🚶 Are you 65+ and living in Brussels? Join Odisee’s SMART-AGE project to help make urban mobility more inclusive for older adults. 📧 Contact [email protected] First interviews start in December. #InclusiveMobility #HealthyAgeing #EUResearch #Brussels

Three Odisee researchers received the Science Communication Award yesterday – and we’re the only University of Applied Sciences among the laureates! 🎖️ We believe that science communication matters: it’s how research creates real-world impact. #ScienceCommunication #ResearchImpact

💜 Week of Older Adults Odisee is driving research and action for healthy ageing: ✔ Nutrition & lifestyle medicine ✔ Integrated care for dementia & multimorbidity ✔ EU projects AHAA & SACRED ✔ New insights on sleep and fall prevention #HealthyAgeing #PublicHealth #Aging

🔍 Dag van de Wetenschap – this Sunday! Join Odisee in Aalst, Brussels & Ghent for hands-on science activities and research demos. 👉 Details: www.dagvandewetenschap.be #DagVanDeWetenschap #DVDW2025 #STEMeducation #ScienceForSociety

💜 World Prematurity Day Odisee supports families through research and co-creation: ✔️ NeoParent – app to connect parents with their premature baby ✔️ Te Vroeg – digital platform for reliable info and peer support #WorldPrematurityDay #HealthInnovation #FamilyCare #Premature

🤝 Partner in the Spotlight: DIAK (Finland) Odisee welcomed DIAK’s rector and innovation director to Brussels. Together, we work on #inclusion, #diversity and #socialinnovation, from joint research to EU projects like ESIC. Collaboration matters. Europe’s challenges need shared solutions. #EUResearch

🌍 Stadsarchitecten 2050 – STEM meets sustainability Odisee’s project helps pupils design future cities. First international try-out: European School of Varese 🇮🇹 Now open to Dutch-speaking schools in Brussels! 🔗 Info & registration: www.odisee.be/onderzoekspr... #STEMeducation #Sustainability

📣 Call for speakers! Join us at CenSE Research Week 2026 & TEACH4SD EU Summit 🗓️ 9-11 March | 📍 Brussels Theme: Competencies for the Future 🔗 Register or submit your proposal: www.odisee.be/en/research-... #Sustainability #FutureSkills #EUProjects #UnionOfSkills

Odisee’s Health research cluster focuses on care that’s practical, inclusive and rooted in real life. 🏘️ Active neighbourhoods 🥗 Nutrition 👶 Perinatal & family care 👵 Elderly care 💡 Care innovation 📚 Education for healthcare professionals #HealthResearch #CareInnovation #AppliedResearch #EUmissions

🌱 EcoZorg: sustainable from day one Odisee’s pilot project at AZ Sint-Lucas tested reusable baby nappies in maternity care, reducing hospital waste and exploring circular solutions. 🎥 Watch our new video #EcoZorg #SustainableHealthcare #ReusableNappies #SustainableDevelopmentGoals

📖 Living alongside a loved one who is thinking about suicide A book by Odisee researcher Alexandre Reynders, based on interviews and research, written for those supporting a loved one in crisis. 📚 Book presentation: 6 Nov 19:00–21:30 @ Acco Leuven #MentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #BookLaunch

🎓 Odisee student Amber Vroonen made the longlist for the 2025 Bachelor Prize! Her thesis explores lobster welfare – showing they feel pain, solve problems, and deserve better protection. Odisee had the highest number of submissions of all UAS 👏 #BachelorThesis #AnimalWelfare #StudentScience

#ThrowbackThursday to Questival! Odisee brought augmented reality LEGO, solar-powered pianos, and food allergy science to life. Hands-on, minds-on science for all ages. #STEM #InclusiveSTEM #AugmentedReality #SustainableEnergy #FoodScience

🥣 "Between the Soup and the Facts" Odisee researcher Pascal Debruyne joins the panel to discuss refugee integration and policy impact. 📍 Muntpunt, Brussels 🗓️ 4 Nov, 12:15-13:30 🎶 Music by Hussein Rassim #Migration #Integration #Refugees #SocialResearch

👀 I see, I see, what you don’t see. Young carers are often invisible – but their responsibilities are real. During the Week of the Young Carer, we raise awareness to support student carers in higher education. 📚 Odisee co-created this campaign and published a guide for HEIs. #YoungCarers #Inclusion

Odisee researchers honoured with the Flemish SciComm Awards! 📚 Eef Cornelissen & Inge Tency – for their book on sensitive topics for young children 🔬 Lucas Mergan – for his diverse portfolio on biology & the scientific process Vote for your favourite: www.eoswetenschap.eu/publieksfavo... #scicomm

Including the research by Hilde Vervaecke on search dogs! 🐕

Odisee’s (Bio)Tech cluster drives sustainable innovation: 🌱 SALTO – agro-bio alternatives 🧪 BIT-O – biochemical valorisation of side streams 🏗️ DUBiT – circular construction 💡 UCE – user-centred tech 🐟 Aqua-ERF – aquaculture systems Co-creation, circularity & real-world impact. #Biotech #EUresearch

On #PovertyEradicationDay, Odisee researchers highlight: 🏠 An e-course on #homelessness in Brussels 💶 A multi-perspective study on #begging 📚 A paper on volunteer care for homeless people 📖 An upcoming book on begging #SocialJustice #AppliedResearch #Poverty

🌵 Meet EcoZoo: a method that helps children reflect on sustainability & empathy through philosophical dialogue. Developed by Exploratio, tested in 24 classrooms, and now part of teacher education. #PhilosophyForChildren #SustainabilityEducation #EmpathyEducation #AppliedResearch

Odisee joined #ILoveScienceFestival in Brussels with 5 interactive demos, from cabbage dye to robot design & circular towers 🧪 18,000+ visitors explored science hands-on. Thanks to our teams for making it happen! #ScienceOutreach #STEM #AppliedScience #PublicEngagement

🧠 On #WorldMentalHealthDay, Odisee highlights 3 new projects: 💜 Sexuality & intimacy in young-onset dementia 🍽️ ARFID support tool for parents 💡 Psychosis care in residential settings Practice-based research for inclusive mental health. #MentalHealth #AppliedScience #InclusiveCare #ARFID

🏗️ Odisee’s DUBiT team launches milieubewustisoleren.be: a visual tool to compare insulation materials on performance, sustainability & circularity. Helping architects, builders & students make informed choices. #CircularConstruction #BiobasedMaterials #SustainableBuilding #AppliedResearch

Odisee’s Social research cluster focuses on justice, inclusion & family support. 👪 Centre for Family Studies: parenting & empowerment 🏙️ Social Work Research Centre: rights & urban citizenship #EUResearch #SocialWork #FamilyStudies #Brussels

🦉 On #WorldAnimalDay, Odisee & UGent researchers share BeestenBril: a method that helps children reflect on empathy, animals & welfare through philosophical dialogue. Free materials for educators: 🔗 www.beestenbril.be #AnimalWelfare #EmpathyEducation #AppliedResearch

Our 5 interactive demos at the I Love Science Festival: 🧪 EcoStain: dye textiles with cabbage waste 🌬️ Wind Power: build turbine blades 🤖 RoboMaze: design & animate robots 🧱 Circular Construction: test bio-based materials 🧩 Build without a plan: LEGO in augmented reality #ILoveScienceFestival #STEM

On #FoodWasteDay, we’re spotlighting two Odisee projects: 🍏 Applewood antioxidants: replacing synthetic food additives with extracts from discarded trees 🥬 EcoStain: red cabbage waste as a sustainable dye for histological research #CircularEconomy #FoodLoss #EUmissions #Sustainability #EUresearch

Wat als je balkon plots instort? Klinkt als horror, maar het gebeurt wel vaker. De schuldige: betonrot. Prof. Bart Craeye @odiseeresearch.bsky.social @uantwerpen.be onderzoekt hoe we beton in bruggen, tunnels en gebouwen kunnen beschermen met ... elektriciteit⚡️ www.scicomm-clips.eu/nl/hoe-rot-b...

Odisee joins #DagVanDeWetenschap on 23 Nov in Brussels, Ghent, Aalst & Sint-Niklaas 🧪 We’re showcasing applied science with hands-on demos & workshops. Researchers: want to inspire the next generation? Sign up & join us! #ScienceFestival #PublicEngagement #STEM #AppliedScience #SciComm

On #WorldAlzheimersDay, Odisee researchers shared insights at 4 events across Europe: 🇳🇱 Young-onset dementia care at Windesheim 🇧🇪 Dementia prevention lecture in Aalst 🇮🇹 Conference on dignity-centred care in Italy 🇧🇪 Mechelen’s first psychosocial dementia research congress #YoungOnsetDementia

Odisee has signed the Green Deal Protein Shift 2.0 🌱 We’re contributing through practice-based research: 🔬 Students co-create plant-based menus 📊 Research informs sustainable catering policy 📣 Campus actions promote food system change A step towards 60% plant-based by 2030. #GreenDeal #EUmissions

📚 Odisee’s Education research cluster connects research with classrooms. 🧠 ExploRatio: critical thinking through dialogue 🗣️ The Language Constructors: language in education Practice-based and co-creative, with real-world impact. #OdiseeResearch #Education #Language #CriticalThinking

#ThrowbackThursday to our first Purpose Lab, an Ikigai-inspired workshop where Odisee researchers explored what drives them. Post-its, passions, and new connections across clusters. #AppliedResearch #Ikigai #AcademicLife

🌱 Introducing the Centre for Sustainable Entrepreneurship (CenSE): we research how SMEs & family businesses can lead the Twin Transition toward a greener, more inclusive economy. We focus on circular economy, future skills, and social impact. #TwinTransition #CircularEconomy #EUResearch

🏆 #ThrowbackThursday: Earlier this year Filip Mennes (Primary Education) won the Wetenschapsbattle at Nerdland Festival with PLONS, a citizen science project on #microplastics, co-led with Sara Van Poecke (Chemistry). Science, storytelling & student engagement at its best! #CitizenScience #SciComm

📅 Sept 1 = not only first school day, but also start of Dementia Month. Odisee’s research focuses on young-onset dementia: care, training & support. Discover our projects: JONG-D, YOUNG-D, Connected Care and SACRED. #AlzheimerMonth #Dementia #AppliedResearch #YoungOnsetDementia

📘 New book: Refugee Families After Recognition Odisee’s Centre for Family Studies contributed to REFUFAM, exploring how policies shape refugee integration. More info: refufam.be #REFUFAM #MigrationPolicy #SocialInclusion #AppliedResearch

👥 Meet the team Our Research & Project Management Office supports researchers at every step – from funding to communication – together with our Research Coordinators. #AppliedResearch #ResearchSupport #ScienceCommunication

🎓 #ThrowbackThursday: Odisee UAS was proud to host the @eurashe.bsky.social Summer Symposium in Brussels! Key EU voices explored how we can drive regional innovation & cohesion. A strong case for place-based strategies and for UAS at the centre of them. #EURASHE #EUResearch #InnovationPolicy

New study shows that students from #AppliedSciencesUniversities are more likely to have international experiences during their studies than their counterparts at #research universities: 🔵 27.2% of #UAS graduates 🟡 vs. 18.1% of research university graduates Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/0bSkoB2 #EURASHE

Stricter rules on family reunification have come into force in Belgium. Pascal Debruyne, migration expert at our Odisee Centre for Family Studies, shared his opinion on Radio 1. He is critical of the new measures, as you can read here: www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-tigh... #migration #Belgium

🚀 New page alert! Odisee Research is now live – your window into applied research that makes a difference. Follow us for EU-focused, practice-based innovation in health, tech, education, business and social sciences. #OdiseeResearch #EUResearch #Innovation