How did sabre-toothed tigers acquire their long upper canine teeth?
A study led by ULiège enriches our understanding of the Earth's past and documents the mechanisms leading to evolutionary convergence.
The Faculty of Sciences, by its uniqueness but also its diversity, is at the service of the triple university mission: teaching, research and citizenship.
One of the missions of the Faculty of Science is to prepare students to become self-reliant scientists imbued with the critical thinking and adaptability necessary to meet tomorrow's technological challenges.
At the forefront of research, the Faculty of Science develops a rigorous and innovative scientific approach that contributes to the quality of its teaching.
Although it satisfies the intellectual need and curiosity of the scientist, science is open to the world. In the service of men and women, it is closely linked to all aspects of human life.
Researchers from the EDDy Lab (GEOLOGY Research Unit/Faculty of Sciences) and Réjouisciences, the science and technology dissemination unit of the University of Liège,havejustbeen awarded a grant from the Fonds Wernaers( FNRS) for their "Fossils in the City" project to develop a mobile application that allows users to identify and document the fossils found on the pavements and walls of our cities.
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ossils are all around us, under our feet, on the walls andsometimes even when we look up at the ceiling. Gathered around Valentin Fischer, palaeontologist atthe ULiège, the scientific team of the EDDy Lab has developed a playful and educational project that will amuse young and old alike. Named "Fossils in the City", this project aims to help everyone discover the palaeontological treasures that abound on our pavements and house façades .
The project has just beenselected to receive the Wernaers Fund's " Media contributing to the development of interest in scientific culture " grant to develop not only an application but also a website, paper publications and the possibility to follow the project news via social networks. Founded on the initiative of the late Mr. Gustave Christin WERNAERS, the WERNAERS International Fund for Research and Dissemination of Knowledge was created at the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique - FNRS. The ISDT WERNAERS Fund supports actions to promote research and the dissemination of scientific knowledge.
A study led by ULiège enriches our understanding of the Earth's past and documents the mechanisms leading to evolutionary convergence.
The SPECULOOS project, led by the University of Liège, has revealed the existence of an Earth-sized planet around SPECULOOS-3, a nearby star similar in size to Jupiter and twice as cold as our Sun.
Co-discovered by researchers from the University of Liège, this exoplanet is larger but seven times less massive than Jupiter and is the second least dense planet discovered to date.