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As part of the 11-14 March Water and Climate Festival in Louvain-la-Neuve, Science Today is highlighting UCLouvain ecological transition research and researchers. Julie Hermesse, doctor in anthropology and member of the UCLouvain Laboratory for Prospective Anthropology (LAAP) and member of...

The SUNRISE project, in which UCLouvain participates, just received €1 million from the European Union. With this sum, for one year, the consortium will establish a road map and build a community around a sustainable alternative project to produce fuels and basic chemicals....

Agricultural nitrate has polluted water for decades. Today various techniques make it possible to more effectively control the use of this necessary fertiliser. It’s a much more complex problem than is generally believed. No nitrogen, no crops! That’s the inescapable starting point of...

UCLouvain psychology researchers have shown that nudging techniques can positively influence eating behaviours, including when it comes to increasing the consumption of a ‘forgotten’ vegetable. Eating well is the key to good health. Yet many people struggle to apply the principles of...