Theresia received a PhD fellowship grant from Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI) through the DOCT.IN program. This is fantastic news and a well-deserved recognition of her work and potential. Congratulations, Theresia!
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Great news: Nichole Donough has published the first paper of her PhD! 🎉 The paper, titled “Integrating morphology and genetics to resolve the first reptilian liolopid life cycle in Africa, Paraharmotrema karinganiense (Digenea: Liolopidae)”, was published in the journal Parasitology. This impressive work combines morphological and genetic approaches to resolve a complex parasite life cycle.
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We’re incredibly happy to welcome Prof. Brendan Reid as a new professor in our research unit (URBE). Brendan is an expert in conservation biology, genetics, herpetology, and ichthyology, and we’re very much looking forward to collaborating with him. We officially welcomed him during a lunch on 19 November, and we’re excited about the perspectives and
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On 17 November, Nicole Goede gave a research seminar at the University of Leuven, presenting the work she has carried out so far during her PhD. Her talk covered a broad range of studies, from experiments on how temperature affects embryonic development rates in frogs and fish, to research conducted in Sweden during her research
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We’re looking for an enthusiastic MSc student for a 6-month internship starting February 2026! The project is all about the impact of plastic and pharmaceutical pollution on the symbiotic microalga Symbiodinium microadriaticum, a key organism for photosymbiotic cnidarians. You will explore how fluoxetine (an antidepressant) and microplastic fibers—both conventional and biodegradable ones—affect microalgal physiology and
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I’m honoured to serve on the jury of the Nederlandse Zoölogieprijs (Dutch Zoology Prize) this year. The prize, awarded annually by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereniging (KNDV), recognises outstanding scientific publications in integrative zoology—research that combines insights across molecular, cellular, organismal, population, or community levels. This year, we’re carefully reviewing submissions and deciding on the
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This week, I was at the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Umeå — a place that always feels like coming home. 🇸🇪 It was great to catch up with my friend and collaborator Tomas Brodin. Check out his awesome work here!
I am immensely grateful for receiving the Young Academics Support Grant from the Fonds Adrien Bauchau, to support the launch of the LAB’s research in the Biology Department at UNamur. You can read more about it here. A huge thanks to the Fonds Adrien Bauchau!
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I am happy to share that I was elected secretary of the Royal Belgian Zoological Society! I will be following up Gilles Lepoint from the University of Liège (Belgium), who has served the RBZS wonderfully in this role for many years – big shoes to fill… The newly elected president Steven Van Belleghem from KU
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Wonderful news! Yusuph Kafula from Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere University of Agriculture and Technology in Tanzania was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship by ARES-CCD (Académie de Recherche et d’Enseignement Supérieur – Commission du Développement Durable). We’re very grateful for this support and can’t wait to welcome Yusuph into our team!
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