Research groups CHEGG: Centre for Higher Education Governance Ghent CST: Central for Social Theory CuDOS: Cultural Diversity: Opportunities & Socialisation Hedera: Health and Demographic Research POS+ Participation, Opportunities, Structures All about research Education Bachelor's programmes Preparatory and linking programmes Master's programmes All about education Focus on 22 May 2026 Siyuan Chen about his PhD research: "Born on Different Sides of the Line: Hukou Status and Health Inequalities during the Epidemiological Transition in China" On 21 May 2026, Siyuan Chen successfully defended his PhD showing how China’s hukou system acts as a fundamental cause of health inequality, shaping lifelong differences in risks, prevention, and access to care despite epidemiological change. News 15 January 2026 Camille Wets about her PhD research: “Discursive power in practice - A qualitative study of general practitioners’ accounts of patients with a migration background and mental health problems” 10 October 2025 Francqui Chair 2024-2025: prof. dr. Pamala Wiepking 29 August 2025 When Birds Fly: A Silent Story of Belonging 18 July 2025 Esther Lermytte about her PhD research: “Childhood Vaccines, Parental Hesitancy: A Sociological Inquiry into the Relational and Socio-Cultural Dynamics Shaping Vaccine Hesitancy” More news PhD defenses Jul 2 Medicalising distress unequally: Educational stratification in psychotropic medication use Colman, Lisa All PhD defenses
