Recognised research groups at VUB
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VUB large research groups
- Archaeology, Environmental changes & Geo-Chemistry (AMGC)
- Brussels Center for Immunology (BCIM)
- Brussels Centre for Language Studies (BCLS)
- Ecology, Evolution and Genetics (bDIV)
- Brussels Research Centre on Innovation in Learning and Diversity (BILD)
- Brussels Photonics (B-PHOT)
- Brussels Institute for Social and Population Studies (BRISPO)
- Brussels Institute for Teacher Education (BRITE)
- Chemical Engineering and Separations Science (CHESS)
- Centre Leo Apostel (CLEA)
- Centre for Literary and Intermedial Crossings (CLIC)
- Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research (COSMOPOLIS)
- Crime & Society (CRIS)
- Data Analytics Lab (DATALAB)
- VUB Centre for Democratic Futures (DFUTURE)
- Media, Culture & Politics Research Group (ECHO)
- End-of-Life Care Research Group (EOLC)
- European security in the Indo-Pacific age (ESIPA)
- Electronics and Informatics: Research – Development - Innovation (ETRO.RDI)
- Finance, Insurance, Risk & Economics (FIRE)
- Federated labs AI and Robotics (FLAIR)
- Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (FLOW)
- Genetics Reproduction and Development (GRAD)
- High Energy Physics (HEP@VUB)
- Advancing sustainability transitions (HOST)
- Water & Climate (HYDRO)
- In vItro Toxicology and Dermato-Cosmetology (IVTD)
- Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS)
- Mathematics & Data Science (MADS)
- Molecular Imaging and Therapy (MITH)
- MOBI - Electromobility Research Centre (MOBI)
- Movement and Nutrition for Health and Performance (MOVE)
- Neuroprotection & Neuromodulation (NEUR)
- Research Centre for Digital Medicine (REDM):
- Structural Biology Brussels (SBB)
- Social History of Capitalism (SHOC)
- Studies in Media, Innovation and Technology (SMIT)
- Software Languages Lab (SOFT)
- Sustainable Materials Engineering (SUME)
- Translational Oncology Research Center (TORC)
- Viltality Research Group (VITA)
VUB research groups
- Architectural Engineering (AE LAB)
- Artificiële intelligentie ondersteunde modellering in de klinische wetenschappen (AIMS)
- Algemene Chemie  (ALGC)
- Applied Physics (APHY)
- Onderzoeksgroep Kunsten (ARTO)
- Acoustics & Vibration Research Group (AVRG)
- Brein, Lichaam en Cognitie (BBCO)
- Brussels Center for Competition Policy (BCCP)
- Brussels Centre for Urban Studies (BCUS)
- Brussels Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Migration & Minorities (BIRMM)
- Brussels Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lab (BREL)
- Brussels University Consultation Center (BRUCC)
- Hart- en vaatziekten (CHVZ)
- Centrum voor Onderzoek in Jeugd- en Opvoedhulp (COJO)
- Contextual Research in Law (CORE)
- Diabetes Pathology & Therapie (DIAB)
- Brussels Platform voor Digital Humanities (DIGI)
- Digitalisering en toegang tot recht(sbedeling) (DIKE)
- EU-China Hoger Onderwijs Onderzoekscentrum (ECHE)
- Experimentele farmacologie (EFAR)
- Ethiek en Financiën (ETAF)
- Centrum voor Ethiek en Humanisme (ETHU)
- Experimentele anatomie (EXAN)
- Experimentele pathologie (EXPA)
- Analytische scheikunde, toegepaste chemometrie en moleculaire modellering (FABI)
- Fysische Geografie (FARD)
- Sociale en Culturele Voedingsstudies (FOST)
- Gentherapie en Regeneratieve Geneeskunde (GTRM)
- Heart Rhythm Research Brussels (HRRB)
- Industriële microbiologie en Voedingsbiotechnologie (IMDO)
- Levercelbiologie (LIVR)
- Mental Health and Wellbeing (MENT)
- Menselijke Fysiologie en Sportkinesitherapie (MFYS)
- Microbiologie (MICR)
- Neuro-aging & Viro-Immunotherapy (NAVI)
- Oral Health (ORHE)
- Organische Chemie (ORGC)
- Pain in Motion (PAIN)
- Participeren en Leren tijdens detentie (PALD)
- Persoonlijkheid en Psychopathologie (PEPS)
- Plantengenetica (PLAN)
- Eerstelijnszorg/Primary Care (PRIM)
- Urgentie- en Rampengeneeskunde (ReGEDiM)
- Rehabilitation Research (RERE)
- Onderzoekscentrum Gender en Diversiteit (RHEA)
- Society and Ageing Research Lab (SARL)
- Sport and Society (SASO)
- Sport policy factors leading to international sporting success (SPLISS)
- Secular Studies Association Brussels (SSAB)
- Histories of Art, Architecture and Visual Culture (VISU)
- Voicing Youth (VOIC)
- Wildernis, biodiversiteit en veranderende ecosystemen (WILD)
- Work & Organizational Psychology (WOPS)
VUB-ULB research groups
- Brussels Diabetes Research Pole
- Brussels (Bio)Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Group
- Brussels Institute for European Studies
- Brussels Institute for Geochemical Techniques in Earth Sciences
- Brussels Research Centre for Construction Histories
- Bulk and Surface Engineering of Materials
- Combustion and Robust Optimization
- Critical Urban Research Brussels
- Immunology
- Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels
- Joint Dissipative Solutions Group
- The Politics of Democratic Governance
- Theatricality and the Real
ALO research groups
- Affective Processing, Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology
- Alliance for Modulation in Epilepsy
- Centre for Molecular Separation Science & Technology
- Centre for Bacterial and Mycotic Infectious Diseases of Zoonotic or Veterinary Importance
- Centre for Literature in Translation
- Connexin Signaling Research Group
- Crossfeed
- Crossing the Border Between English and Spanish
- Animal Cell Systems as a Biotest for (a) Biotic Stressors - discontinued 2016
- Ethics, Culture and Society
- Flanders Research Consortium on Fermented Foods and Beverages
- Information Systems – discontinued in 2017
- Innovation, Diversity and Educational Approaches – discontinued in 2017
- Institute of Early Modern History
- International Big Data Analytics Lab
- Interplay of Theatre, Literature & Media in Performance
- Interuniversity Center for Health Economics Research
- Youth and Social Inequality
- Quantum Chemistry - Molecular Modelling
- Physical Education, Physical Activity and Nutrition
- Logic Engineering
- Logic, History & Philosophy of Science
- Materials and Surface Science & Engineering
- Motor Mind
- NanoMicrobiology
- Optimising the Performance and Efficiency of Modern Programming Languages
- PAT Chemometrics
- Political Representation in Diverse Societies
- Psychopathology and Information Processing in Older Adults
- Research Consortium on Particle-Based Immunotherapy
- Research in Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Roman Society Research Center
- Social History (post-1750) – Network (SocHist-Net)
- Sport & Social Inclusion
- Urban History
- Experimental Literature Study Centre
- The Inside Story. Art, Interior Design and Architecture, 1750-1950
- Translational Liver Cell Biology Alliance
- End-of-life care