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Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

PhD Severine MATTHIJS

15/05/2017 - 10:45

On May 4th 2017 Severine Matthijs obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Diversity and Evolution of Host-Defense Peptides in Frogs (Amphibia: Anura): a Phylogenomic Approach
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Kim Roelants

PhD Moa Megersa GUTA

21/04/2017 - 16:00

On April 21 2017 Moa Megersa Guta obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Development of nature-based drinking water treatment derived from indigenous knowledge systems for its sustainable use
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Ludwig Triest & Dr. Abebe Beyene

PhD Nathalie TONNÉ

29/03/2017 - 17:30

On March 29th 2017 Nathalie Tonné obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
TO MOVE OR TO STAY PUT: Rhizophoraceae mangrove species autoecology in the early life stages of the viviparous seedlings
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Nico Koedam

PhD Francisco BENITEZ CAPISTROS

09/11/2016 - 16:00

On November 9th 2016 Francisco Benitez Capistros obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Social and ecological systems dynamics of the Galapagos Islands: Participatory methodological approaches to support sustainability, conservation science and management.
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Nico Koedam & Prof. Dr. Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Joint PhD with ULB

PhD Judith OKELLO

30/06/2016 - 15:00

On June 30th 2016 Judith Okello obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
The role of disturbances in mangrove wood formation and forest structure: effect of large sedimentation events
Joint PhD with Université Libre de Bruxelles
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Nico Koedam & Prof. Dr. Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

Drie nieuwe Science Fellows

21/06/2016 - 10:00

Op de Fellowship Ceremony donderdag 16 juni heeft de Vrije Universiteit Brussel de namen van dertig nieuwe Fellows bekendgemaakt. Het gaat om topmensen uit het bedrijfsleven, overheid of maatschappelijke organisaties. Daaronder drie Science Fellows: Jan Bogaerts, Patrick Roggemans en Els Torreele.

PhD Ronny Merken

10/09/2015 - 16:00

On September 10th 2015 Ronny Merken obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Roots and shoots of the European Nature and biodiversity legislation: Its origin and relevance in a transboundary, migratory and agricultural perspective
Promotor: Prof. Dr. N. Koedam

Prestigious Prize for Mangrove Research

09/07/2015 - 10:15

Peruvian VUB Student, Melissa Quispe Zúñiga’s socio-ecologic-economic research on Malaysian Mangrove forests received VUB’s yearly Millennium Development Goals Award. This award praises excellent research related to the UN Millennium Development Goals.

PhD Tom VAN DER STOCKEN

26/05/2015 - 16:00

On May 26th 2015 Van Der Stocken Tom obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences (Joint PhD with ULB) with the following doctoral thesis:
Biological and environmental drivers of mangrove propagule dispersal: a field and modeling approach.
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Nico Koedam, Prof. Dr. James Gitundu Kairo and Prof. Dr. Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

PhD TREER Dag

08/05/2015 - 15:00

On May 8th 2015 Dag Treer obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis: Integrative studies on sex pheromones in European newts.
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Franky Bossuyt