Life expectancy in Western countries has increased enormously during the past two centuries. This rise was accompanied by a change in the cause-of-death pattern in which so-called degenerative diseases (cardiovascular ...read more
During the Early and Middle-Late Holocene at least eight abrupt centennial-scale Rapid Climate Change events (RCC) have occurred, which have been globally identified by recent climate records. However, still little is ...read more
The OriKunda project (PI Rozenn Guérois) aims at revising the history of the Chikunda people and language from the origins to the present day, through historical linguistics, anthropological linguistics, ...read more
This project focuses on an interdisciplinary, ethnographic study of organic pesticide production (pyrethrum) in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania. Pyrethrum is a pesticide component derived from the chrysanthemum plant species. The yellow ...read more
When translators and interpreters render a given text in another language, they first need to comprehend the input, then transfer its meaning, produce an output, and lastly edit the output where ...read more
ReConnect China is a project, funded in the framework of the European Commission’s Horizon Europe call HORIZON-CL2-2021-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-07. The question this project wants to answer is in which domains EU collaboration with ...read more
Migration, diet and health of the first permanent settlers of Belgium. Inter- and multidisciplinary perspectives. The aim of this GOA project is to generate regional-scale insights into the lifeways of ...read more
This project concerns the development of an English-taught course cluster titled Critical Perspectives on Culture. It will bring together existing courses and create new courses on (1) intellectual history, (2) comparative study ...read more
In the contemporary geopolitical world, the European Union and China are in a constant dynamic relationship. With the aim to work towards a resilient future with China for the EU ...read more
BLUE BALANCE aims to increase public engagement and participation in the sustainable transition of the Flemish coastal region. The project is set on developing a social license to operate for ...read more