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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.
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.
Events
Practical info08/04/2026 - 17:00 - 08/04/2026 - 19:00Movies That Matter: Film screening A City of Sadness
Movies That Matter: Film Screening A City of Sadness
Practical info15/04/2026 - 17:00 - 15/04/2026 - 18:30Communicating migration in a polarised world: What works and what fails
What if the stories we tell about migration shape public opinion far more than the facts themselves?
This second edition of the Migration Research to Policy Forum explores the forces that influence how people form beliefs—offering insights from major EU-funded research projects and unpack
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
