VUB โWomen shaping scienceโ
VUB honours women scientists with an exhibition, article series and experts list
๐ธ Discover the photo exhibition featuring twenty portraits of women scientists, including our own CRIS researcher sofie De Kimpe, captured by photographer Lieve Blancquaert.
๐ Reserve your place for the opening of the exhibition on 11 february here:
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03.02.2026 16:02 โ
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Digitalisering verandert het gevangenisleven, maar niet alti
Studie toont complexe effecten van digitaal platform โPrisonCloudโ
"๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฏ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ ๐ซ๐ค๐ค๐ง ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จโ
๐Meer weten? Lees hier het persbericht over de open-access publicatie van de onderzoeksgroep Crime & Society. www.vub.be/nl/nieuws/di...
03.02.2026 16:00 โ
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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025): We must persist! Towards a Global Criminology of War
| Criminological Encounters
We proudly present the new open access issue of Criminological Encounters "Towards a global criminology of war", containing articles, opinion pieces, a forum on Palestine and Gaza, interviews and an art intervention.
๐Read the issue here
www.criminologicalencounters.org/index.php/cr...
15.01.2026 10:03 โ
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Postdoc researcher ERC project CAGED: Ageing in the Carceral Environment: The Existential Dimensions
Postdoc researcher ERC project CAGED: Ageing in the Carceral Environment: The Existential Dimensions
๐ข Job alert
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher (quantitative research track) to join the ERC-funded project CAGED โ Ageing in the Carceral Environment: The Existential Dimensions
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Application deadline: 1 February 2026
๐ More information & application:
jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
09.01.2026 08:56 โ
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Doctoraatsbeurs ERC-project CAGED
Doctoraatsbeurs ERC-project CAGED
๐ข Job alert
We are looking for a PhD candidate (qualitative research track) within the ERC-funded project CAGED โ Ageing in the Carceral Environment: The Existential Dimensions
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Application deadline: 1 February 2026
๐ More information & application: jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-D...
09.01.2026 08:55 โ
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PUNI Jaarverslag (2025)
Het PUNI-jaarverslag is er!
In dit verslag brengen we een overzicht van onze lopende en afgeronde onderzoeksprojecten, publicaties en andere activiteiten waarmee penologie-onderzoekers het afgelopen jaar naar buiten traden.
๐Lees het hier
researchportal.vub.be/nl/publicati...
08.01.2026 15:41 โ
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Decolonizing Criminology: Promoting SouthโSouth Dialogues
Decolonizing Criminology: Promoting SouthโSouth Dialogues is a two-day international seminar that invites scholars, students, practitioners, and the wider public to critically examine how
๐ข Weโre excited to announce the upcoming two-day international seminar โ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ตโ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐โ on ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ at the Learning & Innovation Center (VUBโULB) in Brussels.
โน๏ธFull programme and registration: cris.paddlecms.net/en/decoloniz...
17.11.2025 15:22 โ
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๐ CRiS researcher Lucas Melgaรงo was awarded the academic title of Special Visiting Professor in Santa Clara (Cuba), in recognition of his longstanding collaboration with the Central University โMarta Abreuโ of Las Villas (UCLV).
13.11.2025 08:51 โ
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The Ecocidal Destruction of Palestine
| Criminological Encounters
Online first: Here is the new article of Rob White in Criminological Encounters.
www.criminologicalencounters.org/index.php/cr...
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23.10.2025 16:10 โ
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Science Without Conscience. Or How a Criminology Conference Bared the Disciplineโs Dead Soul
| Criminological Encounters
Online first: Here is the new opinion piece of Lambros Fatsis in Criminological Encounters.
www.criminologicalencounters.org/index.php/cr...
@mattiasdebacker.bsky.social
21.10.2025 14:23 โ
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The Criminalisation of War Starts Here: Activism against Arms Industry in South Korea
| Criminological Encounters
Online first: Here is the new article of Juneseo Hwang in Criminological Encounters.
www.criminologicalencounters.org/index.php/cr...
@mattiasdebacker.bsky.social
17.10.2025 08:22 โ
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Liberating the Women of Iran: The Regime Change Industry, Womenโs Rights and Imperial Wars
| Criminological Encounters
Online first: Here is the new opinion piece of Mehrdad Emami and Paola Rivetti in Criminological Encounters.
www.criminologicalencounters.org/index.php/cr...
@mattiasdebacker.bsky.social
09.10.2025 04:27 โ
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YouTube video by CEP Probation
International Training School on Core Correctional School 2025
Last week, two CRiS researchers participated in the CEP Probation International Training School on Core Correctional Skills to gain insights for their scientific follow-up of the RNR project in the lap of the Flemish Houses of Justice.
๐Watch the recap: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fSt...
06.10.2025 09:33 โ
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Marginalisation, Hate Speeches and Criminalisation of Syrians Under Temporary Protection in Turkey
| Criminological Encounters
Online first: Here is the new opinion piece of Hacer Bahar and Halil Ibrahim Bahar in Criminological Encounters.
www.criminologicalencounters.org/index.php/cr...
@mattiasdebacker.bsky.social
25.09.2025 14:48 โ
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PUBLIC DOCTORAL DEFENCE: ELIAS WOODBRIDGE
We are pleased to invite you to the ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ of CRiS-researcher Elias Woodbridge's doctoral thesis in Social Sciences โ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ? ๐๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ด๐ญ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐จ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ
We are pleased to invite you to the ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ of CRiS-researcher Elias Woodbridge's doctoral thesis in Social Sciences โ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ? ๐๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ด๐ญ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐จ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ'๐ด ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด'
๐More information can be found on our website
16.09.2025 14:49 โ
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Van VUB naar veiligheidsbeleid: Alumnus Werner Van Herle
โWij zoeken naar oplossingen om de veiligheid in onze stad op lange termijn te garanderenโ
In een recent interview reflecteert Werner Van Herle, alumnus van de opleiding Criminologie aan de VUB en afdelingshoofd veiligheid en preventie van Stad Mechelen, over zijn studententijd en professionele carriรจre.
๐Bekijk hier het interview: www.vub.be/nl/nieuws/va...
#crimsky
12.09.2025 15:26 โ
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Last week, CRiS joined the #Eurocrim conference, sharing research on topics from palliative care in prisons to restorative justice, risk management, surveillance, and more. Special thanks to our researchers who helped draft and support a motion against complicity in Israeli atrocity crimes. #crimsky
12.09.2025 11:25 โ
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PUBLIC DOCTORAL DEFENCE: RANDY HAERS
We are eager to announce that Randy Haers will be defending his doctoral thesis in Criminological Sciences titled: โVan SAMEN werken naar impactvol werken: een actieonderzoek naar een evidence-based
We are eager to announce that CRiS researcher Randy Haers will be defending his doctoral thesis in Criminological Sciences, titled: โ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป: ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ-๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐.' on the 27th of August.
Find more information below.
14.08.2025 17:34 โ
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๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐?
๐ Read the latest article by CRiS researchers Lorenz Pardon, Emilie Gossye, Kristel Beyens and An-Sofie Vanhouche.
#crimsky #prisonresearch
28.07.2025 08:17 โ
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The Role of Food in Resettlement and Rehabilitation: Good Food and Good Lives
Exploring the role of food in enabling people with convictions to live a โgood lifeโ, this book examines the tangible ways in which growing food, cooking, and eating together has the potential to be b...
Read here the latest article by Sabrina Puddu and CRiS-researcher An-Sofie Vanhouche "๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ: ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ข ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐", in the new edited volume "๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ", edited by Kevin Wong and Julie Parsons.
#crimsky
28.07.2025 08:15 โ
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Widening the net of immigration control: an analysis of Belgiumโs assertive return policy: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies: Vol 0, No 0
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New publication alert! ๐ก Widening the net of immigration control: an analysis of Belgiumโs assertive return policy: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies www.tandfonline.com/doi/metrics/... #migration #AVR #voluntaryreturn #softpower #returnpolicy
18.06.2025 07:49 โ
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VUB Child Citizen Lab moet kind-inclusieve wetenschap bevorderen
Met het VUB Child Citizen Lab onder leiding van professor Els Dumortier hoopt de universiteit wetenschap meer inclusief te maken voor kinderen en jongeren. Dat meldt de Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Wat een week voor kind-inclusief onderzoek aan de VUB!
๐ Deze week was er het officiรซle startschot van het nieuwe Child Citizen Lab, onder leiding van CRiS-onderzoeker Els Dumortier, dat wetenschap fundamenteel kind-inclusiever wil maken โ in methodologie, ethiek รฉn praktijk.
23.05.2025 19:46 โ
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Very happy to co-organise this great event with such an exciting programme and stellar keynotes!
Also there are still a few places left to attend on-site, get in touch and join us in Rotterdam 19-20 June!
#surveillance #AI #publicsafety #digitalcriminology #criminology
@crisresearch.bsky.social
16.05.2025 08:55 โ
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Onderzoekers aan VUB willen jongeren in jeugdhulp een stem geven via creatieve storytelling
Elke jongere heeft het recht om gehoord te worden, ook jongeren in de jeugdhulp. Maar er wordt vooral over hen gepraat en maar weinig geluisterd. Daar wil een groep onderzoekers aan de VUB verandering...
๐ข Een stem geven aan jongeren in jeugdhulp via creatieve storytelling?
Via het JEZ!-project "Who am I? Empowering self-identity of youth in care through creative storytelling and collaborative action" werken CRiS-onderzoekers samen met jongeren aan hun verhaal - en aan verandering.
23.05.2025 19:39 โ
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