Organisations
Scott Lab Flanders Institute for Biotechnology
Centre Leo Apostel Vrije Universiteit Brussel
CLEA investigates the possibilities of interdisciplinary research, concentrating on the search for integrating world views. In a rapidly changing and complex society, scientific, social, and cultural knowledge is fragmented. This fragmentation leads to a growing gap between the exact sciences and the humanities (the two cultures), and between the layman and the specialist in general. Even more it entails the alienation of humankind from his ...
Japanese Studies, Leuven KU Leuven
Research topics of this team are:
- The massive repatriation to North Korea by the Korean minority in Japan (Zainichi)
- The issue of Japanese wives residing in North Korea
- Japanese-North Korean relations and parliamentary diplomacy
- The attitude of Japanese and Zainichi intellectuals towards the Korean peninsula
- The concepts tenkō 転 向 ("ideological conversion") and parrhesia παρρησία ("truth")
Switch Lab Flanders Institute for Biotechnology
Lambrechts Lab Flanders Institute for Biotechnology
Centre for Linguistics Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The main objective of the Centre for Linguistics (CLIN) is to promote basic research in theoretical and applied linguistics and the application of this research in the wider society. Research at CLIN addresses a broad spectrum of issues related to the structure, use, learning and teaching, historical development, and the social and political contexts of languages. Recent work includes studies on morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics, ...
Multidisciplinary Archaeological Research Institute Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Multidisciplinary Archaeological Research Institute (MARI) at the VUB is dedicated to the investigation and understanding of the human past by bringing different disciplines and methods together. Current archaeological research exceeds traditional disciplinary divisions and requires more integrated methodologies. Positioned at the intersection between humanities and natural sciences, MARI seeks a holistic understanding of our past. ...