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This is apparent from a new edition of the Dynam report by the HIVA research team at KU Leuven, in collaboration with RSZ (National Social Security Office) and the three regional authorities. It analyzes the inflow and outflow into the…

The war in Ukraine leaves no one untouched and also causes great concern at KU Leuven and a warm wave of solidarity. The university has set up an emergency fund that will be used for the employment, housing or mobility of Ukrainian…

In 2020, a team led by astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) reported a black hole in the star system HR 6819. Just 1,000 light-years away, it would be the closest black hole. However, their discovery was disputed by…

KU Leuven Libraries, KBR (Royal Library of Belgium) and Google signed agreements to share a large portion of important digitized documents reflecting the rich cultural and historical heritage located in the libraries. This entails several…

After last summer's Olympics, basketball star and Belgian Cat Ann Wauters announced the end of her career. Her track record leaves nothing to the imagination. For 26 years, Wauters collected countless selections and nominations: from…

The Bachelor in European Studies offers insights into the fundamental aspects and values of the EU as well as European states and societies, explains BAES programme director Kolja Raube (KU Leuven). “BAES is multidisciplinary and…

The first exam period is up to its last week. The exams are taking place for the first time during a rapidly increasing wave of contamination, but in general the consequences for KU Leuven have been limited. The dropout rate – due to…

Planets like Earth, as well as all the others in our solar system, formed not long after the sun. It started burning 4.6 billion years ago, and over the millions of years that followed, the matter around it clumped together into…

When we think of biomedical research, we spontaneously think of what happens in the lab ( in vitro ) or of animal research and studies with human participants ( in vivo ). Another, complementary research method based on computer models…

There are changes afoot at Student Services. From the start of the second semester, the new name of Student Facilities is “KU Leuven Stuvo”. At the same time, the pilot project “KU Leuven Stuvo Arenberg” will be launched, a local…