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These three alumni win an Academy Award in Hollywood

On February 23, three Ghent University alumni walked the red carpet in Hollywood to receive a prestigious award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, known for the Oscars.

'Belgian Nobel Prize' for pioneering work

Professor Veronique Van Speybroeck is one of the world's leading researchers concerning sustainable technologies. For making groundbreaking contributions to the computer modelling of catalysis, she wins the prestigious Francqui Prize for Exact Sciences.

Bio-engineer uses trees as bio-air conditioners

Since May, the Belgian pavilion at the Biennale Architettura 2025 in Venice has been home to a unique experimental setup: Building Biospheres. For three months now, visitors have been experiencing how a planting area with 250 subtropical plants and trees creates a pleasant indoor climate.

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