Projecten
Softwaretools voor bodemvibratie en auralisatie voor toepassing in spoorwegen KU Leuven
SILVARSTAR brings together a unique consortium of six leading industrial and academic partners who contribute excellence in noise and vibration modelling (ISVR, KU Leuven), engineering consulting (Vibratec, Wölfel), software development for environmental impact studies (Wölfel) and for auralisation and visualisation (EMPA), as well as dissemination of collaborative project results to the European rail manufacturing industry (UNIFE).
The ...
De stemmen van migranten laten horen door middel van literatuur: hoe samenwerking het culturele veld verandert KU Leuven
As initiatives for more diversity and inclusiveness in the cultural field are gaining ground and migration becomes an increasingly important issue on the political agendas of many countries around the world, this project examines the ways in which transnational collaborations create spaces for literary participation of migrants. Situated at the intersection between international relations, comparative literature and business economics, COLLAB ...
Trafficking of girls and Catholic missionary networks in the South China Sea (18th-19th centuries): a transnational approach KU Leuven
Child trafficking is one of the most challenging problems of our time, a problem with deep historical roots. This interdisciplinary project aims to contribute to the understanding of these roots by studying the migration of abandoned children organised by members of Catholic religious orders in the South China Sea during the 18th and 19th centuries. As part of the Catholic mission in China, Jesuits, Dominicans, and Franciscans took in and ...
Duurzaamheidstransitieonderzoek toepassen in sociaal werk om de grote maatschappelijke uitdaging van sociale inclusie aan te pakken KU Leuven
A sustainable social foundation for human life can only develop in an inherent interdependence with the overall ecological ceiling and regenerative economy. ASTRA paves the way for a radically new approach to tackle the major societal challenges faced with social work. This is done by combining transdisciplinary sustainability transition research, policies and practices in social work. The combination creates a novel scientific domain and ...
Exposome-project voor gezondheids- en beroepsonderzoek KU Leuven
Exposures at the workplace contribute to many non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with a similar magnitude as urban air pollution or obesity. Given the associated societal and economic (2-6% GDP) pressure, ensuring a healthy work environment is a strategic goal for the European Commission. Demographic changes (aging workforce, female workers) and the rapidly changing nature of work with respect to secure employment and migration, are posing ...
REBUILD ICT-enabled integratiefacilitator en begeleiding bij het herbouwen van leven Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Gebruik van vortexen om dispersie te onderdrukken en nieuwe scheidingsvermogensgrenzen te bereiken (EVODIS) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The pace of progress in these fields is therefore predominantly ...