Hot off the press: BIRMM’s May Newsletter!
Missed it in your inbox? No worries — you can still catch up! This edition is packed with stories, events, and milestones that highlight the vibrant work of our BIRMM community: Spotlight on Irregular Migration This month’s feature story dives into the work of Prof.
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New Podcast Episode with Prof. Eva Van Belle (in Dutch)
Discrimination in Hiring: What’s in a Name? Does having a non-Flemish sounding name reduce your chances of getting a job interview? In the latest episode of the Universiteit van Vlaanderen podcast, BIRMM member Prof. Eva Van Belle (VUB, BRISPO & BIRMM) explores this crucial question.
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PhD defense Folashade Ajayi on June 16th
We are pleased to invite you to attend the public PhD defense of BIRMM-member Folashade Ajayi titled: 'Between Making Sense Of and Sensing Black Activism in Germany'.
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BIRMM Spotlight Interview: Measuring Irregular Migration with Professor Tuba Bircan
BIRMM Spotlight Interview: Measuring Irregular Migration with Professor Tuba Bircan In this BIRMM Spotlight interview, we are pleased to welcome Professor Tuba Bircan, a distinguished sociologist and interdisciplinary computational social scientist, to discuss the MirreM project—an innovative Eur...
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PhD Defense Giacomo Toffano
We are pleased to announce that on May 19th 2025, BIRMM member Giacomo Toffano successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled ‘Glitches In The Spectacle: Three Articulations of Hybridity and Fictionality in Migration Visual Culture’.
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Dr. Hanna Schneider's Research featured in VUB Press Release
The PhD research on refugee resettlement and refugee agency of BIRMM member Hanna Schneider features in a new VUB press release.
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PhD defense Billie Martiniello on June 6th
We are pleased to invite you to attend the public PhD defence of BIRMM-member Billie Martiniello titled: 'Rather Christophe than Mustapha: Understanding and Responding to Ethnic Discrimination in the Rental Housing Market'.
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PhD Defense Hanna Schneider
We are pleased to announce that on March 7th 2025, BIRMM member Hanna Schneider successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Navigating Uncertainties: Refugees’ Perspectives on Resettlement".
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BIRMM Newsletter: Keep up with the latest news!
Have you seen our March newsletter in your mailbox? No? There is still a chance to catch up! Click on the link below to download our latest issue. Make sure to subscribe to our newsletter if you want to stay up to date with the latest events, projects and publications!
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BIRMM Newsletter: Keep up with the latest news!
Have you seen our January newsletter in your mailbox? No? There is still a chance to catch up! Click on the link below to download our latest issue. Make sure to subscribe to our newsletter if you want to stay up to date with the latest events, projects and publications!
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Call for applications for the 10th GERN Summer School: Policing “the other”
VUB's Crime & Society Research Group is organizing the 10th GERN Summer School on Policing “the other”: vulnerable communities’ experiences with the police. The GERN Summer School invites PhD researchers and early-career scholars to explore the 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 "𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 and how v...
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BIRMM internship opportunity
BIRMM Internship Opportunity – February to June 2025 Join our interdisciplinary research team The Brussels Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM) brings together over 100 researchers from 11 disciplines at VUB researching issues related to migration, minorities and div...
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