Welcome to Earth and Life Institute
The Earth and Life Institute (ELI) is a research institute from UCLouvain that gathers more than 450 scientists, covering a wide range of disciplines in the Earth and life sciences.
The aim of their research is to study and understand, at different scales, the fundamental physical, chemical and biological processes that govern the functioning of our planet, in order to develop sustainable solutions to some of the major challenges faced by our societies.
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Upcoming events
What's new at Earth and Life Institute?
2025-11-28
Transition Week: walking, planting, and sharing ideas to create the world of tomorrow
From November 17 to 21, UCLouvain celebrated the Transition Week.
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2025-11-25
Making agricultural systems more sustainable through human and economic perspectives
The ecological transition is probably the most important challenge humanity will face this century. To make this transition a success, all disciplines need to be involved.
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2025-10-22
Science on the field: collecting data in extreme environments
On October 7, several members of the Earth and Life Institute attended the premiere of IMAQA's documentary “Something in the Water”, a story of scientific data collection in a particularly hostile env
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2025-10-06
The ArcticWATCH project: rapid sea ice loss as an indicator of global warming
Researchers from the ArcticWATCH project study and model sea ice, an important indicator of global warming.
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2025-09-23
ELI celebrates 600 years of research with the Happy U exhibition
The Earth and Life Institute is part of the "𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐔" 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to celebrate 600 years of research at UCLouvain. Have you already visited the "Happy U" exhibition a
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