Our PhD student Noémie Buratto was recently invited for an interview on Café Nemo, a really cool science communication video podcast exploring fascinating topics in marine and aquatic biology! In the episode, Noémie introduces listeners to the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana, the model species she uses to investigate the impacts of plastic and chemical pollution […]
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A team of representatives from the Young Zoologists Group of the Royal Belgian Zoological Society (RBZS) presented the society during the Ecology & Evolution in the Anthropocene symposium at UCLouvain. Through their poster, Maxence Jaquet (UNamur), Mario Dries (UNamur), and Anaïs Beaumariage (ULiège) highlighted the activities and opportunities offered by the Young Zoologists Group to
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I had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion during the Ecology & Evolution in the Anthropocene symposium at UCLouvain. Together with Prof. Ellen Decaestecker (KU Leuven), and moderated by Prof. Hans Van Dyck (UCLouvain), we discussed opportunities, challenges, and future perspectives for researchers in ecology, evolution, and conservation. Topics ranged from career development
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On 15 December, I had the pleasure of delivering an invited plenary lecture at MedChem 2025 in Ghent, Belgium. My talk focused on the consequences of pharmaceutical pollution, highlighting the importance of integrating behavioural ecotoxicology into regulatory frameworks to better protect wildlife and ecosystems.
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On 9 December, during the ZOOlogy 2025 conference, Noémie Buratto was selected among the top six best oral presentations, receiving an honorable mention. This was her first oral presentation at an international conference, and she absolutely nailed it. A fantastic achievement – congratulations, Noémie!
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On Saturday 22 November, we took part in the Master Day in Biology (15th edition), organized by the Royal Belgian Zoological Society. This event offers students a unique opportunity to explore Biology Master’s programs across Belgian universities and learn more about future career paths. The day took place at the Museum of Natural Sciences and
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During our recent field prospection visits for the ORION project, our postdoc Dr. Omayma Missawi was interviewed about her work – and we’re excited to share the video as soon as it’s released! The conversation touched not only on the scientific goals of ORION – a European initiative uniting partners from France and Wallonia to
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My colleague Aline Wilmet, scientific communicator at UNamur, gave a really cool and insightful interview on Radio RCF about our Interreg ORION project! 🎙️ The ORION project brings together partners from France, Wallonia, and Flanders to improve the management and quality of the Meuse River and its tributaries. ORION investigates how chemical and microbiological stressors
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I am very happy and grateful that our Science article on drugged salmon migration has been featured in the Society for Experimental Biology Spring 2025 Magazine! You can read and share the magazine online here. Many thanks to the Society!
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Our salmon migration study was featured in Knack, a Belgian-Dutch-language weekly news magazine. Super cool! The article was written by Dirk Draulans.
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