Wannes Vanoyenbrugge

Co-Chair of the Science Communication Society • Core Committee of LUBS • Fayat Laureate ◊ BSc., MSc. Biomedical Sciences • MSc. Science Communication

Louvain Metropolitan Area

About

When I was 13, I developed and published my first educational software, for visualising chemical reactions in class. Led teams of up to 30 programmers/designers while still in high school.I graduated both my BSc. and MSc. in Biomedical Sciences with The Greatest Distinction and achieved the highest score in years on numerous classes (incl molecular biology and biochemistry).Alongside my studies, I did research and was Honours Student, for example in Cambridge University. I am also President of the Leuven Association for Student-Researchers, and grew it to one of the biggest societies in Belgium - both financially and in board, volunteer and member size.I also have some Science Communication TikTok channels, with approximately 150 million views in total.also some other things, I really like to make video games and write. I am also in the Core Board as Marketing coordinator of the London Universities Belgian Society and am currently founding the Science Communication Society.

Experience

  • Imperial College London (10 mos)
    • Assistant / Volunteer
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

      Assistant for the Good Science Project (for the Friday Forums, Failure in Science and Science Writing projects)

    • Student Representative
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      Student Representative to CCEC - the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship (CHERS) and Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication (CLCC) Education Committee

  • Founding Co-Chair at Science Communication Society
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    In 2026, I launched the Science Communication Society. The purpose of the Society is to engage the public(s) in a more responsible way with science, through (1) teaching students and researchers how to communicate about science, (2) empowering its (committee) members and formalising science communication as a professional field with political and academic influence, and (3) funding research in hot topics regarding science in its social contexts. With large funding through individual donors and a standing committee of 30 members, it is one of the largest non-profit science communication organisations in the world.

  • Web Editor at I, Science Magazine
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    Science Magazine of Imperial College London

  • Marketing Coordinator at London Universities Belgian Society (LUBS)
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Leuvense Vereniging der Student-Onderzoekers (LVSO) (2 yrs)
    • President
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Vice President
      Jul 2024 - Apr 2025 · 10 mos