Once again, the SMCS is offering its University Certificate “Junior Data Analyst”, a one-year programme held on selected Fridays and Saturdays throughout the academic year. Designed for a broad audience, the certificate enables participants to develop practical skills in data analysis.

Organized by OpenHub, in collaboration with Louvain Transfer and the LLN Science Park , this evening marks the official closing of the 2026 edition of the StudentLabs program, an initiative that brings together Belgian and international students around concrete innovation projects proposed by partner companies.

Thanks to funding from the F.R.S.-FNRS, P2C has acquired an ARES‑G2 rheometer, which allows independent measurement of the imposed deformation and the material’s response. This significantly reduces errors related to system inertia and greatly improves measurement accuracy. This instrument will enable more precise characterization of complex materials such as polymers, gels, inks, paints, suspensions, biomaterials, composites, food products, and more.

The Lemaitre4 cluster is welcoming five new servers featuring cutting-edge scientific computing technology, boosting its total computing capacity by a factor of five.

The addition of a new 57-by-30-metre greenhouse, a sorting facility for the post-harvest separation of intercropped crops, and other agricultural equipment provides the FERM platform with new opportunities to develop research projects and strengthen collaborations with companies and industry stakeholders.

The non-profit organization Amarrage has recently established a partnership with the University Farms to host the En Terre-1-Connue project at the Corroy-le-Grand site. This educational initiative offers a pathway to recovery and personal development for young people facing difficulties.

This day offers an opportunity to appreciate the results achieved and to meet the key contributors, as well as the entire FERM platform team.

RéVIVRE is a cross‑border project designed to address the major climatic and social challenges facing our cities: urban heat islands, water management, and soft mobility. Coordinated by the MiiL – Media Innovation & Intelligibility Lab –, the project combines immersive technologies (XR), environmental data visualization, and participatory co‑design to create concrete tools for decision‑making and urban transformation.

At the end of this training course, which will take place from July 8 to 10, you will be familiar with the syntax and the main data structures of the Python programming language. You will be able to create standard or specialized graphs and develop your own Python functions.

Platforms are often presented as tools for research. But that overlooks the fact that they are also valuable allies for teaching. At OpenHub, two students, as part of their final-year project, designed an automated robotic arm capable of sorting waste.