Welcome to RHEA, the Research Centre for Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality at the VUB!
We are an interdisciplinary and internationally networked centre, committed to scientific research and it's valorisation in education, policy-making and public debate.
News
Reflections on: Refusing to Conform, Trans Bodies as a Site of Resistance
Read the reflections of the organisers of the second gender lecture series The lecture “Refusing to Conform: Trans Bodies as a Site of Resistance” explored topics of gender performance, nonbinary identity, and the history of gender resistance.
Jonge Academie: Hannelore Van Bavel selected as newest member
Jonge Academie Inauguration Every year, de Jonge Academie (The Young Academy of Belgium), selects their newest members based on scientific or artistic excellence of researchers, who have distinguished themselves in an exceptional way since completing their doctorate.
Events
Practical info02/03/2026 - 18:30 - 02/03/2026 - 20:30Refusing Conformity: Trans Bodies as a Site of Resistance
Binnen onze jaarlijkse “RHEA Gender Lecture Series” van het Onderzoekscentrum voor Gender, Diversiteit, en Intersectionaliteit RHEA (VUB), organiseren we op 2 maart 2026 een panelgesprek met als thema: "Refusing to Conform: Trans Bodies as a Site of Resistance”
Practical info10/12/2025 - 17:30 - 10/12/2025 - 19:30Sex Education: A Critical Understanding
Join RHEA for Sex Education: A Critical Understanding, a panel that brings together scholars and practitioners to interrogate the theory behind sex education, and its connections to the realities of policy, classrooms, clinics, and communities.
