KU Leuven

From solar cells to microchips to LED lamps: fundamentally, these high-tech applications are all based on the interaction between light and matter. These interactions are investigated and manipulated in the new KU Leuven Core Facility…

We cannot ignore it: most professors are still men, and the higher up the academic ladder, the fewer women. How does KU Leuven try to improve that gender balance? And does corona throw a spanner in the works? We asked 'gender spiers' Luc…

In the autumn of 2023, KU Leuven will move into an additional location in the Jezusstraat in Antwerp. The university is breathing new life into the building that served as a Provincial Security Institute for decades. The new site will…

Despite the corona measures, the exam results of the January exam period are in line with the results of the past academic years for this exam period. The generation students are even doing a little better. This does not detract from the…

Anyone who injects oxytocin, also called the 'cuddle hormone', through the nose for a while will subsequently produce more oxytocin. Researchers from KU Leuven were able to determine this effect in people with autism. One month after…

The Joint Bureau of the KU Leuven, as an independent appeal body, has laid down the final sanctions against seven students who were involved in the Reuzegom case. The students are expelled and are no longer allowed to register at KU…

A new course unit will start at KU Leuven on 9 February. 'Global challenges for a sustainable society' is an interdisciplinary subject that aims to provide students with a solid substantive basis on sustainability in twelve lessons. Most…

As a leading university city, Leuven strives to continuously generate more knowledge and to link it with economic added value. The Arenberg zone in Heverlee, with its campus and science park, fits in perfectly with this dual purpose.…

Creating stem cells that can form the basis for any cell type in the fledgling embryo and supporting structures such as the placenta: some call it 'the holy grail' of stem cell research. An international research team is proposing new…

Following a heart bypass operation from the surgeon's perspective was a first for a number of master students of medicine at KU Leuven. Using smart glasses - camera glasses - the operation was live streamed to the students at home.Under…