News
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.
Healthy Ageing for Whom?
Healthy Ageing for Whom? We are told that ageing well is a matter of lifestyle. Eat healthier. Exercise more. Stay socially connected. Across Belgium and Europe, prevention policies promote “healthy ageing” mainly as a personal responsibility: a lifelong investment in one’s future self.
Press release: VUB research nuances the role of Islam in Belgian prisons
Islam in European prisons is often framed primarily as a security concern and a potential breeding ground for radicalisation. However, new doctoral research by BIRMM member Elias Woodbridge (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) paints a more nuanced picture.
PhD Defense Irene Gutiérrez-Torres March 12
We are happy to share that on Thursday, 12 March 2026, at 15:00 , Irene Gutiérrez-Torres will defend her PhD dissertation at the Learning Theatre on the ground floor of the LIC Brussels Center . Title: Reframing Europe’s Borderscape: Participatory Filmmaking as Placemaking...
Events
Practical info23/04/2026 - 10:00 - 23/04/2026 - 12:00CAR Seminar with Sarah Gerwens
The Postracial Discursive Contract: Complicity and collaboration in the (un)hearing of race
Practical info11/03/2026 - 18:00 - 11/03/2026 - 20:00Movies That Matter: Film screening Les Voyageurs
Practical info19/03/2026 - 10:00 - 19/03/2026 - 12:00CAR Seminar with Shanshan Lan
“I don’t know how to be submissive!”: racial privilege, gender predicament, and shifting positionality among white western women married to Chinese men