News
What does voluntary return mean when all other doors are closed?
BIRMM member Laure Deschuyteneer was recently featured in Sociaal.net together with Soline Ballet (UGent) in an article reflecting on the realities of “voluntary return” in Belgian migration policy.
Read our latest newsletter issue!
Have you read our latest BIRMM newsletter? This new edition brings together a wide range of stories, research insights, and reflections from across the BIRMM community, highlighting how academic work connects to pressing societal debates. In this issue, we revisit the launch of A New Wav...
European Migration Policies: do they have a gender perspective?
Nowadays, migration is one of the main topics of debate in the European Union due to its significant presence in the overall population of European countries—6.8% are non-EU citizens, and 4.0% were born in another EU country.
Het pseudowetenschappelijk discours van Cofnas vervuilt goed genetisch onderzoek in plaats van het te bevorderen
De aanstelling van de rassenwetenschapper Nathan Cofnas aan de Universiteit Gent zet het debat over academische vrijheid op scherp. Academische vrijheid is een onmisbare voorwaarde voor excellent onderzoek.
Events
Practical info10/06/2026 - 16:00 - 10/06/2026 - 18:00Public PhD defence of Gaia Romeo: Apeirohedron. The Implementation of the EU Safe Third Country Policy in Greece (2016-2024)
BIRMM invites you to attend the public PhD defence of Gaia Romeo: Apeirohedron. The Implementation Of The Eu Safe Third Country Policy In Greece (2016-2024). This event can be attended either in-person or virtually.
Practical info18/06/2026 - 17:00 - 18/06/2026 - 19:00A Glimpse Across the Linguistic Border: The Ethno-racial Gap, DEI Policies and Activism in Higher Education in Francophone Belgium
Public lecture with Dr. Leila Mouhib (ULB/UMONS)
Practical info11/06/2025 - 10:00 - 11/06/2026 - 12:00CAR Seminar with Amalia De Roover
The “Why” of DEI.
Practical info21/05/2026 - 19:30 - 18/06/2026 - 21:00EXPO: Nous ne sommes pas dangereux, Nous sommes en danger
EXPO: Nous ne sommes pas dangereux, Nous sommes en danger
