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Idea and coordination by Nathalie Gobbe.

Interviews and texts: Nathalie Gobbe, Natacha Jordens, Mathieu Léonard, Sophie Lapy.

Online publication: Natacha Jordens

Design and computer graphics: Curlie.

Experts: Mathieu Léonard.

Photos: Gettyimages.

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Uninhibited racism The two Koreas draw closer Stephen Hawking passes away The bitcoin bubble The United States open their embassy in Jerusalem The Salvini government is formed in Italy Migrants in a deadly Mediterranean A bridge collapses in Genoa Decriminalising abortion in Belgium Nobel Prize awarded to immunologists G20 summit in Argentina COP24 & Climate Change


Politics, society, economics, law, science, health… 2018 was an eventful year, with its share of tragedies in Belgium, Europe, and across the world. We have chosen 12 ‘major’ events and asked 12 ULB researchers to talk about them.

Through texts and infographics, they analyse, compare, and put into scientific perspective these 12 months.

We thank them for hitting the "pause" button in the middle of a hectic year, and hope you enjoy reading their analyses!


An initiative of the Research Communication unit, External Relations Department, Université libre de Bruxelles.


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