We are pleased to announce that, commencing on January 1, 2024, three research groups at VUB, Interface Demography, TOR, and Qualitative Research in Action, merged to establish the new research group, BRISPO - Brussels Institute for Social and Population Studies. BRISPO will serve as a hub synergizing the collective expertise of more than 80 researchers across disciplines such as sociology, demography, economics, psychology, and human geography.
The Brussels Institute for Social and Population Studies (BRISPO) conducts research on the socio-economic, cultural and demographic dimensions of social inequality primarily focusing on Belgium and Europe, while also considering a broader global perspective. BRISPO was established in 2024 through the merger of several research groups, including Interface Demography (ID) and Tempus Omnia Revelat (TOR). This led to the creation of a diverse and multidisciplinary team composed of both senior scholars and early-stage researchers with a background in sociology, demography, economics, psychology, statistics and human geography.
Research at BRISPO is organised into seven thematic research units: AI, Migration & Society (the AIMS Lab), Childhood, Culture and Cognition (CCC), Tempus Omnia Revelat (TOR), Inequality and Racism (IR), Interface Demography (ID), Sustainable Work (SW), and Qualitative Research in Action (QRIA).
BRISPO team members actively engage in the scientific and wider valorisation of their research by helping to shape public policies and contributing to the broader societal debate on the most pressing and current social challenges.
