Videos

Aarushi
Caro
KU Leuven
VUB

Ovarian cancer: treating ourselves with our cells!

Every 3 minutes, a woman dies of ovarian cancer somewhere in the world. "Ovarian cancer is very sneaky. Most of the patients respond positively to the therapies initially provided to them, but eventually, the cancer comes back and is much more aggressive. As a result one in two ovarian cancer patients die within 5 years after diagnosis." But what if we were able to treat ovarian cancer with a new therapy using our cells?
Flore
Van Maldeghem
FWO
VUB

Space dust on your roof

Once in a while, a meteorite hits Earth, which then becomes world news. But did you know that there is a constant rain of micrometeorites falling on Earth? These are meteorites smaller than 2 mm, some of which, if you look closely, you can find on your flat roof. What makes micrometeorites so interesting that VUB researcher Flore Van Maldeghem even travels to remote Antarctica to find them? She tells us in this video.
Carmen
Mazijn
VUB

How smart algorithms learn unacceptable patterns

Your next job or loan application might well be assessed by AI. But what if this AI is biased, and wrongly reasons that women are not fit for the job or singles should not get a loan? Carmen Mazijn (VUB) created a technique to detect discriminatory AI models.
Zoé
Jardon
VUB

How can we make airplane parts smart and healthy?

Imagine a world where planes aren't just checked, but they can actually tell us how they're doing! VUB researcher Zoé Jardon wants to turn this dream into reality by developing smart metal parts. Such smart components can tell by themselves if they are in good condition or not, and inform us about a problem and where it is occurring.
Kenza
Mostaqim
VUB

Getting ahead of cancer treatment's side effects

What if there might be a way to tackle the side effects of cancer treatments, such as fatigue, chronic pain and anxiety, even before the treatment begins? Kenza Mostaqim (VUB) introduces you to 'prehabilitation'.
Lander
Van Tricht
VUB

Glaciers in Kyrgyzstan are disappearing at an alarming rate

Did you know that every two minutes, enough ice melts on Earth to fill around 400 Olympic swimming pools with its meltwater? "The urgency is real – glaciers worldwide are disappearing at an alarming rate. In various corners of the globe, millions rely on these majestic glaciers for their drinking water and agricultural needs." Dive into the eye-opening short trip with glaciologist Lander Van Tricht as he takes you on a glacier expedition in Kyrgyzstan.
Bettina
De Ruyck

Exploring shareholder approval of environmental and social goals

Managers of large companies get bonuses for achieving financial goals, such as increasing profits. But what do shareholders think about giving these managers a bonus for environmental and social goals, such as reducing emissions or improving employee well-being? This is what Bettina De Ruyck looked into. "Bonuses for non-financial objectives are twice as common in managers' pay compared to ten years ago."
Birgit
De Bock

How polluted is the rainwater in our city?

Birgit De Bock (Aquafin) shows you what a rainwater sample looks like after it washed down a heavy traffic road. Would you like to swim in this? Neither do the fish! That's why our rainwater has to be filtered before it is released into the river. Birgit explains how they tackle this at Aquafin.
Lara
De Deyn
UAntwerpen
VIB

Alzheimer's disease: from smoothie to fruit salad

Have you ever enjoyed a delicious smoothie? The way this tasty drink is made has similarities to how Alzheimer's disease research has been approached in the past decades. In this video, Lara De Deyn explains why she chooses a fruit salad approach in her research. A very nice metaphor to tell how Alzheimer's disease research is evolving.
Fauve
Maertens
ILVO

In search of tobacco whiteflies and their transmissible viruses

The tobacco whitefly, an exotic fly smaller than a grain of rice, can kill almost any vegetable in a greenhouse. These flies already turned up in greenhouses of vegetable growers in our country, but we don't know how big the problem is. At least, for now. Because Fauve Maertens (ILVO) wants to change that by mapping the spread of the tobacco whitefly.
Joke
Borzée
KU Leuven
Vlerick

How to treat the financially ill health care sector

Did you know that 20% of all healthcare expenses are 'waste'? "We are spending large sums of money on things that don't really improve patients' health, such as overtreatment, administrative efficiencies, and so on", says Joke Borzee. To treat our financially ill healthcare sector, she is working on a scoring model to assess the overall value of treatments. Watch her explain how this would work.
Alvaro
Martin Hermosilla
VIB
VUB

Creating new proteins for a future without diseases

Why do people get cancer, arthritis, or Alzheimer's? Essentially because a protein key in our body does not fit in its respective lock. This is why Alvaro Martin is looking at removing defective keys and designing new protein keys. Keys that fit and can open the necessary locks, so that for example, our immune cells target and kill cancerous cells. "Protein design can be the key to unlocking a future without diseases."