Departments and research groups
Our Faculty organises its core tasks in the field of education and research through 7 departments, each comprising a number of research groups. Get to know them all below.
Our departments
Department of Bioscience Engineering
Department Chair: Prof. Dr. Dominique Maes
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Department of Biology
Department Chair:Â Prof. Dr. Luc Leyns
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Department of Chemistry
Department Chair:Â Prof. Dr. Frederik Tielens
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Department of Computer Science
Department Chair:Â Prof. Dr. Wolfgang De Meuter
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Department of Physics
Department Chair:Â Prof. Dr. Alexander Sevrin
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Department of Geography
Department Chair:Â Prof. Dr. Matthieu Kervyn De Meerendre
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Department of Mathematics and Data Science Â
Department Chair:Â Prof. Dr. Kenny De Commer
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Our research groups
The Faculty of Science and Bioengineering comprises some 25 research groups. Some of them work across departments, and sometimes even faculties.
- Algebra 
- General ChemistryÂ
- General Botany and Nature ConservationÂ
- Amphibian Evolution Lab Â
- Analytical, Environmental & Geo-ChemistryÂ
- Applied Physics
- Artificial Intelligence Â
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Brussels Centre for Urban Studies
- Cartography and GISÂ Â
- Chemical Engineering and Separation Sciences Â
- Computational and Applied Mathematics and Physics Â
- Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research
- Digital Mathematics
- Earth System Sciences Â
- Ecology and Systematics Â
- Elementary Particles
- Physical Geography Â
- Physical Chemistry and Polymers
- Geographic Information Systems Â
- Industrial Microbiology and Food BiotechnologyÂ
- Microbiology Â
- Microreactor technology
- Leo Apostel Research Group Â
- Organic Chemistry
- Plant Genetics Â
- Software Languages Lab (PROG and SSEL merger) Â
- Stochastics Â
- Structural Biology Brussels Â
- Theoretical Physics
- Topological Algebra, Functional Analysis and Category Theory Â
- Web Information Systems EngineeringÂ
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.
