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Leuven School for Mass Communication Research KU Leuven
The Leuven School for Mass Communication Research studies the use of mass media, social media and ICT, and how these media may harm or enhance an individual’s wellbeing. In our research, we describe the relationship between exposure to information and entertainment media and various components of individuals’ wellbeing, and develop theoretical insight into the underlying mechanisms of these media effects. Our work draws on, and strives to ...
Physical Activity, Sports & Health Research Group KU Leuven
The Physical Activity, Sports & Health research group conducts research with societal impact on the health, physical fitness and sports performance of individuals and groups across the lifespan. Two research lines can be identified:
1) Physical Activity for Fitness and Health research line
Research topics within the Physical Activity for Fitness and Health research line are guided by the Behavioural Epidemiology ...
Studies in Media, Innovation and Technology Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The research centre for Studies on Media, Information and Telecommunication was set up in 1990 by Prof. Dr. Jean-Claude Burgelman at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, within the department of Communication Studies. In 2000, Prof. Dr. Caroline Pauwels became director of the centre. SMIT research focuses on socio-economic and policy aspects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and underlying infrastructures. It combines both ...
Department of Work and Organisation Studies (main work address Leuven) KU Leuven
The Department of Work and Organisation Studies (WOS) aims to extend knowledge on psychosocial well-being and on organizational practices, policies, and processes that affect the nature and conditions of work and the organization of labor within the society. The Department’s interdisciplinary nature is a strong advantage as it enables the group to study particular research topics from different angles and to use a variety of research ...
Pediatric Oncology KU Leuven
Pediatric Oncology is a research group within Oncology that focuses on younger patients. The Department of Oncology promotes synergy in innovative oncological research. By creating a close link between bed and couch and by taking advantage of advanced technologies, our researchers want to expose important molecular mechanisms behind the development and progression of cancer and maximize the chances of translating these findings into better ...
Human-Computer Interaction and eHealth Hasselt University
The HCI and eHealth research unit performs research in Computer Science, focusing on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). eHealth is an important application domain in the overall research portfolio of the group. The HCI and eHealth research unit is led by Prof.dr. Karin Coninx, and the group has vast experience in basic and applied research, often in the context of a multi-/interdisciplinary research consortium. The most elaborated research ...
Architecture and Design KU Leuven
The aim of the Division Architecture and Design at the Department of Architecture is to understand and foster design as a way of knowing and means of knowledge production, within the context of scientific research, university education, and the professional practice of architecture and urbanism. Our research comprises a dialectic process of analytical investigation and operational synthesis, with a focus on creativity as a catalyst for ...
Contextual Psychiatry KU Leuven
The Center for Contextual Psychiatry is a research center mainly focusing on the study of the interaction between the person and the context in the development of psychopathology in general, and psychosis specifically. This is investigated along 4 research lines:
- Methodological and Statistical Advances in Experience Sampling Research
- Phenomenology and Psychological Mechanisms of Psychosis
- Epidemiology and ...