# News

**Source**: https://www.ugent.be/phd/en/news-events/news
**Parent**: https://www.ugent.be/phd/en

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| 26-02-2026 | [Ellen Moons is Ghent University Alumnus of the Year 2026](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/ellen-moons-is-ghent-university-alumnus-of-the-year-2026 "Ellen Moons, Professor of Physics and Secretary-General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, has been named Ghent University Alumnus of the Year 2026.") |
| 27-01-2026 | [Kristof Cools wins ERC Proof of Concept Grant for simulation software](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/erc-poc-grantee-2026.htm "Prof Kristof Cools wins a Proof of Concept Grant to develop simulation software that can accelerate technological innovation, shorten the production time of various applications and significantly reduce resource requirements.") |
| 27-01-2026 | [Five years of ENLIGHT, five impactful achievements](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/five-years-enlight "Five years ago, Ghent University joined forces with eight other European universities to form the ENLIGHT university alliance.") |
| 15-12-2025 | [Ingrid Moerman selected as IEEE Fellow](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/moerman-ieee.htm "Prof. Ingrid Moerman (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture) has been selected as a Fellow of IEEE in recognition of her contribution to research into wireless technologies.") |
| 09-12-2025 | [Ghent University hits milestone: 150 ERC grantees with 4 new winners](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/4-new-consolidator-grant-winners-2025.htm "With four new ERC Consolidator Grant winners in 2025, Ghent University has reached an impressive milestone. With this result, as many as ten percent of the professors at Ghent University have obtained ERC funding.") |
| 17-11-2025 | [Diatoms are continuously having sex, and that's good for our planet](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/diatoms.htm "An international team of researchers, including the research groups of Ghent University professors Wim Vyverman and Klaas Vandepoele, has solved a centuries-old mystery: where and when do diatoms reproduce sexually?") |
| 06-11-2025 | [Bart Merci wins ERC Synergy Grant with spacecraft fire protection project](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/bart-merci-wins-erc-synergy-grant.htm "With the FireSpace project, Prof Bart Merci (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture) and colleagues from Lille, Paris and Bremen will conduct pioneering research on the dynamics of fire in space context.") |
| 21-10-2025 | [Ghent University scores in ENLIGHT calls](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/ghent-university-scores-in-enlight-calls "The results of the ENLIGHT calls 2025 have been announced. Ghent University confirms its strong position within the European university alliance, with involvement in half of all proposals submitted and coordination of eight selected projects.") |
| 13-10-2025 | [Ghent University researchers develop world's fastest QD-based SWIR photodetector](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/ghent-university-researchers-develop-worlds-fastest-qd-based-swir-photodetector "Using super-small crystals, Ghent University researchers developed a photodetector that responds within 4 nanoseconds.") |
| 04-09-2025 | [No fewer than seven new ERC Starting Grants for Ghent University researchers](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/ercstgr2025winners.htm "This year, seven young Ghent University researchers will receive an ERC Starting Grant. This grant will enable them to expand their research group and conduct groundbreaking research. Ghent University's leading position in Europe is confirmed again.") |
| 01-09-2025 | [ETpathfinder Smart Skills Lab shares Einstein Telescope knowledge with businesses](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/etpathfinder-smart-skills-lab-shares-einstein-telescope-knowledge-with-businesses "Research into the Einstein Telescope is generating valuable technological expertise. While this presents major opportunities for industry, much of the knowledge fails to reach businesses effectively.") |
| 14-07-2025 | [Two chemists from Ghent University both win an ERC Proof of Concept Grant](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/ercpoc2025winners.htm "With two new ERC-PoC grantees, Ghent University is strengthening its position at the top of of research in Europe once again. Notably, the two winning projects are in chemistry. This is a field in which Ghent University holds a firm reputation.") |
| 17-06-2025 | [Ghent University shines with six prestigious ERC Advanced Grants](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/six-erc-advanced-grants.htm "Ghent University has once again proven its excellence in research by securing six coveted ERC Advanced Grants. This remarkable achievement places the university at the forefront of European scientific innovation.") |
| 16-06-2025 | [Researchers bring you face to face with a 10,500-year-old woman](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/womanofmargaux.htm "Ghent University researchers have reconstructed the face and life of a prehistoric Belgian woman who lived in the Meuse Valley around 10,500 years ago.") |
| 25-03-2025 | [Ghent University Consortium ‘Track the Twin ‘ puts quantum dot technology on the map](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/trackt "The Track the Twin consortium, led by researchers at Ghent University, has been launched with the aim of accelerating the commercialisation of quantum dot (QD) devices.") |
| 21-03-2025 | [Rectoral closing speech Dies Natalis 2025](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/rectoral-speech-dies-natalis-2025.htm "Ghent University - Dies Natalis 2025 Closing speech by Rector Rik Van de Walle") |
| 27-02-2025 | [GUARD strengthens rare disease research](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/guard-consortium-rare-diseases.htm "Tomorrow, not coincidentally on Rare Diseases Day, the GUARD consortium is being launched. GUARD stands for Ghent University Action on Rare Diseases and aims to improve research into and treatment of rare diseases.") |
| 23-01-2025 | [Three Ghent University researchers win ERC Proof of Concept Grants](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/three-erc-proof-of-concept-grants.htm "Tine Destrooper (in collaboration with postdoctoral researchers Cira Palli-Aspero and Elke Evrard), Anna Tummers and Kevin Van Geem, can now further develop the industrial and social innovation potential of discoveries from their ERC work.") |
| 09-12-2024 | [Ghent University and partners Launch Prestigious PHARMECO Project for Sustainable Pharmaceutical Production](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/pharmecokickoff.htm "Ghent University  is excited to announce the official launch of PHARMECO, an ambitious public-private partnership designed to transform the pharmaceutical industry through the adoption of more sustainable manufacturing practices.") |
| 06-12-2024 | [Medieval latrine reveals ancient infection with African parasite in Bruges](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/medieval-latrine-african-parasite-bruges.htm "In a surprising discovery, researchers have found evidence of an African intestinal parasite in a 500-year-old cesspit in Bruges. The find offers valuable insights into how diseases spread in the past.") |
| 31-05-2024 | [Cooperation with Israeli partners - update 31 May 2024](https://www.ugent.be/en/news-events/cooperation-with-israeli-partners-update-31-may-2024 "Following new screening, Ghent University plans to end all ongoing institutional collaborations with Israeli universities and research institutions.") |