Research Unit

UGent Human Rights Research Network

Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Web information systems
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Human rights and justice issues
  • Social sciences
    • Health psychology
    • Group and interpersonal processes
    • Social behaviour and social action
    • Business economics
    • Education, culture and society not elsewhere classified
    • Special needs education
    • Orthopedagogics and special education not elsewhere classified
    • Disability studies
    • Human rights law
    • Sociology of development
    • Social work not elsewhere classified
    • Anthropology of religion
    • Ethnicity and migration studies
    • Medical anthropology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Morphological sciences not elsewhere classified
    • Obstetrics
    • Public health care not elsewhere classified
    • Social medical sciences not elsewhere classified
    • Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
    • Forensic medicine not elsewhere classified
    • Nursing in general medicine and medical specialisms
    • Public health nutrition
  • Engineering and technology
    • Antennas and propagation
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Farm and rural management
    • Food microbiology
Description
The consortium brings together Ghent University researchers working on human rights. It furthers interdisciplinary collaboration in human rights research. In this manner it aims to increase excellent human rights research at Ghent University and to advance the societal impact of this research in close collaboration with societal stakeholders.