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Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) conducts a wide variety of research on migration and diversity, spread over many disciplines, departments and research institutes. The application for an institutional membership of the VUB to IMISCOE- the leading European network of migration scholars - has provided a catalyst for a long-discussed creation of an interdisciplinary ‘VUB onderzoeksgroep’ in which researchers can meet, exchange and bundle forces. ...

In recent years, the study of phenomenon Freemasonry has clearly gained momentum. Several new research centers and specialized chairs have seen the light at various European universities. The number of colloquia around the theme is getting bigger. Researchers in this field are beginning to become more and more profoundly visible as a close research community, especially at the European level. The involvement of several VUB professors and ...

The research of the centre concerns international criminal law (interstate collaboration in criminal matters, transborder criminality, international crimes emphasis on problems in the information society Topic A: General and theoretical aspects of computer law "Informatics and the law": aspects of legal theory and philosophy of sciences Fundamental aspects of computr law issues Computer law and legal informatics in the light of legal theory ...

FOST aims at the study of the history, sociology, geography, politics, philosophy, archaeology, linguistics, and etnology of food in Europe since Antiquity. It is a multidisciplinary and inter-faculty research unit, with international contacts in Europe and the USA. FOST co-ordindates (PhD) research with regard to food, gastronomy, culinary culture, table manners, and all issues related to common and festive food. It welcomes researchers from ...

In 1977, the sub-department for contemporary history of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel established a Centre for the Study of the Brussels Language Situation. This Centre was to eliminate a number of myths and misconceptions about the contemporary language situations. It was to inquire into recurring patterns of language change, and inventorise elements that determine language choice and behaviour as are relevant to public policy. Taking into ...

HOST is a research group from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel that conducts innovative research in the field of urban history. As one of the spearhead research teams within the university, it aims to contribute to insights into contemporary societal challenges. HOST’s research mission is to study the interactions between social inequality, migration and social relations in a long-term and comparative perspective. Our team draws on expertise in ...

The End-of-Life Care Research Group conducts high-quality scientific research in end-of-life care in Belgium and across Europe. Researchers from different scientific backgrounds work in a common research structure to facilitate interdisciplinary collaborative research. The group is spearheaded by a number of experienced researchers and strives to optimize the training and support of junior researchers in order to expand future expertise in ...

The Brubotics Rehabilitation Research Center (BRRC) is the new lab of the BruBotics Rehabilitation Research group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. This lab is a state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary innovation hub that offers human movement analysis and technology-supported rehabilitation research. The BRRC is the result of a longstanding collaboration with different partners of the Brubotics group and is located centrally between the ...