between the nuclei of two daughter cells. Researchers at KU Leuven have unravelled […]
Researchers from KU Leuven and the Francis Crick Institute have pinpointed 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming. Their findings could help develop personalised cancer treatments that target these genes. […]
Research with mice has revealed new insights into how we determine where a scent comes from. The rodents seem to do this by comparing stimuli from both nostrils. The mechanism is similar […]
Professors Luc Sels and Rik Torfs have officially declared their candidacies for the office of Rector of KU Leuven. Between 18 April and 4 May they can present their programme during a […]
Small-scale agriculture: appealing though it may sound, it’s not going to feed the world. The Dutch professor and author Louise O. Fresco does not fight shy of speaking the – sometimes counterintuitive […]
Researchers have developed a new method to gain insight into the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The team of Professor Bart De Strooper (VIB-KU Leuven, Dementia Research Institute in the UK) transplanted human brain […]
For 30 years now, KU Leuven has been home to an impressive collection of bananas that already contains over 1,500 samples and is the biggest in its kind. The technology used to […]
One of the more recent members of The 7R Future Leadership Institute is Mr. Teun Depreeuw. Teun Depreeuw is founder and owner of Muurtuin.be, a company specialized in designing, manufacturing, installing and maintaining vertical gardens. Click the picture to read more.
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