We are very happy to welcome Armelle Tomasevszky, who joined the LAB as a new PhD student on 1 September! Armelle investigates how environmental disturbances affect biological rhythms and behaviour in freshwater organisms. Her PhD project focuses on artificial light at night and pharmaceutical pollution, exploring how these stressors influence daily activity patterns in fish
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I had the pleasure of speaking with French producer Sébastien Chauveau for his upcoming podcast series Au fil de l’eau, which will feature two documentaries dedicated to the River Meuse and is scheduled to air in 2027. We discussed emerging contaminants such as PFAS, pharmaceutical residues, and pesticides, and how they affect aquatic organisms. I
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I am pleased to share a new collaborative study published in Royal Society Open Science, examining awareness and use of open research practices among more than 3000 researchers across disciplines and countries. The study, “Awareness and use of open research practices: An international survey of researchers across disciplines”, provides insights into how researchers engage with
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Congratulations to our PhD student Nicole Goede, who was competitively selected to participate in the 2026 Una Europa Summer School for Doctoral Researchers: One Health for All, held at University College Dublin (15–19 June, Ireland). Over the course of an inspiring week, Nicole joined doctoral researchers from across the Una Europa alliance to explore the
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We are very happy to welcome Laura Ostolaza Perez-Cruz from the University of South Bohemia (Czech Republic) to the LAB team. Laura joins us for a two-month research internship through the Erasmus+ programme. During her stay, she will work together with our PhD student Theresia Kimario on projects involving turquoise killifish and brine shrimp. We
More good news for our future PhD student Prajna Bandyopadhyay! Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI) has awarded her a DOCT.IN PhD fellowship. This fellowship will support the CERUNA PhD fellowship that was previously awarded by the University of Namur and provides support for her upcoming doctoral research on sleep and cognition in upside-down jellyfish. 🪼 Congratulations, Prajna,
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Today marked the final day of our three-day Training School on ecotoxicology, organized within the framework of COST Action CA21111 OneHealthdrugs. The course introduced PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and other early-career scientists to the fundamentals of ecotoxicology through lectures, interactive case studies, and hands-on laboratory sessions. Participants explored how chemicals move through the environment, how
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How can we better understand and protect the quality of our rivers in a changing world? The Interreg France–Wallonie–Vlaanderen project ORION tackles this question by combining water-quality monitoring, ecological research, and predictive modelling to assess the health of aquatic ecosystems in the Meuse basin. At UNamur, our team contributes its expertise in ecotoxicology, investigating how
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I am honored to have been part of a team that received the KU Leuven Team Science Award 2026. The award recognizes our collaborative efforts to establish the turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) as a research model and to develop a highly multidisciplinary network around this species, including the creation of a dedicated culturing facility. The
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More good news for the organization of our upcoming conference Fish Physiology in Support of Sustainable Aquaculture! The Research Council of the University of Namur has awarded us a €2,500 subsidy through the FSR–École Doctorale programme to support the event, which will take place in Namur from 7–9 July 2026. We are very grateful for
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