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There are also channels for science communication that are currently insufficiently known or utilised, and which offer accessible but no less valuable opportunities to introduce research to a broad audience or a specific target group. By forming teams between university-wide and local communication staff and research support staff, we can then promote and utilise this diversity of opportunities for science communication to the fullest extent possible.


Nuance and scientific argumentation always take precedence in our (proactive) communication about research results. We must also use this same nuance and scientific argumentation reactively, e.g. in the context of scientific fact-checking. As a university, we do not yet have a structural method to respond quickly to events, opinions and discourse as they surface in society. We are, therefore, exploring whether and, if so, how we can organise adequate and rapid scientific fact-checking at KU Leuven, the results of which can then be communicated just as adequately and quickly.

Together, we make KU Leuven

Thank you very much for the vote of confidence you have placed in me during what has already been an intense campaign. Now we are steaming ahead to the final round of voting! Because if you really want to bring a breath of fresh air to the university, you need to know exactly what is going on, what the needs are and how we can realistically address them. In short, you need to know KU Leuven inside out so that we can move forward together and leave no one behind. That’s why I am keen to continue the dialogue with you, because yes, together, we make KU Leuven.