ILEE Research Day

The annual scientific meeting of the members of ILEE.
  • When Mar 30, 2026 from 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM (Europe/Brussels / UTC200)
  • Where Quai 22, Rue du Séminaire 22, Namur
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Another successful edition of the ILEE Reserach Day with presentation of extremely high quality, representing the large variety of topics investigated. Congratulations to all speakers for their engagement and professionalism! This was further reflected in the ranking of the jury of all students giving a talk. Nevertheless, for a second time, Arunima Sikder (Biology) won the price for the best presentation with her very entertaining speech on how to better survive fluctuating stress situations! (She will defend her thesis this year, so the cards will be reshuffled next time!) 

Participants further enjoyed the talk on the importance of history when it comes to soil pollution by this year's key note speaker Dr Arnaud Péters. He gave a very inspiring overlook on the work that historians contribute to determine the pollution of former industrial sites, risks of pollution caused by industrial practices, and what the impacts that are still relevant to date.

Among the ~50 participants were quite a few (master) students who had the chance to listen to excellent research presentations and chat with the members of ILEE during coffee and lunch time.

 

Have a look at all pictures of the day, many thanks to our precious photographers Julie Hétru & Liévin Castellain (Biology)!

 

This was the programme:

8h30

Welcome with coffee & bits

9h00

Climate change, conflicts, migration, and disease outbreaks in the sub-Saharan context: the case of the Democratic Republic of Congo - Harry César Kayembe Ntumba

9h15

Deciphering the Primary Melt of EC 002 Meteorite and what it reveals about its Parent body – Anaïs Grangé

9h30

Fluoxetine boosts reproduction output but not spawning site preferences in African turquoise killifish - Theresia Kimario

9h45

How can we find out where internal migrants are in Senegal? - Corentin Visée

10h00

Temporal stability of phytoplankton communities under fluctuating stress – Arunima Sikder

10h15

Keynote lecture by Arnaud Péters: The contribution of history to the challenges related to soil (de)pollution

11h00

Coffee break

11h30

Human-wolf interactions in Belgium: an investigation into local dynamics and stakeholder perspectives - Eliana Muccio

11h45

Reconciling food systems and biodiversity conservation: revealing social interdependencies to foster collective and sustainable action - Sofia Correa Delgado & Aliz Hevesi

12h00

Euryhaline catfish fish diversification and domestication for sustainable aquaculture in Mekong Delta in the context of climate change - Tinh Em Nguyen

12h15

What do you do with a drunken sponge? – Brendan Reid

12h30

Salinity acclimation changes cold response in a marsh snail – Alice Dennis

12h45

General Annual Meeting ILEE

 

Award for the best presentation

~13h

Lunch