News

An article published by Professor Sylvain Gabriele's team (Faculty of Sciences - UMONS) in the upcoming issue of the prestigious scientific journal Nature Physics identifies for the first time the physico-chemical mechanisms involved in the migration of small groups of epithelial cells in confined environments. These mechanisms, which play a crucial role in the coordinated migration of tumor cells, could potentially become therapeutic targets to block the dissemination of metastatic cells.

The latest EUNICE General Assembly, held on April 23 and 24 in Cottbus, Germany, at the Brandenbug University of Technology, paved the way for European innovation in education. The partners took advantage of the event to elect the new EUNICE President, who will succeed the UMONS Rector in November.

The C2W Come to Wallonia | Connect with Wallonia call for projects, led by UMONS and UNamur, offers experienced researchers an exceptional opportunity to develop new skills and competencies by implementing a high-quality, interdisciplinary research project. The project is supported by a European funding of €4.5 million (Marie Skłodowska Curie COFUND action). The third call opens on January 15, 2024.

The 2023 edition of the Shanghai thematic rankings has recently been released, and UMONS is once again in a very good position. Among French-speaking Belgian universities, the Université de Mons comes top in materials science/engineering and chemistry.

On Wednesday October 4, UMONS welcomed a delegation from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR). This was an opportunity for the two partners to discuss new high-level scientific cooperation projects in various common fields.

The aim of this second phase will be to prepare students for societal challenges and turn them into players in EUNICE, an Alliance that now brings together 10 universities.

Belgian researchers of the Universities of Brussels (ULB, VUB), Mons (UMons), and Louvain (UCLouvain, KU Leuven) just published in the journal Nature a study dedicated to the decline in European bumblebee populations in the 21st century.

The European University for Customised Education (EUNICE), of which UMONS is a member, has just been awarded funding of 14.4 million euros, ensuring the continuity of its activities until 2027. This is excellent news for the Alliance, which brings together 10 universities and 170,000 students and researchers.

The call for proposals for the C2W Come to Wallonia | Connect with Wallonia project, supported by UMONS and UNamur, offers experienced researchers an exceptional opportunity to develop new skills and competences by implementing a research project of excellence with a strong interdisciplinary orientation. The project has been awarded €4.5m of European funding (Marie Skłodowska Curie COFUND Action). The second call opens on 31st May 2023.

For the second edition of the list of the best scientists in materials science published by Research.com, 8 UMONS researchers stand out among the 114 Belgian researchers ranked. Professor Philippe Dubois, Rector of UMONS, occupies the first position of the national ranking!