Departments and research groups
Our faculty consists of 2 departments: Educational Sciences and Psychology. These departments include several research groups that cover a wide range of research topics in order to arrive at new insights. Discover them all below.
Our departments
Educational Sciences (EDWE)
This department is responsible for teaching and research on:
- Educational Sciences
- Theory of Education
Psychology (PSYC)
This department is responsible for teaching and research on:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Atypical Development
- Personality and Psychopathology
- Diagnostics and Treatment
- Clinical-Experimental Psychology
- Biological Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Work and Organisational Psychology
- Methods in Psychology
- Youth Assistance
Our research groups
Our research groups belong to one of our 2 departments. They cover a wide range of research topics in order to arrive at new insights. This cooperation also extends beyond the borders of existing disciplines. These are our research groups:
- Belgian Ageing Studies
- Brain, Body and Cognition
- BRUCC
- Brussels research centre for Innovation in Learning & Diversity
- EU-China Higher Education Research Centre
- Interpersonal, Discursive and Narrative Studies
- Localities, Ontologies, Commons, Integrated
- PALD - Participation and Learning in Detention
- Personality and Psychopathology
- Society and Ageing Research Lab
- Work & Organisational Psychology
What's the difference between a department and a research group?
A Faculty consists of several departments. Each department within a Faculty is responsible for the educational and research activities within their specialisation.
Within each of these departments one or more research groups are active. These groups consist of an international team of researchers who are fully committed to socially relevant research within their specialisation. In this way, the educational offer can be permanently adapted to the latest scientific evolutions.