The Research Centre for Migration, Diversity and Justice focuses on the multilevel governance and politics of immigration, justice and home affairs, immigrant integration, diversity and equality.

MOVE unites the enthusiasm and expertise of young and more experienced researchers, focusing on 3 prominent lines of research.

Research group FLOW is situated at the VUB and forms together with ATM from ULB The Brussels Institute for Thermal-fluid systems and clean Energy.

Mobilise aims to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable and inclusive mobility and logistics system.

The Centre for Environment, Economy and Energy operates at the crossroads of today’s turbulent transitions, which constitute key governance challenges and opportunities in Europe and worldwide. 

The research carried out at the department of architectural engineering is brought together in the research group 'Architectural Engineering' which consists of an interdisciplinary team that uses engineering tools to create and study architecture.

The department represents a staff of fulltime and part-time professors who, together with graduate students, PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and technical staff, conduct state-of-the-art research on various facets of Life.

Data Lab is a cross-disciplinary research lab that focuses on developing and adapting analytical tools and algorithms which retrieve valuable insights from data while taking into account the specific operational context.

The Centre for Digitalisation, Democracy and Innovation (CD2I) conducts cutting-edge academic and policy-relevant research on the ongoing digital transformation of society.

The Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research is a research centre within the Department of Geography of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

The Brussels Institute for Thermal-fluid systems and clean Energy (BRITE) is a Joint Research Group between FLOW (VUB) and ATM (ULB).

BUSI-MARK focuses on retail marketing and shopping behavior (off- as well as online). Issues related to shopper typologies, channel choice, shopping motivations, customer emotions and experiences, satisfaction and loyalty are studied.

The department of Water and Climate (HYDR) focus on the numerical modelling of the quantity and the quality of surface, soil water, glacier water and groundwater from local to global scale. 

The mission of MeMC is constructive collaboration and innovative research of new material systems and lightweight constructions for a better, more sustainable future for all.

The research activities of the group are situated in the field of theoretical and quantum chemistry and more specifically focus on the combination of conceptual and computational approaches in the understanding, prediction and design of molecular and material properties and reactivity. 

The Multidisciplinary Institute for Teacher Education (MILO) is an academic institute that provides education and research within pedagogy, teaching methodology and teacher training.

The Centre Leo Apostel (CLEA) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is a transdisciplinary research centre that brings together diverse researchers to explore big questions about reality, knowledge, and society. CLEA focuses on meaningful problems making it internationally unique.