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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.
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 karen.brabant@odisee.be
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! 🐕
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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
