Nu REACT webinar by Dr. Inigo Müller and Prof. Philippe Claeys
The Nu REACT webinar organized by Nu Instrument by Prof. Philippe Claeys and Dr. Inigo Müller from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is now available on‑demand!
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Voorjaarsbloeiers x archeologie: burgerwetenschapsproject in het Zoniënwoud
Het verleden staat in bloei Wat als het bos waarin je wandelt een archief is? Geen archief van papier, maar een levend archief – vol verhalen die elke lente letterlijk in bloei staan.
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AMGCer's present at ESA workshop "Impact in the Solar System".
Cem Berk Senel, Steven Goderis and Philippe Claeys attended the ESA Workshop "Impact in the Solar System and Across Spatial Scales" held at ESA -ESAC in Madrid from February 09 to 11 2026. The aim of the workshop was to prepare future ESA missions to icy worlds by documenting the effects of co...
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Celebrating our AMGC Early Career Researcher Women on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026
Today, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science we highlight our AMGC Early Career Researchers, a group of remarkable women shaping the future of science everyday through their dedication, intelligence and hard work.
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Join Us at the 2026 Virtual Micromorphology Meeting (ViMi6)!
Dear friends, students and colleagues, We’re excited to announce the program (see below) of the next Virtual Micromorphology Meeting (ViMi6), which will take place online over Zoom on February 5–6 (Thursday and Friday), 2026, between 11:00 and 16:00 (CET).
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Join Us at the 2026 International Workshop on Archaeological Soil Micromorphology & Phytoliths!
We’re excited to announce the International Workshop on Archaeological Soil Micromorphology and Phytoliths, taking place 20–22 May 2026 at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. Organised by the AMGC-VUB and IPAS (University of Basel), this informal yet highly collaborative workshop offers...
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Benjamin Avakian defended his joint PhD on fluid circulation in crystalline hosted shear zones - application to geothermal systems for energy production
On November 27, 2025, Benjamin Avakian obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Science with the thesis "Fluid circulation in crystalline-hosted shear zone - application to geothermal system for energy production".
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2025 Field Season of the Hala Sultan Tekke Hinterland Project
The 2025 field season of the Hala Sultan Tekke Hinterland Project has been successfully completed.
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National news coverage of the TESTEREP project, coordinated by AMGC archaeologist Soetkin Vervust
On 5 November, the TESTEREP project held its closing conference in Silt in Middelkerke.
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Former AMGC'er Dr. Matthias Sinnesael 2026 EGU Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awards
Professor Matthias Sinnesael (Trinity College Dublin) is the laureate of the European Geoscience Union "Stratigraphy.
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Yiqi Su defended her PhD thesis on CALUX bioassays for environmental monitoring
Yiqi Su successfully defended her PhD thesis, "AhR- and ER-CALUX bioassays for environmental monitoring of polycyclic aromatic compounds and xenoestrogens," on Oct. 7, 2025. Her advisors were Profs Dr. Marc Elskens (AMGC-VUB) and Pierre Van Antwerpen (ULB) & Prof.
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Besarta Matranxhi defended her PhD thesis on CALUX applications to environmental toxicity screening
Besarta Matranxhi successfully defended her PhD thesis on the utilisation of CALUX in vitro Bioassay (AhR & ERa) for environmental toxicity screening: Insight into Tribology tests, wastewater analysis, and polluted soil assessement Supervisor: Prof. Dr.
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