Projects
Physically distant but socially close: how to prevent (inequalities in) loneliness and social isolation in times of crisis? Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic - DistantButClose Ghent University
The DistantButClose project aims to investigate the public health relevance of loneliness and social isolation during pandemic times, as well as the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on loneliness and social isolation across different sociodemographic groups, expanding our understanding in four key ways. Firstly, we will investigate the influence of loneliness and social isolation on individuals' willingness to adhere to preventive ...
Physically distant but socially close: how to prevent (inequalities in) loneliness and social isolation in times of crisis? Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic (DistantButClose). University of Antwerp
SADC regional conference on the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on social law Ghent University
The conference will provide an opportunity to present and reflect on the various social law developments affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the SADC region. It will point to areas for further (comparative) research, stimulate collaboration and networking amongst the participants and possible political action. Broad areas of social law affected by the pandemic:
- Labour law (antidiscrimination law, health and safety at work..) Social ...
Global study of MATernal health provision during COVID-19 pandemic with embedded case study of megamaternities in sub-Saharan Africa Institute of Tropical Medicine
1.To understand how maternal health professionals and health facilities prepare and respond to COVID-19 in regard to the care provided to women and their babies during antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. We designed an online survey of health providers, and translated it into 12 languages. As of April 9th, we received over 800 responses. This survey will be composed of repeated rounds of ...
A framework for repetitive large-scale citizen science surveys to inform health policy quickly during different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic Hasselt University
Mitigating a fungal pandemic in amphibians by steering aquatic micropredator communities Ghent University
The fungal disease chytridiomycosis has globally caused massive declines and even extinctions of amphibian populations. To date, no measures to control chytridiomycosis in natural amphibian populations exist. We propose manipulation of the aquatic environment as a measure to increase the chances of amphibians to survive in nature in the presence of chytridiomycosis, by limiting the disease’s impact on the amphibian populations. This proposal ...
Efficient and rapidly SCAlable EU-wide evidence-driven Pandemic response plans through dynamic Epidemic data assimilation (ESCAPE). University of Antwerp
Efficient and rapidly SCAlable EU-wide evidence-driven Pandemic response plans through dynamic Epidemic data assimilation Hasselt University
Trajectories of homeless people and of local welfare networks adaptations during the pandemic KU Leuven
Our team is composed of sociologists and social work researchers who have a longstanding experience in homelessness and public policy research. We have undertaken several research projects during the pandemic (with adapted methods), yet the actual proposal wants to deepen different unevenly distributed knowledge due to the pandemic and different health- and welfare policy measures. Relatively few knowledge is identified about the workforce of ...