Last week, we worked with pupils at Kibanga Primary School in Uganda using PLONS materials on microplastics. Children built plastic catchers, tested them in the water, and used a microscope for the first time. #EnvironmentalEducation #Microplastics #STEMEducation

The Odi‑fiets is officially on the road 🚲 A refurbished cargobike filled with STEM activities is now bringing hands‑on science directly to schools and community organisations, reaching children who might not access campus workshops. #STEM #Education #InclusiveSTEM

Great visit to Hogeschool Leiden with colleagues from our Research Office. We exchanged insights on research and joined their Education & Research Festival, “We all belong to the world”. Lots of shared ground and collaboration possibilities ahead! #AppliedResearch #HigherEducation

Last week, Odisee researcher Harm Deleu joined the panel at Tussen de Soep en de Feiten in Muntpunt, discussing housing precarity, squatting, and urban inequality in Brussels, together with Céline Drieskens and Jef. #UrbanStudies #HousingJustice #SocialWorkResearch #Brussels #SocialInclusion

Start2Reuse Insulation was at Futurebuild Belgium, joining the UGent stand to connect with builders & manufacturers exploring circular solutions. Clear message from the field: there’s strong interest in practical guidance on reusing insulation. #CircularConstruction #MaterialsReuse #Sustainability

📢 Registration is open! From 9-11 March, Odisee hosts CenSE Research Week + TEACH4SD EU Summit in Brussels. Theme: Competencies for the Future: linking sustainable development and future‑proof skills. www.odisee.be/en/research-... #SustainabilitySkills #EUresearch #AppliedResearch

Data Privacy Day 🔐 From Aug 2026, the EU AI Act requires high-risk AI systems to explain their decisions. We’re researching how to make AI transparent without technical overload, in collaboration with KU Leuven, Arteveldehogeschool and Flemish SMEs. #DataPrivacyDay #AI

Something else for a change 🎶🔬 Odisee researcher Jannes Van Houcke is a finalist of De Nieuwe Lichting (Studio Brussel) with his band Rosie Stuart – while researching microbial fermentation & biotech innovation by day. Creativity scales across disciplines. #AppliedResearch #Biotech

🔋 Clean energy = using existing energy better. Our Bettery pilot shows how hospitals can keep medical batteries in use longer via traceability, supplier take‑back, and design for disassembly. Let’s turn preventive swaps into second‑life capacity! #InternationalDayOfCleanEnergy #BatteryReuse

😴 Melatonin isn’t a sleep hormone, it’s a timing signal. Too late, too much, or long‑term use can disrupt sleep rather than help. Odisee sleep researcher Julie Vanderlinden explains why in EOS Wetenschap and VRT NWS. Science beats sleep myths. #SleepScience #Melatonin #HealthMyths

Podcast alert 🎙️ Jo Mons & Katleen Baeck share their journey from careers in pharma & media to research on better food allergy tests. Why it matters? Fewer misdiagnoses, better quality of life. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/08sI... #Healthcare #FoodAllergy #Podcast

#2016 #rewind: Odisee projects that didn’t truly end in 2016 1️⃣ Wetenschapsreflex: still helping kids understand science 2️⃣ Growfunding BXL: civic crowdfunding has been scaled up 3️⃣ ASTAgood: sustainable crayfish farming is still being improved #Education #SocialInnovation #Sustainability #Aquaculture

Everyone deserves good food 🌱 Today is the start of Good Food Week, reminding us that healthy, sustainable food is a right, not a privilege. Our Experimententuin project helps urban schoolchildren learn about healthy, sustainable eating, from seed to plate. #WeekVoorGoedEten #Diet #Health

#ThrowbackThursday 2025 was packed with science communication: ✨ Ekoli Questival for disadvantaged youth 🏆 Wetenschapsbattle win at Nerdland Festival 🎪 I Love Science Festival (18.000 visitors!) 🔬 Dag van de Wetenschap at 3 locations 🥇 KVAB & Jonge Academie awards …and so much more! #SciComm #STEM

❄️ Snow won’t stop us! Even with a white blanket over Brussels, Odisee Research is back at work. We’re looking forward to sharing new projects, collaborations, and stories about practice-based research that matters. Best wishes for the new year! #HappyNewYear #AppliedResearch #CoCreation #Impact

Happy Holidays from Team Research at Odisee! 🎄 Thank you for following our journey in 2025, we look forward to continuing it together in 2026. We’re offline until 4 Jan, but back soon with new posts about research and impact. #HappyHolidays #NewYear #PracticeBasedResearch

10,000+ children live in Belgium’s asylum reception centres, most under 12. Research by Katja Fournier shows these spaces aren’t designed for kids to grow up safely. Read more in BRUZZ: www.bruzz.be/actua/jonger... Or De Standaard: www.standaard.be/binnenland/k... #Migration #ChildRights

🕯️ Today is Worldwide Candle Lighting Day, a global moment to remember children who are missed. Talking about loss with kids is hard, but necessary. Our researchers Inge and Eef talk about this in their book "Grote vragen van kleine kinderen". #WorldwideCandleLightingDay #GriefSupport

This week at the BLIST closing event (Erasmus+), Odisee joined the panel on "The Research Supervisor’s Perspective". Liesbeth Naessens & Filip Van Langenhove shared why supervisors matter for student involvement in applied research. #AppliedResearch #ErasmusPlus #StudentEngagement

International collaboration = impact 🌐 Yesterday at "Borderless Research", Odisee joined Belgian & Dutch colleagues to share success factors for cross-border projects and get ready for Framework 10. #InternationalCollaboration #EUProjects #CoCreation #ResearchImpact #Horizon #FP10

📚 Coming Spring 2026: Visible Invisible – Begging in Public Space After 3.5 years of research, this book reveals the layered reality of begging in our cities, and challenges persistent stereotypes. Proud of our researchers for highlighting this topic! #SocialWork #UrbanStudies #Inclusion #Begging

#ThrowbackThursday to a packed edition of "Tussen de Soep en de Feiten" at Muntpunt! Our researcher Pascal Debruyne joined the conversation on migration & integration in Belgium, and the power of personal stories. #Brussels #Migration #Integration #SocialWork

💻 #CyberMonday reminder: AI can boost your content marketing – if you use it responsibly. ✅ AI-kompas for ethical reflection 👉 datasmartondernemen.odisee.be/ai-kompas/ ✅ Free webinar on 4 Dec: prompt to post 👉 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ea1f34... #GenerativeAI #DigitalMarketing #EthicalAI

🖤 #BlackFriday = deals everywhere. But how about those birthday gifts? They’re not just generous – they’re strategic. Brands use your data to personalise offers & make you like them more. 📻 Saskia Vanden Eede explains on VRT WinWin: www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist... #DigitalMarketing #ConsumerBehaviour

How do you get your whole school team on board for sustainable change? Research from Odisee shows: the school leader makes the difference. 🎥 Watch Sofie Rottiers’ short @scimingo.bsky.social pitch #SchoolDevelopment #EducationalLeadership #ScienceCommunication #Onderwijs

Nearly 1,000 visitors came to our Aalst campus for Dag van de Wetenschap, and even more passed by our stands in the Brussels and Ghent science festivals. From tumbling cars to drones, from sea creatures to spinach cupcakes – science was everywhere. Thanks to all researchers, teachers & students!

🚶 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