Research units

Research units

The History Department counts seven research units: 4 timebound and 3 thematic research units:

• Ancient History
• Henri Pirenne-Institute for Medieval Studies
• Institute for Early Modern History
• Social History since 1750
• City and Society in the Low Countries
• Economics, Ecology and Demography
• Communities – Comparisons – Connections

Interdisciplinary/international research units or initiatives

In addition, members of the Department are involved in different interdisciplinary and/or international research units or initiatives:

• Centre for Turkish Studies
• Conventus
• CORN
• Institute for Public History
• Roman Society Research Centre
• Ghent Institute for Classical Studies (GIKS)