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, & beyondhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mjz7fbbir227📌 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: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brispo/posts/?feedView=all21 Apr 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz7fbbir227https://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mjvwwi7hhs2bSeminar 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: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/seminar-with-marlies-maes-lonely-but-not-alone-loneliness-among-children-and-adolescents20 Apr 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvwwi7hhs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mjogbjsyps27📢 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 https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/81330/submitter Details: tinyurl.com/3nyyx3yc17 Apr 2026 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjogbjsyps27https://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mjlwqzlbuk2iDeborah 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: https://www.accg.be/nl/actualiteit/20260415-duurzame-werkomgevingen-voor-vrouwen-waarom-het-werk-moet-veranderen-niet-de-vrouwen16 Apr 2026 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlwqzlbuk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mjjfhbavck2iJoin 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: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/events/lecture-series15 Apr 2026 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjfhbavck2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mhvc4uwqwk2l❗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. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1475676526100814X25 Mar 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvc4uwqwk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mhfygewwhc2v🎉 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: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11136-025-03976-119 Mar 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfygewwhc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mhd45eabkc2vJoin 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: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/events/lecture-series18 Mar 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhd45eabkc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mhbinwubqs26Social 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: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/new-publication-understanding-why-cancer-mortality-differs-by-education-level-in-belgium17 Mar 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbinwubqs26https://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mhbbc46d4c26Seminar 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: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/seminar-with-tineke-fokkema-photo-elicitation-interviews-exploring-loneliness-among-turkish-older17 Mar 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbbc46d4c26https://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mg7sg5cdac2dJoin 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: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/events/lecture-series04 Mar 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7sg5cdac2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mg2rwq6a6s2yNew 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: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/brispo-lunch-seminar-how-language-shapes-race-exploring-the-intersection-of-language-ideology-and02 Mar 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2rwq6a6s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mftbqlkkx22eJoin 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: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/events/lecture-series27 Feb 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftbqlkkx22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3mf4q3b3qbk2fJoin 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: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/events/lecture-series18 Feb 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf4q3b3qbk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3ma3rxv77g22uLeandros 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. https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/brias-seminar-leandros-kavadias-on-schooled-society16 Dec 2025 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma3rxv77g22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3m7hpmholgk2kResearch 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.08 Dec 2025 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7hpmholgk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3m6yjkj6qrc2yDecember 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 https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/brias-seminar-leandros-kavadias-on-schooled-society."02 Dec 2025 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yjkj6qrc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3m6w3qb2xxc2yBlueSky 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. https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/new-policy-brief-about-ethnic-diversity-in-the-federal-public-services01 Dec 2025 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6w3qb2xxc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3m6me7s4kkk2yBRISPO 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: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/brispo-lunch-seminar-insights-from-a-decade-of-meta-advertisement-based-survey-recruitment27 Nov 2025 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6me7s4kkk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3m5sykhczbc2yWe 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: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/lecture-by-vijay-prashad-the-university-in-the-world-anti-colonial-thought-and-student-activism-in-a17 Nov 2025 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5sykhczbc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3m4pua3ddgk2g🎙️ 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): https://www.bruzz.be/de-podcasts-van-bruzz/brussel/brussel-7-helpt-het-sluiten-van-handelszaken-tegen-een-gevoel-van03 Nov 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4pua3ddgk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3m45yh7qidc2uCongratulations 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: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/public-phd-defence-of-bryan-boyle27 Oct 2025 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m45yh7qidc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3m3aalx22hc2jProf. 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): https://www.hetacv.be/acv-puls/nieuws/actua/2025/10/14/de-goeroes-van-de-flexibiliteit-schuiven-de-nadelen-graag-onder-de-mat/?t=176052921904715 Oct 2025 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3aalx22hc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3m37foymtfs2gVote for Marloes Hagenaars, BRISPO finalist of the Flemish PhD Cup 2025! 🗳️Watch her presentation & vote for the Audience Award at www.phdcup.be/publieksprijs https://www.phdcup.be/publieksprijs15 Oct 2025 04:27 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37foymtfs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3m2j54dfmj22qCongrats 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: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/navigating-life-in-migration-socio-spatial-integration-of-n and here: https://brispo.research.vub.be/en/a-seat-for-every-class-the-representation-of-class-based-work-logic-in-european-democracies06 Oct 2025 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2j54dfmj22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3lz3w65uiyk2q🎉 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.social18 Sep 2025 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz3w65uiyk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3lyuvx6lprc24Our 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 https://www.phdcup.be/15 Sep 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyuvx6lprc24https://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3lykb3633s22wNew 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. 📖 https://doi.org/10.37349/edht.2025.10115911 Sep 2025 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lykb3633s22whttps://bsky.app/profile/brispo-vub.bsky.social/post/3lyhs4rovck2wDeborah 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) https://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/maatschappij/ziekte-en-dood-zijn-universeel-menselijke-ervaringen-ook-tijdens-de-professionele-loopbaan/10 Sep 2025 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:s36iw64m6usabptbfnbvgutw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyhs4rovck2w