We’re delighted to share that the Zoology/EVENET 2027 conference in Leuven (31 January–3 February 2027) has received support from not one, not two, but three organisations: FNRS, FWO, and The Company of Biologists! We’re very grateful for their support, which will help us bring researchers together to exchange ideas and strengthen connections across zoology, ecology,
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After some administrative hurdles, we are delighted to finally welcome Prajna Bandyopadhyay to Namur as a new PhD student in the LAB! Prajna investigates how environmental stressors affect rest–activity patterns and behavioural flexibility in aquatic organisms. Using the upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea xamachana) as a model species, she explores how artificial light at night and pharmaceutical
Welcome to Namur, Prajna! 🪼 Read More »
We are very happy to welcome (back) Benjamin Lapiere, who (re)joined the LAB as a Research Technician on 1 October! Benjamin will contribute to the ORION project, which investigates the impacts of environmental pollution on freshwater fish in their natural environment. His work focuses on field campaigns involving the deployment and monitoring of salmon in
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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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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
Succesful training school in ecotoxicology! Read More »
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
ORION in the spotlight: protecting our rivers and their biodiversity 🌊 Read More »
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
KU Leuven Team Science Award for killifish research collaboration 🏆 Read More »
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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