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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BIRMM hosts United Nations Europe Expert Consultation on CERD-CMW Joint General Recommendation/Comment
On October 30 and 31, BIRMM hosts the Europe expert consultation on the CERD-CMW joint General Recommendation/Comment on Public Policies for Addressing Xenophobia and its Impact on Human Rights. The consultation is carried out in connection with the development of a CMW-CERD joint general reco...
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BIRMM's next chapter: transforming into a research network for societal impact
Over the past five years (2019-2024), the Brussels Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Migration and Minorities (BIRMM) has brought together more than 100 researchers from 11 disciplines at VUB, establishing itself as a central hub for migration and minority studies in Brussels.
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PhD researcher for the ENGINE project: Diversity & Equality policies in higher education - Dutch required
VUB hires a pre-doctoral researcher to study the role of Higher Educations Institutions' Diversity, Equality and Inclusion policies aimed at fostering an inclusive diversity climate and reducing the ethnic gap.
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PhD researcher for the ENGINE project: The role of teacher professionalisation in higher education' - Dutch required
VUB hires a pre-doctoral researcher to study how teacher professional development contributes to fostering an inclusive diversity climate and to reducing the ethnic gap.
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