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 Conformity, Trans Bodies as a Site of Resistance
Read the reflections of the organisers of the second gender lecture series The lecture “Refusing Conformity: Trans Bodies as a Site of Resistance” explored topics of gender performance, nonbinary identity, and the history of gender resistance.
Newsletter Spring 2026: Editor's Choice
Meet Rhea's New Coordinator: dr. Paulien Broens For the readers of our newsletter, RHEA interviewed Dr. Paulien Broens, who recently joined in December as full-time Research Coordinator at RHEA.
Events
Practical info24/04/2026 - 12:00 - 24/04/2026 - 14:00Sofa Talk: Who gets to feel safe?
The P&V Foundation is pleased to host a powerful and thought‑provoking Sofa Talk “Who gets to feel safe?
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”
