🎄 Happy Holidays from the EEC Group! 🎉 We celebrated with an epic laser game and a toast at 5th Avenue restaurant. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and tons of success in 2025! 🥂✨ #TeamBuilding #HappyHolidays #SuccessAhead Bedrijfseconomische Wetenschappen UHasselt Enviro_economics_UH

🌿 Life at EEC 🌿Our Thursday Lunch Meetings are key for sharing updates, reviewing funding, and hearing presentations from guest speakers and group members. Watch Benoit Ruysschaert's presentation to get a glimpse. #ResearchSeminar #Uhasselt Bedrijfseconomische Wetenschappen UHasselt Enviro_economics_UH

It's time to present Prof. Natalie Beenaerts’ team on our socials. PhD Mario Gordillo and Cuban collaborators explore how thermal stress affects stunning Cuban painted snails, with insights into survival strategies under climate change. 🌍✨ BiTElab FieldResearchCentre Universiteit Hasselt

In honor of #MuseumSelfieDay we show Prof. Bernardo Reyes and PhD Mario Gordillo recently visiting the Senckenberg Institute with Prof. Julia Sigwart to explore Polymita shells & genome sequencing, advancing conservation & climate resilience research. BiTElab FieldResearchCentre

👋I’m Imke Tomsin, a PhD researcher at Universiteit Hasselt with Prof. Natalie Beenaerts!🐾 My work uses models to improve wildlife management, focusing on the endangered European hamster 🐹. Join me Feb 22 at FieldResearchCentre Infoday! #Conservation #PhD 🤝University of Stirling @INBOVlaanderen UAntwerpen

Today marks the passing of Richard Erlenmeyer (1825–1909), creator of the iconic Erlenmeyer flask. 🥼 Its smart design, perfect for mixing and heating, remains vital in our research, symbolizing precision as we tackle environmental challenges. 🌿 #Science #Innovation Universiteit Hasselt

🌿 Into the Wild: Fieldwork in Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen! 🦌❄️ Every 2 months, UHasselt’s Ecology Research Group studies wildlife with camera traps to understand human-wildlife interactions. Join us behind the scenes for a glimpse of nature’s magic! 📽️🦊 #FRC Universiteit Hasselt

Yesterday, we visited pcfruit vzw, a leading research center in fruit cultivation innovation. By aligning environmental sciences with horticulture & sustainable farming, we aim to develop solutions for a more resilient fruit sector. Looking forward to a fruitful collaboration!

🚀 Kicking off the #EXPOSIM Project! Tim Nawrot & Rossella Alfano joined the Horizon Europe 🇪🇺 kick-off to explore how environmental stressors shape immune health. 🧬🌍 With exposome modeling & immunology, we aim to drive policy for healthier environments! Stay tuned! 🎉 Universiteit Hasselt

🚀 Today, we kick off the 2nd Inspiration Day at CMK, Universiteit Hasselt. This event unites researchers in biology, chemistry, engineering, economics & law to tackle environmental challenges. Talks focus on environmental-health interactions & sustainable, bio-based innovations. 🌱🔬

Highlights from Science in & around Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen 2025! 🌿 UHasselt leads AnaEE-Flanders via #Ecotron. Research on pears, hamsters, recreation & bats reveals key ecological insights. Studying biodiversity helps us understand & protect our ecosystems! FieldResearchCentre

At the #EXPOSIM kick-off, Tim Nawrot presented CMK’s role. Using data from Belgium’s largest birth cohort (ENVIRONAGE), we’ll study how early-life exposures shape metabolism & immunity via AI-driven allergy tests & glucose monitoring. Exciting discoveries ahead! 🔬 Universiteit Hasselt

Our researchers warn that sudden temperature swings disrupt ecosystems. As families enjoy the Carnival break, nature faces extreme shifts (-4°C to18°C). Prof. Soudzilovskaia (#Ecotron) explains how early plant growth can disturb the food chain, impacting insects & birds.Universiteit Hasselt

How does nature influence children's health? In the #GreenBrain project, our researchers study how green spaces impact cardiovascular health & stress. PhD students Nick Giesberts & Ellen Hannes visited ISGlobal to refine data analysis! Universiteit Hasselt

🌱 Excited to support the Belgian Plant Science Community (BPSC)! 🌱 Great kick-off at Meise Botanic Garden with our CMK - Universiteit Hasselt team! Looking forward to collaboration in plant science & sustainability! 🌿🌍 #BPSC #PlantScience #Collaboration #CMK #UHasselt