Interdisciplinary and integrated research

The Urban Studies Institute is a platform for urban sociologists, ecologists, economic geographers and transport economists, urban historians, literary scientists and city planners who firmly believe in the added value of interdisciplinary collaboration and an integrated and generalised approach. 

The following research groups are involved:

1. Antwerp Centre for Digital Humanities and Literary Criticism (ACDC)
2. Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts (ARIA)
3. Centre for Migration and Intercultural Studies (CeMIS)
4. Centre for Research on Environmental and Social Change (CRESC)
5. Centre for Urban History (CSG)
6. Department of Transport and Regional Economics
7. Faculty of Applied Engineering
8. Faculty of Design Sciences, Department of Architecture
9. Institute for Environment & Sustainable Development (IMDO)
10. MOdeling of Systems And Internet Communication (MOSAIC)
11. Politics and Public Governance (PPG)
12. Research Group for Urban Development
13. Social Epidemiology & Health Policy (SEHPO)
14. Visual & Digital Cultures Research Center (ViDi)