SPECULOOS Observatory
The SPECULOOS (Search for Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars) project aims to detect terrestrial planets eclipsing some of the smallest and coolest stars of the solar neighborhood.
As a public university open to the world and is anchored in the scientific, cultural and economic development of its region, the University of Liège relies on its three pillars: teaching, research and civic engagement.
ULiège trains responsible citizens who are provided with cutting-edge knowledge and critical thinking, are able to share knowledge and can push forward an increasingly complex world.
ULiège develops and promotes excellence in research, multidisciplinary and direct engagement with its instruction.
Global exposure is a top priority at the University of Liège. The institution offers a wide range of international mobility opportunities to students, researchers and staff, enabling them to enhance their cross-disciplinary skills and language knowledge.
ULiège: an experience of daily living. Located in 3 cities and 4 campuses, the university is a key player in terms of the environment and mobility.
Collaborating with many scientists around the world, the University of Liege has state-of-the-art research structures abroad. These structures are open to both researchers and students. Research infrastructures, in oceanography and astronomy in particular, teaching platform in Central Africa: the scientific influence of the ULiège extends internationally.
The SPECULOOS (Search for Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars) project aims to detect terrestrial planets eclipsing some of the smallest and coolest stars of the solar neighborhood.
Based in Kinshasa (DRC), this platform ensures, with the help of PACODEL, the identification and study of problems characteristic of local areas that also have an impact on cross-border areas in Central Africa.
STARESO is an underwater and oceanographic research station of the University of Liège. Since 1972, it offers a unique environment for research and teaching.
Located in the Bernese Alps at an altitude of 3,571 meters, the Junfraujoch Astronomical and Meteorological Observatory houses the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change.
TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope), are two small telescopes dedicated to planets in transit and planetesimals. One of the telescopes is at the origin of the discovery of the Trappist-1 system.
Created in the early 1970s, the Belaza Station is a multipurpose research station, historically dedicated to Research and Development on Aquaculture.
Located in the heart of the Hautes-Fagnes since 1924, the resort of Mont-Rigi enjoys a privileged situation associated with the most prestigious nature reserve in Belgium.
The first liquid-mirror telescope designed exclusively for astronomical observations, installed at the ARIES Devasthal site.