Projects

Context: research competencies are part of the 21st century skills and were embedded in the competencies to be learned in Flemish primary and secondary education. Students learn research competencies best in the context of authentic scientific research, which is not an easy task for teachers. Contemporary research in the exact sciences involves citizens more and more frequently with the goals of scaling up data collection and promoting public ...

Land use (e.g. buildings, forests,...) has a significant impact on the atmosphere. Given the increasing spatial resolution of atmospheric models, understanding the land-atmosphere interaction gains importance. But reliable weather observations are mostly limited to rural and open landscapes.The VLINDER project, operational since December 2019, aims at filling this gap by building a regionwide climate monitoring network measuring in all ...

Is it possible to use citizen science to map the awareness of Flemish citizens about their food environment, and to discover pathways to more sustainable and healthier food practices? That is central research question in the Citizen Science Food project. Two objectives are cleverly linked 1) to gain more insight into the behavior and perception of Flemish citizens regarding food environments and 2) to link the ...

The project aims to strengthen the capacity of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Kinshasa, through increased cooperation with the Flemish universities and modernization of laboratories. Modernization of laboratories will improve the quality of work and practical exercises on the 1st 2nd cycles. Priority is given to research equipment which is used for practical work. The topics are selected based on the needs of the departments. ...