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When minds diverge
Is neurodevelopment diversity a disorder to be treated or an identity to be respected? ERC grantee Kristien Hens challenges stigma, exploring first-hand experiences for a richer, more nuanced understanding.Is neurodevelopment diversity a disorder to be treated or an identity to be respected? ERC grantee Kristien Hens challenges stigma, exploring first-hand experiences for a richer, more…Is neurodevelopment diversity a disorder to be treated or an identity to be respected? ERC grantee Kristien Hens challenges stigma, exploring first…Is neurodevelopment diversity a disorder to be treated or an identity to be respected? ERC grantee Kristien Hens challenges stigma, exploring first-hand experiences for a…Is neurodevelopment diversity a disorder to be treated or an identity to be respected? ERC grantee Kristien Hens challenges… -
Teenagers’ wellbeing affected by media narratives
Popular media narratives may be distorting teenagers' perception of success, according to research by Laura Vandenbosch. Her project aims to define the impact of 'malleable ideals' in the media on personal wellbeing and social perspectives of…Popular media narratives may be distorting teenagers' perception of success, according to research by Laura Vandenbosch. Her project aims to define the impact of 'malleable ideals' in…Popular media narratives may be distorting teenagers' perception of success, according to research by Laura Vandenbosch. Her project aims to define…Popular media narratives may be distorting teenagers' perception of success, according to research by Laura Vandenbosch. Her project aims to define the impact of 'malleable…Popular media narratives may be distorting teenagers' perception of success, according to research by Laura Vandenbosch. Her… -
Painting a global picture of sustainable human wellbeing
Although human wellbeing has been a topic of discussion for centuries, assessments of the subject have often focused on narrow demographic groups and missed the bigger picture. With European Research Council (ERC) support, a leading demographer aims…Although human wellbeing has been a topic of discussion for centuries, assessments of the subject have often focused on narrow demographic groups and missed the bigger picture. With…Although human wellbeing has been a topic of discussion for centuries, assessments of the subject have often focused on narrow demographic groups and…Although human wellbeing has been a topic of discussion for centuries, assessments of the subject have often focused on narrow demographic groups and missed the bigger…Although human wellbeing has been a topic of discussion for centuries, assessments of the subject have often focused on… -
Buckle up, turbulence ahead
What if a formation of wind turbines could learn to maximise airflows generated from the movement of other machines to improve their efficiency? What if planes could learn to fly to avoid turbulence? ERC grantee Philippe Chatelain uses artificial…What if a formation of wind turbines could learn to maximise airflows generated from the movement of other machines to improve their efficiency? What if planes could learn to fly to…What if a formation of wind turbines could learn to maximise airflows generated from the movement of other machines to improve their efficiency? What…What if a formation of wind turbines could learn to maximise airflows generated from the movement of other machines to improve their efficiency? What if planes could learn to…What if a formation of wind turbines could learn to maximise airflows generated from the movement of other machines to… -
Wake-up call for soil microbes
Our soils are inhabited by millions of microorganisms; however, the majority of them lay dormant. In her ERC project, Prof. Dagmar Woebken explores the mechanisms that allow soil microorganisms to go into dormancy and thus survive unfavorable…Our soils are inhabited by millions of microorganisms; however, the majority of them lay dormant. In her ERC project, Prof. Dagmar Woebken explores the mechanisms that allow soil…Our soils are inhabited by millions of microorganisms; however, the majority of them lay dormant. In her ERC project, Prof. Dagmar Woebken explores…Our soils are inhabited by millions of microorganisms; however, the majority of them lay dormant. In her ERC project, Prof. Dagmar Woebken explores the mechanisms that allow…Our soils are inhabited by millions of microorganisms; however, the majority of them lay dormant. In her ERC project, Prof… -
Biomass crops are energy efficient and climate friendly
EU-funded researchers planted, harvested, processed and analysed the life cycle of woody crops to establish how efficient and environmentally friendly they are as a source of fuel for electricity and heat.EU-funded researchers planted, harvested, processed and analysed the life cycle of woody crops to establish how efficient and environmentally friendly they are as a source of fuel for…EU-funded researchers planted, harvested, processed and analysed the life cycle of woody crops to establish how efficient and environmentally…EU-funded researchers planted, harvested, processed and analysed the life cycle of woody crops to establish how efficient and environmentally friendly they are as a source of…EU-funded researchers planted, harvested, processed and analysed the life cycle of woody crops to establish how efficient… -
Akkermansia, a friendly bacterium who cares
The abundant presence of a certain bacteria in our intestine, Akkermansia muciniphila, to give it its full name, is an excellent sign according to metabolism and nutrition specialist prof. Patrice Cani. With his team, they discovered the role of…The abundant presence of a certain bacteria in our intestine, Akkermansia muciniphila, to give it its full name, is an excellent sign according to metabolism and nutrition specialist…The abundant presence of a certain bacteria in our intestine, Akkermansia muciniphila, to give it its full name, is an excellent sign according to…The abundant presence of a certain bacteria in our intestine, Akkermansia muciniphila, to give it its full name, is an excellent sign according to metabolism and nutrition…The abundant presence of a certain bacteria in our intestine, Akkermansia muciniphila, to give it its full name, is an… -
Breezing through the information overload
ELECTION SERIES #1There is now more information circulating than at any other time in history. Every day mind-boggling amounts of data are produced, reaching over 2.5 quintillion bytes. With the European elections just around the corner, we take a…ELECTION SERIES #1There is now more information circulating than at any other time in history. Every day mind-boggling amounts of data are produced, reaching over 2.5 quintillion bytes…ELECTION SERIES #1There is now more information circulating than at any other time in history. Every day mind-boggling amounts of data are produced,…ELECTION SERIES #1There is now more information circulating than at any other time in history. Every day mind-boggling amounts of data are produced, reaching over 2.5…ELECTION SERIES #1There is now more information circulating than at any other time in history. Every day mind-boggling… -
Spotting the killjoy cell
A microchip device to detect tumour cells in the blood, at a glanceThere are trillions of cells in the human body of different sizes and shapes. In such a densely populated environment, the chances of detecting a single tumour cell circulating in…A microchip device to detect tumour cells in the blood, at a glanceThere are trillions of cells in the human body of different sizes and shapes. In such a densely populated environment…A microchip device to detect tumour cells in the blood, at a glanceThere are trillions of cells in the human body of different sizes and shapes. In…A microchip device to detect tumour cells in the blood, at a glanceThere are trillions of cells in the human body of different sizes and shapes. In such a densely populated…A microchip device to detect tumour cells in the blood, at a glanceThere are trillions of cells in the human body of… -
Investigating the uncertain future of teaching profession
Teaching is certainly one of the most important professions in our society, yet its status and attractiveness have been systematically diminishing in the last decades. At the Université catholique de Louvain, Prof. Xavier Dumay is using his ERC…Teaching is certainly one of the most important professions in our society, yet its status and attractiveness have been systematically diminishing in the last decades. At the…Teaching is certainly one of the most important professions in our society, yet its status and attractiveness have been systematically diminishing in…Teaching is certainly one of the most important professions in our society, yet its status and attractiveness have been systematically diminishing in the last decades. At the…Teaching is certainly one of the most important professions in our society, yet its status and attractiveness have been…