Organisations
Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Group Institute of Tropical Medicine
We contribute to the improvement of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) through linking scientific research, advanced education, policy support and capacity-strengthening. We focus on the broader perspective of promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights through addressing one overarching research question: “How can we improve SRH focusing on disease prevention and health promotion in a globalized world?”
We believe that ...
Tropical Bacteriology Institute of Tropical Medicine
Head of unit: Prof. Jan Jacobs
The Unit of Tropical Bacteriology (UTB) was created in 2008 in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium. It is headed by Prof. Jan Jacobs (MD - clinical microbiologist. UTB combines biomedical research, education and support of laboratory services. We focus on ...
Early Modern History (15th-18th Centuries), Leuven KU Leuven
Research in the early modern history section focuses on the Low Countries between 1500 and 1800 in the wider context of Europe (the Habsburg empires) and the world (the Iberian global empires). Methodologically, comlex analytic models are privileged for the study of governmental and organisational structures (Leuven University, the Inquisition, Church-State relations, diplomatic culture), cultural exchange (images and imaginations of overseas ...
Reproductive and Maternal Health Institute of Tropical Medicine
This unit is a part of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Group.
Research Unit of History of Church and Theology KU Leuven
At the crossroads of theology and history and rooted in a tradition of cutting edge source-based scholarship, Leuven research in the history of church and theology is characterized by an interest in both institutional and theological-spiritual aspects. The holding together of these dimensions gives the research unit its unique interdisciplinary profile. In research and teaching, the four traditional periods in the history of Church and ...
Art History, Leuven KU Leuven
The Art History Department comprises three research groups: Medieval Art (Jan Van der Stock, Barbara Baert & Lieve Watteeuw); Early Modern Art (Katlijne Van der Stighelen, Leo De Ren & Koenraad Brosens) and Art of the 20th-Century and Contemporary Art (Hilde Van Gelder). All members of the Department develop empirical and/or theoretical approaches to Flemish and Belgian art in an international perspective
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Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) University of Antwerp
Gerontology Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The research is typical multidisciplinary. National and international collaboration is highly encouraged. The ongoing programmes cover a wide area, including social, economical, psychological, cognitive, functional, bio-medical and geriatric research. Gerontological needs in developing countries represent also an active research topic.