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On June 17, 2025, in Maruggio (Apulia, Italy), UMONS took part in the official inauguration of the Apulian SpaceLab, a cutting-edge research center dedicated to aerospace medicine. As a key scientific partner in the project alongside four other universities, UMONS—represented by its Rector, Professor Philippe Dubois—has reinforced its commitment to cutting-edge international research in support of health and space exploration.

The 2025 edition of the Université des Enfants à Madagascar (UDEMA) has just taken place in Tuléar. Between conferences, screenings and scientific activities, nearly 300 people, including over 200 children, were introduced to science in a fun and participative way. And the adventure is just beginning for this project, which aims to be ambitious and sustainable in Madagascar.

As part of the Interreg Biocontrol 4.0 project, several Walloon, French and Flemish universities have joined forces to find reliable alternatives to synthetic pesticides. Among the various projects is the Trans-Pest project, through which the UMONS laboratory will test the effect of climate change on agricultural pests such as aphids and wireworms, and on their natural enemies such as ladybugs and lacewings. The aim is to offer farmers innovative biological control solutions to reduce pesticide use.

UMONS is preparing to renew the HRS4R label, which is essential for the attractiveness and European funding of research, by adhering to principles of quality and scientific integrity.

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.

UMONS is ranked 269th in the world for the research criterion and 3rd in the world for Francophone Belgian universities (out of 1,300 evaluated institutions). 

“Connect With Wallonia - Come 2 Wallonia” will receive €4.5 million in funding to make the two universities more attractive to internationally mobile researchers.

This year, the University of Mons has once again distinguished itself in the Shanghai World University Ranking by subject/field. This ranking was published in May 2021.

A list ranking the world's most cited and most influential scientists has just been published by researchers at Stanford University (USA). This list includes 15 researchers from our university, which confirms the quality of the scientific research carried out at UMONS.