Thematic brochures

Thematic brochures comprise a collection published on the initiative of UCL and its partners: the former Académie Louvain and the Universités de Namur and Saint-Louis Bruxelles.

Around on a central theme, thematic brochures aim to highlight exploitable research, that is, the know-how and advanced technologies developed in university research laboratories with the potential for commercial development, non-commercial application, or progress in the humanities.

The brochures emphasise the interdisciplinary nature of UCL research, teams and partner institutions. Their purpose is to promote the potential of academic research beyond Belgian borders and to inspire partnerships with businesses, public institutions and all concerned economic actors.

The collection

Materials 2014

  • Health & safety - Food industry
  • Transport
  • Energy - Environment - Building construction
  • Manufacturing & processes
  • Electromagnetics, photonics & electronics


Food And Nutrition. Production. Technology. Health and behaviourFood and Nutrition 2014

 Production, Technology, Health and Behaviour

  • Food production and processing
  • Biological targets of food components
  • Behavioural, social and legal matters


Risks 2013

Risks 2013

  • Chemical risks
  • Biological risks
  • Physical risks
  • Psychological risks
  • Social risks
  • Economic and financial risks
  • Miscellaneous risks


Information and communication technologyInformation and Communication Technology 2012

  • Communication systems and networks
  • Software engineering, programming systems and formal methods
  • Information systems and databases
  • Electronic circuits and systems
  • Large graphs and networks
  • Signal and image processing
  • Cryptography and information security
  • Dynamical systems, control, optimization
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Machine learning, artificial intelligence and natural language processing
  • Biomedical engineering & bioinformatics
  • ICT: society and law
  • Facilities (centers and platforms)


BrusselsBrussels 2012

  • Deal with a formidable demographic boom and its multiple consequences in terms of housing, education, employment, transport, etc.
  • Reinforce its place as a European and international capital
  • Promote its cultural diversity
  • Reduce its socio-spatial fragmentation
  • Take up new environmental challenges
  • Nanomaterials


NanotechnologiesNanotechnologies 2011

  • Surfaces and thin films
  • Nanoelectronics/photonics
  • Nanomedicine
  • Nanotoxicology, ethics and legal issues
  • Simulation and modelling techniques
  • Characterisation techniques


Environment and sustainable developmentEnvironment and Sustainable Development 2010

  • The concept of sustainable development
  • Resource conservation and biodiversity
  • Climate change and carbon management
  • Sustainable mobility and spatial planning
  • Sustainable agriculture and food security
  • Sustainable production and use
  • Human health and environment
  • Solidarity and justice
  • New information technologies and sustainable development
  • Corporate and institutional social responsability
  • Law and policy for sustainable development


Biotechnology and biomedical applicationsBiotechnology and Biomedical Applications 2010

  • Bioengineering
  • Cellular biology: animals and plants
  • Immunology – Microbiology
  • Molecular biology
  • Pharmacology - Pharmacy – Therapy
  • Technology platforms
  • Bioethics


CancerologyCancerology 2010

  • Prevention and epidemiology
  • Cancer mechanisms
  • Diagnostics - Imaging
  • Immunology - Genetics
  • Biomarkers
  • Clinical study
  • Cancer treatment
  • Surgery
  • Radiotherapy
  • Psycho-oncology
  • Research centres and non-profits


Applied Biology, agriculture and environment at ucl Applied Biology, Agriculture and Environment at UCL 2009

  • Modelling and resource management
  • Water and soil
  • Microbiology and plant health
  • Ecosystems and plant production
  • Biosynthesis – Biotransformation – Bioremediation


 Organisation: innovation and managementOrganisation: Innovation and Management 2009

  • Innovation and growth
  • Organisation and management
  • Organisation, work and human resource management
  • Organisation, ethics and social responsibility
  • Understanding specific organisations