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The Brussels Institute for Social and Population Studies (BRISPO) is an interdisciplinary research centre at VUB focused on research on the socioeconomic, cultural, & demographic dimensions of social inequality within Belgium, Europe, & beyond

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

📌 We’re focusing our communication on other platforms. Follow BRISPO’s work on socioeconomic, cultural, & demographic dimensions of social inequality in Belgium, Europe, & beyond on: 📖 Facebook: www.facebook.com/sociologyVUB 💡 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/bris...

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Seminar with Marlies Maes “Lonely but not alone: Loneliness among children and adolescents”. 04/05/2026 | 14:00-15:00 | Pleinlaan 5, room 4.21 | In person | Free entry | No registration. Details: brispo.research.vub.be/en/seminar-w...

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Seminar with Marlies Maes: Lonely but not alone: loneliness

The Seminar will take place in Raadzaal, Pleinlaan 5, room 4.21 on the fourth floor. Free entry, no registration required.

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

📢 CfP DEADLINE EXTENDED to 29/04/2026!!! Expert Workshop “Degrees in Transition: Higher Education & Labour Market Integration of Newcomers and Refugees” 📅 11–12 June 2026 📍 VUB, Brussels. Submit 1,000-word abstract via app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/81330... Details: tinyurl.com/3nyyx3yc

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Deborah De Moortel (BRISPO) argues that it’s not women who need to change, but the workplace. She points to structural causes of inequality: discrimination, labour market segregation, and gender norms. Interview (NL) on the ABVV website: www.accg.be/nl/actualite...

Duurzame werkomgevingen voor vrouwen: waarom het werk moet veranderen, niet de vrouwen

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Join the EPSI Lecture Series on "Loneliness & Social Isolation"! Next lecture: The spatial dimensions of social connectedness by Tulya Su Guven, 21/04, 14-16, VUB Etterbeek or online. Free, registration required. Full programme: brispo.research.vub.be/en/events/le...

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Lecture Series | BRISPO: Brussels Institute for Social and

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

❗New paper by @lkavadia.bsky.social , @jochemvannoord.eu , @bramspruyt.bsky.social and @tkupp.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social ! The authors investigate the education effect on political trust – and how this depends on the schooled society and sector of employment. doi.org/10.1017/S147...

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

🎉 Congrats to Terhi Kangas, Sara-Lynn Milis, Katrien Vanthomme & Hadewijch Vandenheede! Their review article on social determinants of health & quality of life in chronic disease was among the 5 most-cited papers published in 2025 in Quality of Life Research: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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The social determinants of health-related quality of life among people with chronic disease: a systematic literature review - Quality of Life Research

Purpose This systematic review investigates the relationship between Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among individuals with chronic diseases. SDoH refer...

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Join the EPSI Lecture Series on "Loneliness & Social Isolation"! Next lecture: Loneliness among older migrants by Tineke Fokkema, 24/03, 14-16, VUB Etterbeek or online. Free, registration required. Full programme: brispo.research.vub.be/en/events/le...

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Lecture Series | BRISPO: Brussels Institute for Social and

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Social differences in cancer mortality in Belgium are substantial. But why? Latest publication by J. Gotink, F. Veroodt and S. Gadeyne disentangles incidence vs survival. More information and link to the full text can be found here: brispo.research.vub.be/en/new-publi...

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New publication: Understanding why cancer mortality differs

Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality are widely recognized, but what drives them? Using nationwide Belgian data, Joachim Gotink, Freija Verdoodt and

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Seminar with Tineke Fokkema: Photo Elicitation Interviews: Exploring Loneliness Among Turkish Older Migrants 25 Mar 2026 | 11:00-12:00 | Pleinlaan 5, room 4.21 | In person | Free entry | No registration. Details: brispo.research.vub.be/en/seminar-w...

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Join the EPSI Lecture Series on "Loneliness & Social Isolation"! Next lecture: Loneliness, bereavement and neighborhood characteristics by C. Mauri & L. van den Steen, 10/03, 14-16, VUB Etterbeek or online. Free, registration required. Full programme: brispo.research.vub.be/en/events/le...

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

New Date and Location of the BRISPO Lunch Seminar: “How Language Shapes Race. Exploring the intersection of language ideology and racism" with Prof. Sibo Kanobana. The seminar will take place on 11/03, 12:30-14:00 in Raddazaal (PL5.4.21). Details: brispo.research.vub.be/en/brispo-lu...

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BRISPO Lunch Seminar: How Language Shapes Race. Exploring

The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Sibo R. Kanobana from Open University of the Netherlands.

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Join the EPSI Lecture Series on "Loneliness & Social Isolation"! Next lecture: "Voices from Brussels" by M. Gonzalez Escallon, S. Vandenberk, N. Parmentier, 03/03, 14-16, VUB Etterbeek or online. Free, registration required. Full programme: brispo.research.vub.be/en/events/le...

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Join the EPSI Lecture Series on "Loneliness & Social Isolation"! Next lecture: Loneliness Measurement & Prevalence by C. Mauri & L. van den Steen, 24/02, 14-16, VUB Etterbeek or online. Free, registration required. Full programme: brispo.research.vub.be/en/events/le...

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Samenleving & Politiek @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Stop met het associëren van middenveldorganisaties met geweld zonder juridische grond Oproep van @pdbruyne.bsky.social en Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe, ondertekend door 30+ academici en mensen uit het middenveld www.sampol.be/2026/02/welk...

Welk soort democratie hebben democratische politici voor ogen?

Uitspraken van Vlaams minister Melissa Depraetere brengen sociaal-culturele organisaties publiek in verband met geweld, zonder feitelijke onderbouwing. Dit...

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Leandros Kavadias successfully defended his PhD on 10 December 2025 at the University of Groningen. Congratulations! Join his lecture at BrIAS, Brussels and online: 18 Dec, 16:00. brispo.research.vub.be/en/brias-sem...

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BrIAS Seminar: Leandros Kavadias on schooled society

The lecture is a presentation of the PhD thesis of Leandros Kavadias titled 'Paradoxes of the schooled society: Investigating the centrality of schooling and

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Research alert 🚨 Lobke (VUB + Brussels IVF) is studying how men in BE/NL experience the taboo around fertility challenges. Know someone who might join an online group interview? Please share or reach out. Let’s turn silence into conversation.

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

December 18 (16h), Leandros Kavadias (VUB & UG) gives a lecture on his PhD dissertation "Paradoxes of the schooled society: Investigating the centrality of schooling and its institutional effects from a global perspective" at the @Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies (BrIAS): tinyurl.com/4nxncp2d

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

BlueSky Why are ethnic minorities underrepresented in Belgium’s federal public sector? Read the key findings and recommendations from the FedDiverse project led by Bert Leysen and Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe. brispo.research.vub.be/en/new-polic...

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New policy brief about ethnic diversity in the Federal public

Why are ethnic minorities underrepresented in Belgium’s federal public sector? Read the key findings and recommendations from the FedDiverse project led by Bert Leysen and Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe.

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

BRISPO invites you to a lunch seminar on 9.12.2025 with Dr. Steffen Pötzschke on a decade of Meta advertisement-based survey recruitment. In person, 12:30-14:00, Room 5.2.03. Bring your lunch and join the discussion. Details: brispo.research.vub.be/en/brispo-lu...

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BRISPO Lunch Seminar: Insights from a Decade of Meta

The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Steffen Pötzschke from GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (Mannheim, Germany).

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

We invite you to Vijay Prashad’s lecture on 3 Dec, 18:00, Auditorium QD (VUB). A discussion on anti-colonial thought and the role of student activism in a changing global order. Details: brispo.research.vub.be/en/lecture-b...

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Lecture by Vijay Prashad "The University in the world: anti-colonial

Vijay Prashad is a historian, author, and executive director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, will give a lecture on the invitation of the Department of Sociology.

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🎙️ Our colleague, sociologist and professor Petrus Te Braak (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), recently appeared in an episode of the BRUZZ podcast series “In Brussel” to discuss Brussels residents’ sense of safety. Listen here (in Dutch): www.bruzz.be/de-podcasts-...

In Brussel #7: Helpt het sluiten van handelszaken tegen een gevoel van onveiligheid?

In de podcast 'In Brussel' hoor je elke week twee verhalen, recht uit de stad. Deze week: wat geeft ons een (on)veilig gevoel in de stad? En Mexicaanse tradities rond doden in de Marollen.

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Congratulations to our BRISPO colleague Bryan Boyle, who defended his PhD Labour of Distinction: Notebooks of an Apprentice Butler, supervised by Prof. Dr. Dieter Vandebroeck. More details here: brispo.research.vub.be/en/public-ph...

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Public PhD defence of Bryan Boyle

On 23 October 2025, Bryan Boyle successfully defended his doctoral dissertation entitled "Labour of Distinction: Notebooks of an Apprentice Butler

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Prof. Christophe Vanroelen talks to ACV Puls about the hidden costs of labour flexibility and how “flexibility” can undermine security and well-being. The full interview (in Dutch): www.hetacv.be/acv-puls/nie...

“De goeroes van de flexibiliteit schuiven de nadelen graag onder de mat”

Wat flexibiliteit betreft, wil de regering De Wever stevig op het gaspedaal duwen. Maar daar zijn heel wat vraagtekens bij te plaatsen.

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Vote for Marloes Hagenaars, BRISPO finalist of the Flemish PhD Cup 2025! 🗳️Watch her presentation & vote for the Audience Award at www.phdcup.be/publieksprijs

De publieksprijs van de Vlaamse PhD Cup

Op 21 oktober strijden onze 8 finalisten voor de Vlaamse PhD Cup 2025. In aanloop naar de finale trachten de finalisten jou alvast te overtuigen door hun jarenlange doctoraatsonderzoek in 90 seconden ...

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Congrats to Tulya Su Guven & Edith Walravens on FWO PhD Fellowships! Tulya studies migrants’ socio-spatial integration; Edith investigates class-based work logic in European parliaments. More information here: brispo.research.vub.be/en/navigatin... and here: brispo.research.vub.be/en/a-seat-fo...

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Navigating Life in Migration: Socio-Spatial Integration of Newcomers

As migration continues to shape European societies, understanding migrant integration remains apressing challenge. While research has extensively examined structural aspects of integration—suchas

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🎉 Congrats to Vroeg Geleerd on launching their website! 🎉 This project (VUB, KU Leuven & AP Hogeschool) studies relational well-being and identity-based bullying in primary schools. Discover the team, research & tools: www.vroeggeleerd.be Illustration by @lotsoflotte.bsky.social

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Our BRISPO colleague Marloes Hagenaars is a finalist of the Flemish #PhDCup2025 🎓. She earned her PhD at Ghent University on how teachers handle ethnic diversity in classrooms. Final on 21/10 in Ghent & via livestream www.phdcup.be

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

New paper “Multidimensional frailty as a predictor of older adults’ internet use” by J. Campens, P. te Braak (BRISPO), M. Nyein Aung, and N. De Witte. 📖 doi.org/10.37349/edh...

Multidimensional frailty as a predictor of older adults’ internet use: moving beyond the use/non-use dichotomy

Aim: Moving beyond the traditional use/non-use dichotomy, this study examines how variations in older adults’ internet use relate to their multidimensional frailty status. Methods: Data w

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Deborah De Moortel writes in 'Knack' about illness, loss, and caregiving as universal parts of working life. She calls for “compassionate workplaces” and reflects on the risks of recent pension reforms. (In Dutch) www.knack.be/nieuws/belgi...

'Ziekte en dood zijn universeel menselijke ervaringen, ook tijdens de professionele loopbaan'

Iedereen zal tijdens zijn of haar leven op een bepaald moment te maken krijgen met verlies van een geliefde, en vaak ook met ernstige ziekte en/of

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

On Sep 5, Wanru Xu from BRISPO defended her PhD on Chinese middle-class parents choosing alternative schools in Dali. Her work challenges assumptions about education, risk & class reproduction. Congrats, Dr. Xu!

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

New article in International Migration “Beyond Economic and Educated” by Anton Neronov & Tuba Bircan, introduces the concept of contextual adaptability to broaden how “skill” is understood in EU migration policy. Full text: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Beyond Economic and Educated: Reconceptualising Skill in EU Migration Policy Through Contextual Adaptability

Academic research and policy discussions commonly define ‘skill’ in migration through the lens of formal qualifications, focusing almost exclusively on economic migrants with tertiary educations. Our...

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Weer een incident. Weer verontwaardiging. Maar wanneer luisteren we echt? Vandaag in @standaard.be: waarom veiligheidsgevoelens in de stad méér aandacht verdienen. Vóór het misgaat. #veiligheid #Brussel #Amsterdam #gender #urbanstudies www.standaard.be/opinies/de-n...

De nacht eisen we al decennia op, wanneer komt de stad ons tegemoet?

Geen camera lost het gevoel van onveiligheid op als de stad niet anders ingericht wordt, schrijft Petrus te Braak.

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

New Blog Post: Fieldnotes from ISA 2025 Two BRISPO researchers, Tulya Su Guven and Fatima Silpagar, reflect on their experience at the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology in Rabat in their blog post. 📝 Read the full post here: brispo.research.vub.be/en/blog-post...

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

This week, our BRISPO colleague Marie Mosuse is taking over @fwovlaanderen’s Instagram to share snapshots from her fieldwork in DRC. Follow here 👉 www.instagram.com/fwovlaanderen/

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

📢 BRISPO is hiring a PhD student for an interdisciplinary project on migration, mobility & population dynamics (DynaMIGs). Apply by Aug 31. Details: brispo.research.vub.be/en/job-oppor...

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Job opportunity at BRISPO for a PhD student

We are looking for a PhD student for a project on the demographic behaviour of migrant communities in Belgium

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

New study on migrant patients & medical decision-making in Belgium: intersectional, culturally sensitive care is key to addressing challenges in GP consultations. Full text: archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Preferences and challenges regarding medical decision-making among patients with a migration background in Belgium: a focus group study - Archives of Public Health

Background The growing cultural diversity in Belgium, with over one third of the population having a migration background, presents distinct challenges for primary healthcare, particularly in doctor-p...

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

A new Sociology Compass article explores how the EQ framework can capture diverse employment arrangements, from secure to precarious, and hybrid forms in between, across Global North and South contexts. Full text: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Employment Quality as a Framework to Understand Precarious Employment and Beyond in Cross‐National Contexts: Conceptual, Methodological, and Practical Recommendations

Precarious employment is a growing global concern. However, what constitutes or is perceived as precarious employment varies significantly across regions, particularly between the Global North and Gl...

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Samenleving & Politiek @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Het beeld van een ideale wereld mag onrealistisch, ongemakkelijk en radicaal zijn – juist omdat het ons helpt zien hoe absurd de status quo soms is. @eliaskruithof.bsky.social over de nood aan verbeelding 👉 www.sampol.be/2025/06/we-h...

We hebben nood aan meer ideeën over een ideale wereld

Het beeld van een ideale wereld mag onrealistisch, ongemakkelijk en radicaal zijn – juist omdat het ons helpt zien hoe absurd de status quo soms is.

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

New paper co-authored by BRISPO researchers explores how job insecurity, moral distress & work-family imbalance mediate the impact of precarious employment on healthcare workers' mental health. Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/1359...

Explaining the relationship between precarious employment conditions and mental health among healthcare workers: the mediating role of psychological experience of work precarity

The adverse effects of precarious employment on mental health are well-established, yet the mediating mechanisms require further elucidation to understand their impact. In line with Allan et al.’s ...

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

New open access article in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications explores why environmental messages land differently across social groups and how to improve their impact. Read: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @pascalverhoest.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy @marijkehuysmans.bsky.social

The social resonance of environmental media messages: a connectionist-inspired reception analysis - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - The social resonance of environmental media messages: a connectionist-inspired reception analysis

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

A new article by, inter alia, Mariska Bauwelinck "Long-term exposure to air pollution and risk of dementia among older individuals of a Danish nationwide administrative cohort" reveals the strongest effects in 75+, stroke patients & low socio-economic status groups. Full text: tinyurl.com/yjstuz4j

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Long-term exposure to air pollution and risk of dementia among older individuals of a Danish nationwide administrative cohort

Increasing evidence associates air pollution with dementia, but some pollutants and susceptible groups are understudied.We followed all Danish residen…

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

How do elites navigate a supposedly 'meritocratic' world? Find out in the latest episode of the Culture & Inequality Podcast: "The Sound of Elites: How Elites Navigate a Meritocratic and Anti-Elite World"! This time, featuring our very own @bryanboyle.bsky.social Listen here: tinyurl.com/4ukj6r9d

Culture & Inequality Podcast

How does culture feed into inequality? And the other way around? In Culture and Inequality, cultural sociologists from universities across the world explore these topics in-depth from various perspect...

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British Journal of Sociology of Education @bjse.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

New article alert: ‘Taking it slower’: how Chinese middle-class parents negotiate a new time perspective in alternative education by Wanru Xu and Bram Spruyt: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @rachelbrooks.bsky.social @coralinglingxu.bsky.social

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‘Taking it slower’: how Chinese middle-class parents negotiate a new time perspective in alternative education

Over the past decade, dissatisfied with mainstream education, some Chinese middle-class parents have migrated to Dali in search of lifestyle changes and alternative education for their children. Bu...

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

A new article co-authored by Veerle Buffel & Philippe Bos shows Web-Based Respondent-Driven Sampling is not effective for reaching Men Who Have Sex With Men in Belgium. Digital norms, low topic interest & research fatigue were key barriers. 📖 Read more: www.jmir.org/2025/1/e60884

Viability of Web-Based Respondent-Driven Sampling of Belgian Men Who Have Sex With Men: Process Evaluation

Background: Obtaining a representative sample is a substantial challenge when undertaking health research among hidden and hard-to-reach populations such as men who have sex with men Web-based respond...

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🎙️ Heb je minder kans op een job als je naam ‘vreemd’ klinkt? Of als je ouder dan 50 en een vrouw bent? Prof. Eva Van Belle (VUB) onderzoekt het in onze podcast. 🎧 Luister hier: www.universiteitvanvlaanderen.be/podcast/is-h...

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Is het waar dat werkgevers sollicitanten met een vreemde naam discrimineren? :: Universiteit van Vlaanderen

Als je op zoek bent naar een nieuwe job, dan is het normaal dat je meerdere keren moet solliciteren voor je nieuw werk vindt. Maar... als je 50-jarige vrouw bent of een naam hebt die niet oer-Vlaams k...

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BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Congratulations to Janna, Sabina and Richard from BRISPO who ran the 20km door Brussel yesterday! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Well done on this amazing achievement and for keeping work-life balance in mind! 🙂

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

We’re hiring a PhD Researcher for a project on education-based social identities! Full-time scholarship, start Sept/Oct 2025. Apply by June 22 via jobs.vub.be. More information is available here: brispo.research.vub.be/en/join-bris...

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

New paper by @lkavadia.bsky.social, @bramspruyt.bsky.social and @tkupp.bsky.social! Introducing the Schooled Society Index: a multidimensional indicator mapping the centrality of schooling from a global perspective. doi.org/10.1177/2378... Data is available on: osf.io/49xy5/

BRISPO VUB @brispo-vub.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

🎉 Congrats to our colleague Tuba Bircan, named a 2025 European Turkish Women Ambassador! An inspiring title passed from woman to woman — no jury, just solidarity and recognition. Ceremony held at the European Parliament in Brussels More information: brispo.research.vub.be/en/tuba-birc...

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Tuba Bircan chosen as European Turkish Women Ambassador

Each ambassador, after a year of engagement, appoints another woman whose profile and story they believe should be heard next

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