Published by the éditions de l’Université libre de Bruxelles under the direction of Valérie André and Chanel de Halleux, the book Le Monde du roman français (1800-1830) / The World of the French Novel (1800-1830) does justice to the novelistic production of the turn of the Enlightenment and the Restoration, [...]
On Tuesday, May 6, our Fellow Davide Martino, a postdoctoral researcher in History at the sociAMM and MMC (Modern and Contemporary Worlds) research centers at the ULB, will give a seminar titled “Qui a vidé la terre d'eau ? Une histoire environnementale du Suriname colonial à l’époque moderne”. Davide [...]
On March 27, 2025 Meredith Crowley, Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge and holder of the 2024-2025 Ganshof van der Meersch Chair, delivered a public lecture at the Université libre de Bruxelles titled “The uncertain future of economic integration for Europe and the world”. The video of [...]
We are very happy to present our Activity Report for 2024, the year that marked the renewal of the Memoranda of Understanding between the Université libre de Bruxelles and the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford. Two pages are dedicated to this renewal, which took place in London on October [...]
On Thursday 10 April, the CECID (Center for International Cooperation and Development Studies) hosted a seminar at the ULB by Prof. Emma Mawdsley (University of Cambridge), titled "Global Development in the 21st Century and Ultra-Processed Food: A Perspective on Challenges and Opportunities”. Prof. Mawdsley was welcomed by our Postdoctoral [...]
Meredith Crowley, Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of St John’s College and a Research Coordinator at the Janeway Institute at Cambridge, is the holder of the 2024-2025 Ganshof van der Meersch Chair at the Université libre de Bruxelles. As part of this Chair, she will [...]
On December 13, 2024, the Académie royale de Belgique hosted the reception ceremony for the new Members of its Collegium, including Wiener-Anspach Alumnus Guillaume Schweicher and Cecilia Rizcallah, laureate of the Ganshof van der Meersch Prize in 2014-2015. Founded in 2021, the Collegium brings together 40 young scientists, artists, [...]
Photo credit: The Janeway Institute. The Fondation Wiener-Anspach is pleased to announce that the holder of the 2024-2025 Ganshof van der Meersch Chair at the Université libre de Buxelles is Meredith Crowley, Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of St John’s College and a [...]
Throughout 2024, we had the pleasure of receiving updates from Wiener-Anspach Fellows and Alumni regarding the publication of articles related to their research. We thank them and wish them another equally fruitful year ahead! Laura Alvarez (PhD in History, Art History and Archaeology, ULB) recently concluded a two-year stay [...]
On November 14, 2024, Matthew Collins, McDonald Professor in Palaeoproteomics at the University of Cambridge, gave a lecture at ULB as part of the Philippe Wiener Lectures organised by our Foundation. The interdisciplinary nature of his research captivated the audience, as evidenced by the many questions at the end [...]
