Congratulations to Dr Margot Salomon who has been granted the prestigious award of the Francqui Belgian (European) Chair 2018/19 by the Francqui Foundation, in collaboration with the University of Antwerp Law Department. To mark the appointment, which recognises scholars of established international reputation, Dr Salomon will give a series of lectures to the Belgian academic and post-graduate community, entitled 'Neon Gods of the Human Rights Legal Project'. Coverage of Dr Salomon’s inaugural lecture ‘On the Structure of Suffering: Political Economy, Human Rights and Silent Spaces’ and further details are available from a dedicated page at the University of Antwerp website.