New WOG Urban Agency IIIBuilding on in-depth interdisciplinary research on the relationship between urban theory and urban history, USI's new Scientific Research Network (WOG) Urban Agency III will examine the relationship between the institutional embedding of urban studies and the orientation, nature and performativity of the research involved. Towards a sustainable integration of disciplines | |  |
Interurban Knowledge ExchangeThe new book "Interurban Knowledge Exchange in Southern and Eastern Europe, 1870–1950" fundamentally questions the assumption that cities in Southern and Eastern Europe around 1900 had no alternative but to follow the role model of the metropolises. This publication is part of the series "Routledge Advances in Urban History", which came into being through our earlier WOG Urban Agency I. Learn more about the publication | |  |
PhD position: Smart urban mobility regulationThe Faculty of Law is looking for a full-time doctoral scholarship holder in the field of smart urban mobility regulation.This PhD research
will connect the research groups Government & Law and Business & Law. The PhD thesis involves the exploration of ‘A regulatory framework for mobility in smart cities’, finding solutations to attain sustainable, inclusive and safe mobility. Apply now | |  |
Postdoc: alternative financing instrumentsThe department of urban planning and design in the Faculty of Design Sciences is looking for a full-time Postdoctoral researcher in the field of alternative financing instruments for nature based solutions in cities. Apply this month | |  |
Postdoc: impact of Airbnb on BrusselsVUB's Interface Democracy research group is looking for a post-doctoral researcher to join the Air-BRU project (airbru.be) about the impact of Airbnb and other shared short-term rentals in the Brussels Capital Region in Belgium. This research project ultimately leads to evidence-based policy recommendations to tackle the problems of inequality. Read more about the vacancy | |  |
Creathon "Sport, Health and Design"MEL (Métropole Européene de Lille) and RFN (Réseau franco-néerlandais) organize a creathon, bringing together innovative cross-disciplinary ideas about the interaction between design, sport and health. Students and young professionals from Belgium, the Netherlands and Lille are invited for these interactive workshops
in March 2021. Join the creathon | |  |
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