Faculty of Science KU Leuven
The research domain of the Faculty of Science comprises the whole of science, starting from fundamental reseach questions towards application perspectives.
The research domain of the Faculty of Science comprises the whole of science, starting from fundamental reseach questions towards application perspectives.
DGLG focuses its activities on Earth and environmental sciences, which means a broad scope of interests. The experimental approach using 'isotope geology' is original and unique in Flanders. The department' labs host several mass spectrometers for the precise determination of several key isotopic systems. The isotopes are powerful geological tools, with a broad range of application, often resulting in stimulating inter-university projects and ...
Nuclear physics:
The scientific approach focuses on the holistic use of biogeochemical tracers, such as elemental concentrations (Cd, Pb, PGE etc.) and isotopic ratios (D/H, 18O/16O, 13C/12C, 15N/14N, 87Sr/88Sr...), - in some cases referred to as "proxies" - that are measured on a substrate (e.g. mineral phase, fossil, mussel-shell, teeth, seawater, phytoplankton, ice cores etc.) to infer specific environmental parameters (such as condition of formation, ...
The Brussels Institute for Geochemical Techniques in Earth Sciences is a joint ULB-VUB research group.
The research is essentially focused on the physical environment of the Earth, its evoluation through time, and the interactions between the biosfere and the geosphere; The group carries out active research on a variety of themes: global changes, geosciences, physical geography, hydrology, archeology, oceanography biogeochemistry, remote sensing, geophysics. The accent is on two scientific approaches modeling and isotopic analyses.
The Radiofarmaceutical Research team aims to develop and apply new radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis (PET en SPECT) or for radionuclide therapy. The development of radiopharamaceuticals can be subdivided in different steps in which the team has acquired expertise:
The Antwerp Zoo Centre for Research and Conservation (CRC), the research institute of the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp (RZSA) conducts applied and fundamental hypothesis-driven conservation research in various zoological disciplines. We aim to contribute to a better understanding of wild and zoo animal populations, and to support, develop and implement new and innovative tools for small population management and conservation ...
PREHISTORY - Settlement structure of Late Palaeolithic and Early Holocene sites. - Microwear analysis (microscopic use traces) of prehistoric flint tools.- The introduction of agriculture in northern Belgium. - Belgian Middle Egypt Prehistoric Project: the prehistory of the Nile Valley. - Chert quarrying and mining techniques. - Methodological approach of Palaeolithic stone technology. ANCIENT NEAR EAST - Egyptian and Coptic art: iconological ...
The Department of Art History and Archaeology of the Free University of Brussels actively carries out research in the following fields: 1. The history of the fine arts of the late medieval and early modern periods, particularly in the southern Netherlands (among the main current research projects: the study of 15th- and 16th-century carved altarpieces, the mythology in 17th- century Flemish paintings, the study of art theory in early modern ...