Organisations
Faculty of Social Sciences KU Leuven
The research undertaken at the Faculty of Social Sciences covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from international relations and peace research over the effect of the media on society to the impact of intercultural contact and migration. Researchers at the Faculty of Social Sciences conduct innovative research in four disciplines: anthropology, communication studies, political science and sociology.
Department of Dutch literature Ghent University
Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change University of Antwerp
Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The ongoing research is focused on: 1. Foundations of Mathematics; 2. Development of New Logics; 3. History and Philosophy of 20th Century Cosmology; 4. Popularization of Science; 5. Philosophy and Children; 6. Science Rhetoric. In essence, this Research Unit concentrates on: 1. Philosophy of science (especially mathematics and physics); 2. Transfer of knowledge.
Methodology of Educational Sciences KU Leuven
The METHODOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES research group (M. Decuypere, P. Onghena, & W. Van den Noortgate) focuses on quantitative and qualitative research methodology for educational research. Research lines include:
- Single-case experiments
- Nonparametric statistics
- Mixed methods research
- Research on statistics education
- (Multilevel) meta-analysis
- Learning analytics
Research Unit of Systematic Theology and the Study of Religions KU Leuven
In agreement with tradition, the scientific research conducted by the Research Unit Systematic Theology and the Study of Religions takes place from within a hermeneutical-theological perspective. This results in a historically founded and systematic-theologically explored reflection on the religious experience and expressions of Christians and Christian communities, both past and present. Special attention is paid to the different ...
Foundations of Art and Science Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The research unit 'Foundations of Art and Science' investigates the connection between arts and sciences through philosophical, cultural-sociological, historical and economic analysis. The main topics of the Unit include: 1. Disemborderment of art and science: an investigation of the possibilities of existence for a depiction of arts and sciences as similar intellectual and creative activities; 2. The relation between image and reality: a ...
Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) conducts a wide variety of research on migration and diversity, spread over many disciplines, departments and research institutes. The application for an institutional membership of the VUB to IMISCOE- the leading European network of migration scholars - has provided a catalyst for a long-discussed creation of an interdisciplinary ‘VUB onderzoeksgroep’ in which researchers can meet, exchange and bundle forces. ...