Title Promoter Affiliations Abstract "Raphael's Loggia of Cupid and Psyche in the Villa Farnesina: an analysis of the hermetic ideals related to alchemy" "Katlijne Van der Stighelen" "Art History, Leuven" "The progress of my dissertation in Chapter One involves a detailed and well documented analysis of the reception given the Cupid and Psyche tale, derived from the second century ‘Golden Ass’ of Apuleius, by its learned Renaissance readership. Placed among the hermetic texts considered by Italian humanists important to Christian exegesis, Apuleius’ ‘fabula’ in the’Golden Ass’ was consequently thought to contain pagan wisdom, or ‘prisca theologia’, and a “secret mystery” of pious religious import. Such revelation they believed was concealed within the narrative under the poetic veils of allegory and judged to be in harmony with the doctrines of Catholicism. The Cupid and Psyche tale was consequently given a theological value by Italian humanists, which legitimized its moral and didactic usefulness in art, just as the richness of Apuleius’ narrative lent itself over particularly well to visual representation. Chapter Two consequently analyzes the first artistic programs of the Cupid and Psyche tale, in light of the allegorical meaning Apuleius ‘fabula’ was given by Renaissance luminaries. Chapter Three continues with explaining the hermetic science that was used by Italian humanists to grasp the deeper perennial philosophy they believed was providentially put into pagan myths like the Cupid and Psyche tale. Using Paolo Cortesi’s ‘De cardinalatu’ (On the Cardinalate) and Alberti’s ‘De re aedificatoria’ (On the Art of Building), I demonstrate that the mythological subjects for Italian art at Renaissance domiciles of patrician aspect like Villa Farnesina, were made for a viewership of ‘cognoscenti’ that would tremendously impact upon Raphael’s artistic formation and the hermetic ideals it presupposes. With this as a foundation, my work continues in Chapter Four to explain precisely what those hermetic ideals were and how with examples they were embraced by Raphael in his art. My intellectual approach to explaining his art, therefore, is basically a process of reclamation and application of the hermetic science as far as we can understand it from what the humanists wrote (for example in their commentaries on the ancient poets or works by classical authors like Apuleius). My task, therefore has been to break down the barriers that have conventionally separated humanist theological hermeneutics from Renaissance art, to grasp the consequences of the relationship between them in Raphael’s work. It therefore becomes essential to explore the plurality of the phenomenon, projecting it beyond the legend of Cupid and Psyche to identify recurring allegorical and hermetic themes in Raphael’s art, while problematizing mundane interpretations. The objective, of course, will be to harness what we have learned to provide a new and more serious interpretation of the ‘Loggia of Cupid and Psyche’, the final act in which (in the words of Egidio da Viterbo) ‘all secrets will be revealed.’  " "Psychic figuration and representation in post-traumatic and psychotic disorders." "Stijn Vanheule" "Department of Psycho-analysis and clinical consulting" "Starting from a systematic study of relevant theoretical and clinical papers in the field of psychoanalysis we on the one address the problem of figuration of traumatic experience, exploring links with Freud's theories of binding and representation and contemporary studies of attachement, mentalization, and symbolization. On the other hand we examine psychic figuration and representation in psychic mental processes." "Transcultural competency building for the Succession of Persons with PSYchic Vulnerability in the Fedasil shelter network" "Sofie Vindevogel" "EQUALITY ResearchCollective" "This project aims to support the multidisciplinary team of frontline workers in the Fedasil shelter network to follow up persons with mental health needs in a transcultural and systematic way. TOPPSY is a research project of the EQUALITY//ResearchCollective research center." "Co-financing Feodor Lynen fellowship Matthias Pache." "Toon Van Hal" "Comparative, Historical and Applied Linguistics, Leuven" "Complementary postgraduate scholarship in international mobility to meet the requirements of the Alexander von Hulboldt Stiftung. " "Care for older patients with combined severe mental and physical illness:development, implementation and evaluation of a transmural care pathway." "Mieke Vermandere" "Academic Center for General Practice" "More than two-third of elderly patients attending psychiatric services have at least one physical illness, and many have at least two. Effective management of multimorbidity requires integration of physical and mental healthcare. Geriatric co-management programs might be a potentially (cost-)effective model for collaborative care in joint geriatric/gerontopsychiatric wards, and for home-based multidisciplinary psychiatric care services. The aim of this project is to develop, implement and evaluate a transmural care pathway for older patients with combined severe mental and physical illness. Therefore, the 7-phase method will be applied, consisting of a screening phase, a project management phase, a diagnostic- and objectification phase, a development phase, an implementation phase, an evaluation phase, and a continuous follow-up phase. The result of this project will be a transmural care pathway,piloted in an in-hospital and primary care setting in Leuven. This will form the basis for future upscalingprojects." "The experience of negative symptoms in psychosis" "Stijn Vanheule" "Department of Psycho-analysis and clinical consulting" "Negative symptoms have detrimental effects on quality of life of psychotic patients. However, few studies investigate how patients experience this themselves. Our research links the experience of negative symptoms to the phenomenological concept of psychosis as a self-disorder. Therefore, we use bottom-up and top-down qualitative research strategies applied on interviews and a diary study with currently psychotic and recovered patients." "The relation between chronic psych-social stress and the amount of body fat mass in children between 6 and 10 years old" "Stefaan De Henauw" "Department of Public health" "The project aims to study the association between chronic psychosocial stress and changes in the body composition - in more detail the amount of body fat mass - in children between 6 and 10 years old. The interaction with physical activity and with energy intake will be studied as well." "Voices about psychosis" "Stijn Vanheule" "Department of Psycho-analysis and clinical consulting" "This is a scientific valorization project, in which Prof. Dr. Stijn Vanheule talks via podcasts with individuals who themselves had psychotic experiences and published about them.About 15% of the population has had a psychotic experience. In 3.5% this leads to problems that require professional help. The good news is that most people recover from psychosis. Recent literature clearly describes what a recovery-supportive approach looks like. Among other things, it is important to strengthen connection and hope, dispel prejudice and increase input from individuals who themselves have struggled with psychosis.In 15 podcast episodes, key aspects of this recovery process are discussed through personal stories. The project aims to provide a broad audience with a better understanding of what psychotic experiences are, how individuals experience them, and what helps them recover. The podcast is being dessiminated in collaboration PsychoseNet and Museum Dr. Guislain. " "Conversion of plastic waste to basic chemicals via gasification" "Kevin Van Geem, Guy Marin" "Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering" "The PSYCHE project aims at the production of base chemicals (olefins) starting from plastic waste which could be reused within the chemical industry. On the one hand, an innovative technology will be demonstrated for the gasification of different plastic waste streams. On the other hand, the catalytic transformation of the obtained syngas towards base chemicals via the Fischer-Tropsch process is envisioned.For decades, men has lived according to a ""make, take, dispose"" model. Plastics with their unrivaled properties and low cost are an exponent of this way of living. The plastics production amounted to 311 million tonnes in 2014. Within the European Union, it is estimated that 50% of all plastic waste is still landfilled, 25% is burned and only 25% is recycled. Both in France and in Belgium, the recycling rate of plastic waste does not transcend 30%.Within the PSYCHE project, complementary and internationally renowned expertise is brought together in a unique consortium, capable of providing solutions for the problems associated with chemical recycling of plastic waste. Sharing the expertise and obtained project results with the industrial tissue within the region as well as providing a strong education of researchers within the project can help to secure the economic future of the region.The project clearly reflects the strategic goals of the three regions involved in this Interreg program:Sustainable chemistry was designated by the Flemish Government as a smart specialization strategy and ‘sustainable chemistry and polymers’ is mentioned within the Flemish Materials Program as an important economic cluster in the transition towards a circular economy.In Wallonia, circular economy and the development of industrial activities on the reuse and recycling of waste are seen as important strategic domains for economic development.In the region Hauts-de-France, particularly the coupling of (bio)gas with catalytic technologies is specifically mentioned in the strategical research agenda of the region." "“Enabling Words when they are Radically Missing"": Exploring Narrativity in Recovery from Psychosis" "Stijn Vanheule" "Department of Educational Studies, Department of Special Needs Education, Department of Psycho-analysis and clinical consulting" "This PhD study aims at examining the utility and applicability of narrativity as a protecting, restoring or even preventive factor in the context of personal and social recovery from psychosis. This will be examined by conducting a series of in-depth co-creative qualitative studies in specific narrative practices concerning the subjective, first-person experience of individuals (formerly) struggling with psychotic experiences."