Afroeuropeans Conference 2021: call for panels
The 8th Biennial Afroeuropeans Network Conference “Intersectional Challenges in Afroeuropean Communities” will take place from 7 – 10 July 2021 in Brussels. The call for panels , requesting proposals for panels addressing a topic related to one of the 11 conference streams, is open.
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NEW REPORT! BIRMM researchers highlight impact of Covid-19 measures on migrants, refugees and ethnic minorities
VUB researchers member of the BIRMM network assessed the fundamental rights implications of the COVID-19 measures taken by the Belgian government for the European Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). The VUB Fundamental Rights Centre is the national contractor for the FRA.
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Symposium: Context matters! How to Change the Context of Discrimination and Racism? --- CALL for ABSTRACTS! Deadline: 15 May ---
On 8 September BIRMM and Interface Demography organize a full-day Symposium on the contextual dynamics of discrimination and racism at VUB. Racism and discrimination are major problems in our society.
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First BIRMM Research Day
VUB Migration & Diversity Researchers Unite to Cooperate More! On Friday 26 April 2019, the Brussels Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Migration and Minorities (BIRMM) organized its first full research day! Around 30 VUB researchers from many different...
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Queer Migrations with Wim Peumans - 1 April 2019, 6pm-8pm
A lecture and panel discussion on Queer Migrations The lecture is given by dr.
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BIRMM formally opened!
On 19 October 2018, the IES Migration, Diversity and Justice cluster organised the kick-off and internal networking meeting of the new VUB’s Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM), with more than 30 participants. Besides the net...
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LOOPER: Website now live! THEMA 1
After weeks of behind-the-scenes work, the LOOPER website has been launched!
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Energies: 10th Anniversary THEMA 2
A MOBI paper is amongst the winners of the 10th Anniversary Best Paper Awards , an MDPI initiative set up to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Energies and to acknowledge authors’ continued support. The winners were selected based on the total number of cites from web of science until 1 January 2
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MOBI paper amongst TRAVISIONS finalists THEMA 3
Our PhD research associate for Sustainable Logistics, Tomas Ambra , is one of the laureates for the TRA Vision 2018 Young Researchers Competition supported by the European Commission.
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LOOPER: Launch of Brussels Urban Living Lab THEMA 1+2+3
The Brussels Urban Living Lab in Schaerbeek’s Helmet district was launched on February 8th, marking the first step of the LOOPER project in Brussels!
The aim of the Urban Living Lab is to bring together citizens, policy-makers and other stakeholders and learn how they can address urban...
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