Organisations
Centre for Urban History University of Antwerp
Centre for Western Hellinism Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The research unit WHEL mainly deals with the study of the history of Greek sites in the Western Mediterranean, more in particular from an interculturation perspective: 1. Achaea (NW Peloponnese)and Achaean colonisation; 2. Mixed marriages and concubinate in the Archaic Greek World; 3. Didactics for the study of (Ancient) History.
Centre of Expertise on Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The basic objective of the RHEA Expertise Center is to contribute to knowledge development on gender, diversity and intersectionality through scientific and interdisciplinary research and education. RHEA is an interfaculty research group and is led by Gily Coene (director) and Karen Celis (codirector). Rhea also provides a platform for researchers from various VUB departments and faculties and also provides advice on equal opportunities and ...
Historical Research into Urban Transformation Processes Vrije Universiteit Brussel
HOST is a research group from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel that conducts innovative research in the field of urban history. As one of the spearhead research teams within the university, it aims to contribute to insights into contemporary societal challenges. HOST’s research mission is to study the interactions between social inequality, migration and social relations in a long-term and comparative perspective. Our team draws on expertise in ...
Interdisciplinary Historical Food Studies Vrije Universiteit Brussel
FOST aims at the study of the history, sociology, geography, politics, philosophy, archaeology, linguistics, and etnology of food in Europe since Antiquity. It is a multidisciplinary and inter-faculty research unit, with international contacts in Europe and the USA. FOST co-ordindates (PhD) research with regard to food, gastronomy, culinary culture, table manners, and all issues related to common and festive food. It welcomes researchers from ...
Research Centre for Women-studies Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Centre for Womens and Gender Studies is a multi-faculty research centre which aims to co-ordinate and stimulate research and education on these issues within the VUB and to co-operate with other centres in Belgium and abroad. The centre has sponsored a lunch series on selected themes on a yearly basis since 1997-98. In 1998-99 the Centre initiated a new course in the second cycle, An Interdisciplinary Introduction to Womens and Gender ...