Projects
The monitoring of three substances in biota in the surface waters of the Brussels Capital Region. University of Antwerp
Phytolites research for the archaeological sites in the Brussels Capital Region. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A Virtual Environment for the Analysis and Evaluation of Alternative Urban Development Projects for the Brussels Capital Region KU Leuven
This project focuses on the design and development of a platform for the deliberation of the existing alternative urban development projects prepared for Brussels. The motivations for this study were:
1) The need for integrated planning environments for deliberation and participation due to the problematic urban situation in Brussels: During the last century, a combination of urban policies caused the destruction of architectural ...
Evaluation of the natural percolation of water in the Brussels region Vrije Universiteit Brussel
-Field work to complete locally missing data, by looking at existing outcrops and carrying out shallow drilling where needed
-Case studies: selected sites based on geological or topographic ...
Prospective Research: Plastic City: Prospecting the plastic environmental debt in the Brussels Region – present status and future projections Vrije Universiteit Brussel
increased in the last 2 years due to the ongoing COVID crises (increased use of single-use medical care
material such as face masks in polypropylene)
Towards a better selection of systemic treatment for patients with ER-positive HER2-negative breast cancer: the use of prognostic and predictive markers in early and metastatic setting KU Leuven
Worldwide, breast cancer represents about 25% of all cancers in women. There is extensive research effort into this highly complex and heterogeneous disease comprising many different histological and molecular subtypes with luminal, oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative tumours being the most frequent subtype. Even within this subtype, there is a lot of heterogeneity, which complicates ...
Joint investigation by VUB (service support for student athletes) and the ULB (Ecole des Sports) to the combination of study and elite sport in colleges and universities of the Dutch-and French-speaking higher education in Brussels Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Begging and homelessness in the Brussels Capital Region: the intersection between multidimensional deprivation and (in)visibility KU Leuven
The Brussels Capital Region is an example of the “urban paradox”: a centre of capital growth, income acquisition and innovation, but also of harsh living conditions, substandard housing and poverty. Concurrently, there is little reliable evidence to underpin policy regarding (extreme) poverty. Together with stakeholders, this project aims to fill the gap between the visibility, public concerns and policy importance of the problems, on the one ...