Tag Archives: Belgium

Smart bud(die)s

Posted on November 19, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Smart bud(die)s, or Knappe k(n)oppen in Dutch, is a citizen science project initiated by our research group at the University of Antwerp (together with ReaGent). It is tailored towards high schools, and aims to provide them with a fun and … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Belgium, Citizen science, climate change, Ecology, Forest, Global change, Nature, Science, Students, Teaching | 3 Comments

Study day

Posted on October 10, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

This week, we gathered in the beautiful city center of Antwerp for the PLECO Research Day, a yearly event that brings together all members of our research group for a day of discussions. As our group is steadily growing (over … Continue reading →

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Sowing the seeds

Posted on May 15, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

This weird-looking bunch of office plants is actually much more than it seems: it is the start of a new experiment, which will broaden our scientific horizon to the world of population genetics. The lucky model species is Matricaria discoidea, … Continue reading →

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Field season kick-off

Posted on April 30, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week, we celebrated the kick-off of 2018s field season, and as usual we did that with a student field trip to the Hallerbos, the world-famous purple forest that gets filled with bluebells in spring. We like to take the … Continue reading →

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A little walk

Posted on March 17, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Rainy weather and thesis writing joined forces to lock me up inside a bit more than I would like in the first months of 2018, yet that is a pattern that I am determined to break. Because what is nicer … Continue reading →

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Light

Posted on January 10, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

The season of darkness – and tons of artificial little lights to compensate for that – is finally coming to an end again. Here in Belgium, we are again gaining two minutes of daylight every day, on our steady road … Continue reading →