EBRAINS welcomes Ghent University as new associate member

The membership will give Ghent University the opportunity to co-design future iterations of EBRAINS’ cutting-edge tools and services, as well as strengthen the collaboration across Europe in the field of brain science and health.

Ghent University is a world-class, open, pluralistic and socially engaged university. The university is over 200 years old, offers more than 200 programmes and conducts research in many scientific disciplines.

Their credo is 'Dare to Think': they are a haven for courageous thinkers. 50,000 students and 15,000 employees constantly enter into dialogue with society. Ghent University encourages each of them to seek personal growth and rewards its students and staff for what they set in motion.

With one of the most progressive career models for academics in the world, Ghent University evaluates its scholars not only by the length of their publication list but also by the impact they pursue, what they achieve and how they collaborate. High-risk and interdisciplinary research are key. UGent’ers make science better and through that science, they also make the world better. Boldness, curiosity, experimentation, change of perspective, responsibility, daring to fail and the awareness of not knowing are more important than their (otherwise excellent...) position in the rankings.

From the bustling city of Ghent, Ghent University looks the whole world straight in the eye. Various disciplines such as biotechnology, aquaculture, microelectronics, history and veterinary medicine are internationally renowned. The university is constantly expanding its horizons, by collaborating with the best universities in Belgium and abroad. They’re proud to say they are the first European university in South Korea, with Ghent University Global Campus.

“The open science data, tools, and services available on EBRAINS are exceptional resources for researchers" said Daniele Marinazzo, Professor of Neuroimaging Data Analysis at Ghent University. "The infrastructure supports the kind of multidisciplinary approach that is essential for making progress in brain research in the coming years.”

“We are delighted to welcome Ghent University as an associate member of EBRAINS" said Philippe Vernier, Joint-CEO of EBRAINS. "The university brings with it a wealth of experience in neuroscience research – such as the study of the dynamical networks subserving function – and is at the cutting-edge of neurology with its Center for Neurophysiological Monitoring.”