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Practice-based research from Odisee University of Applied Sciences. Sharing insights, projects, and ideas with the European research community. Let’s connect and collaborate.
🌍 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
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
📣 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
Research Week 2026- TEACH4SD EU SUMMIT
CenSE Research Week 2026 - Odisee, University of Applied SciencesFrom Mond...
www.odisee.be
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🌱 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
November 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📖 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
November 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🎓 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
October 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
#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
October 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🥣 "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
October 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
👀 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
October 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Including the research by Hilde Vervaecke on search dogs! 🐕
The Belgian Wildlife Disease Society (#BWDS) study day was once again both educational and enjoyable!
This year’s edition took us to @inbo.be (Research Institute for Nature and Forest - Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek) and VOC ‘SOS Wilde Dieren VZW’ in Geraardsbergen.
October 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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
October 20, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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
October 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🌵 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
October 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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
October 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🧠 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
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🏗️ 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
October 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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
October 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🦉 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
October 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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
October 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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
September 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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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...
Hoe rot is betonrot?
Wat als je balkon plots instort? Het klinkt als een horrorfilm, maar zulke ongevallen komen geregeld voor. De grote schuldige: betonrot. De grote schuldige: betonrot. Professor Bart Craeye onderzoekt ...
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September 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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
September 23, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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
September 21, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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
September 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM