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Practice-based research from Odisee University of Applied Sciences. Sharing insights, projects, and ideas with the European research community. Let’s connect and collaborate.
🖤 #BlackFriday = deals everywhere. But how about those birthday gifts?
They’re not just generous – they’re strategic.
Brands use your data to personalise offers & make you like them more.
📻 Saskia Vanden Eede explains on VRT WinWin: www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist...
#DigitalMarketing #ConsumerBehaviour
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
How do you get your whole school team on board for sustainable change? Research from Odisee shows: the school leader makes the difference.
🎥 Watch Sofie Rottiers’ short @scimingo.bsky.social pitch
#SchoolDevelopment #EducationalLeadership #ScienceCommunication #Onderwijs
November 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Nearly 1,000 visitors came to our Aalst campus for Dag van de Wetenschap, and even more passed by our stands in the Brussels and Ghent science festivals.
From tumbling cars to drones, from sea creatures to spinach cupcakes – science was everywhere.
Thanks to all researchers, teachers & students!
November 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🚶 Are you 65+ and living in Brussels?
Join Odisee’s SMART-AGE project to help make urban mobility more inclusive for older adults.
📧 Contact [email protected]
First interviews start in December.
#InclusiveMobility #HealthyAgeing #EUResearch #Brussels
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Three Odisee researchers received the Science Communication Award yesterday – and we’re the only University of Applied Sciences among the laureates! 🎖️
We believe that science communication matters: it’s how research creates real-world impact.
#ScienceCommunication #ResearchImpact
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
💜 Week of Older Adults
Odisee is driving research and action for healthy ageing:
✔ Nutrition & lifestyle medicine
✔ Integrated care for dementia & multimorbidity
✔ EU projects AHAA & SACRED
✔ New insights on sleep and fall prevention
#HealthyAgeing #PublicHealth #Aging
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🔍 Dag van de Wetenschap – this Sunday!
Join Odisee in Aalst, Brussels & Ghent for hands-on science activities and research demos.
👉 Details: www.dagvandewetenschap.be
#DagVanDeWetenschap #DVDW2025 #STEMeducation #ScienceForSociety
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
💜 World Prematurity Day
Odisee supports families through research and co-creation:
✔️ NeoParent – app to connect parents with their premature baby
✔️ Te Vroeg – digital platform for reliable info and peer support
#WorldPrematurityDay #HealthInnovation #FamilyCare #Premature
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🤝 Partner in the Spotlight: DIAK (Finland)
Odisee welcomed DIAK’s rector and innovation director to Brussels.
Together, we work on #inclusion, #diversity and #socialinnovation, from joint research to EU projects like ESIC.
Collaboration matters. Europe’s challenges need shared solutions.
#EUResearch
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🌍 Stadsarchitecten 2050 – STEM meets sustainability

Odisee’s project helps pupils design future cities.
First international try-out: European School of Varese 🇮🇹
Now open to Dutch-speaking schools in Brussels!

🔗 Info & registration: www.odisee.be/onderzoekspr...

#STEMeducation #Sustainability
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Odisee’s Health research cluster focuses on care that’s practical, inclusive and rooted in real life.
🏘️ Active neighbourhoods
🥗 Nutrition
👶 Perinatal & family care
👵 Elderly care
💡 Care innovation
📚 Education for healthcare professionals
#HealthResearch #CareInnovation #AppliedResearch #EUmissions
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🌱 EcoZorg: sustainable from day one

Odisee’s pilot project at AZ Sint-Lucas tested reusable baby nappies in maternity care, reducing hospital waste and exploring circular solutions.

🎥 Watch our new video

#EcoZorg #SustainableHealthcare #ReusableNappies #SustainableDevelopmentGoals
November 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📖 Living alongside a loved one who is thinking about suicide
A book by Odisee researcher Alexandre Reynders, based on interviews and research, written for those supporting a loved one in crisis.
📚 Book presentation: 6 Nov 19:00–21:30 @ Acco Leuven
#MentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #BookLaunch
November 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🎓 Odisee student Amber Vroonen made the longlist for the 2025 Bachelor Prize!
Her thesis explores lobster welfare – showing they feel pain, solve problems, and deserve better protection.
Odisee had the highest number of submissions of all UAS 👏
#BachelorThesis #AnimalWelfare #StudentScience
October 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
#ThrowbackThursday to Questival!
Odisee brought augmented reality LEGO, solar-powered pianos, and food allergy science to life. Hands-on, minds-on science for all ages.
#STEM #InclusiveSTEM #AugmentedReality #SustainableEnergy #FoodScience
October 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🥣 "Between the Soup and the Facts"
Odisee researcher Pascal Debruyne joins the panel to discuss refugee integration and policy impact.
📍 Muntpunt, Brussels
🗓️ 4 Nov, 12:15-13:30
🎶 Music by Hussein Rassim
#Migration #Integration #Refugees #SocialResearch
October 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
👀 I see, I see, what you don’t see.
Young carers are often invisible – but their responsibilities are real.
During the Week of the Young Carer, we raise awareness to support student carers in higher education.
📚 Odisee co-created this campaign and published a guide for HEIs.
#YoungCarers #Inclusion
October 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Odisee researchers honoured with the Flemish SciComm Awards!
📚 Eef Cornelissen & Inge Tency – for their book on sensitive topics for young children
🔬 Lucas Mergan – for his diverse portfolio on biology & the scientific process
Vote for your favourite: www.eoswetenschap.eu/publieksfavo...
#scicomm
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Odisee’s (Bio)Tech cluster drives sustainable innovation:

🌱 SALTO – agro-bio alternatives
🧪 BIT-O – biochemical valorisation of side streams
🏗️ DUBiT – circular construction
💡 UCE – user-centred tech
🐟 Aqua-ERF – aquaculture systems

Co-creation, circularity & real-world impact.
#Biotech #EUresearch
October 20, 2025 at 6:28 AM
On #PovertyEradicationDay, Odisee researchers highlight:
🏠 An e-course on #homelessness in Brussels
💶 A multi-perspective study on #begging
📚 A paper on volunteer care for homeless people
📖 An upcoming book on begging

#SocialJustice #AppliedResearch #Poverty
October 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🌵 Meet EcoZoo: a method that helps children reflect on sustainability & empathy through philosophical dialogue.
Developed by Exploratio, tested in 24 classrooms, and now part of teacher education.
#PhilosophyForChildren #SustainabilityEducation #EmpathyEducation #AppliedResearch
October 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Odisee joined #ILoveScienceFestival in Brussels with 5 interactive demos, from cabbage dye to robot design & circular towers 🧪

18,000+ visitors explored science hands-on. Thanks to our teams for making it happen!

#ScienceOutreach #STEM #AppliedScience #PublicEngagement
October 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🧠 On #WorldMentalHealthDay, Odisee highlights 3 new projects:
💜 Sexuality & intimacy in young-onset dementia
🍽️ ARFID support tool for parents
💡 Psychosis care in residential settings
Practice-based research for inclusive mental health.
#MentalHealth #AppliedScience #InclusiveCare #ARFID
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🏗️ Odisee’s DUBiT team launches milieubewustisoleren.be: a visual tool to compare insulation materials on performance, sustainability & circularity.
Helping architects, builders & students make informed choices.
#CircularConstruction #BiobasedMaterials #SustainableBuilding #AppliedResearch
October 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Odisee’s Social research cluster focuses on justice, inclusion & family support.

👪 Centre for Family Studies: parenting & empowerment
🏙️ Social Work Research Centre: rights & urban citizenship

#EUResearch #SocialWork #FamilyStudies #Brussels
October 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM