The UGent Human Rights Research Network (HRRN) is an interdisciplinary research consortium aimed at societal impact. The HRRN brings together the researchers of Ghent University and associated university colleges who want to collaborate and make a positive difference for human rights through their research and knowledge. The network consists of professors from numerous disciplinary backgrounds and their research groups, totalling more than 200 affiliated researchers. Together they represent the following faculties and university colleges: Law and Criminology, Arts and Philosophy, Health and Health Sciences, Engineering and Architecture, Economics and Business, Psychology and Pedagogical Sciences, Bioengineering, Political and Social Sciences, KASK and HoGent.
The HRRN has two main goals. On the one hand, it promotes interdisciplinary cooperation in human rights research. In this way it wants to ensure an increase in knowledge and excellent research on human rights at Ghent University. On the other hand, the HRRN fosters the societal impact of this knowledge and research in close cooperation with societal stakeholders.
The HRRN is an open and dynamic consortium that welcomes all UGent researchers who want to contribute to strengthening human rights. Are you a researcher affiliated to Ghent University (Association) and would you like to join the HRRN? Do not hesitate to contact us.
Background and internal organisation
The HRRN initiated its operations in September 2020. Since then, the network established permanent ‘pathways to societal impact’ for different target audiences, which you can discover under ‘impact projects’. In addition, the network organises public and academic activities, such as lectures, seminars, workshops, and film screenings, which you can find under ‘events’.
To conduct its activities, the HRRN has set up the following operational structures:
‘Coordination Team’: Dr. Giselle Corradi and Hanna Kozachenko, who you can reach through this website by clicking the section ‘contact’.
‘Co-supervisors spokespersons’: Prof. Ellen Desmet and Prof. Tine Destrooper.
‘Steering Group’ in the second cycle of activities (2024-2028): Prof. Eva Brems (Law and Criminology), Prof. Stef Craps (Literature), Marjolein De Pau, (Criminology and Psychology, leader of the podcast project ‘Oprecht’), Prof. Elisabeth De Schauwer (Special Needs Education), Prof. Ellen Desmet (Law and Criminology), Prof. Tine Destrooper (Law and Criminology), Prof. Bart Deygers (Translation and Interpreting), Dr. Elke Evrard (Law and Criminology, co-leader of the working group on ‘interdisciplinary knowledge and human rights’), Dr. Brigitte Herremans (Law and Criminology, leader of the project ‘Literatuur en Mensenrechten’), Prof. Marijke D’Haese (Bioscience Engineering), Prof. Jan Orbie (Political Sciences); Prof. Pierre Schoentjes (Literature); Prof. Koen Schoors (Economy), Prof. Christel Stalpaert (Theater Sciences), Peter Vanden Abeele (Architecture).
