CRN PhD Days

Registration Open: 4th CRN PhD Days (15–16 January 2026)

Version française ci-dessous The 4th Congo Research Network (CRN) PhD Days will take place on 15–16 January 2026 in a hybrid format, hosted at UCLouvain (Belgium) and accessible online. The two doctoral days bring together early-career researchers working on or in Central Africa to present their research, exchange ideas with peers and senior scholars, and engage in stimulating interdisciplinary discussions. This year’s programme will … Continue reading →

CFP: 4th CRN PhD Days (15–16 January 2026)

Version française ci-dessous Call for participation 4th Congo Research Network PhD Days 15–16 January 2026, UCLouvain (Louvain-la-Neuve) and online The Congo Research Network (CRN) is pleased to announce its fourth PhD workshop, which will feature a broadened regional focus on Central Africa. As scientific research in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the wider … Continue reading →

3rd CRN PhD Days: some pictures

Photos credit: Deborah Dainese Photos credit: Caroline Michellier

3rd CRN PhD Days: program

The abstracts of the CRN PhD days 2023 are out!

The third CRN PhD days are going to take place at Hoek 38 in Brussels and at the Africamuseum in Tervuren on 7 and 8 December 2023. If you wish to attend (physically or online), please register via this link. You will find full list of presented papers here.

CFP CRN PhD Workshop December 2023

The CongoResearchNetwork is organizing a 3rd PhD workshop, with a broadened focus on the Central Afria region. We invite PhD scholars working on a social sciences or humanities related topic on DRC or another Central African country. The workshop will be in person (in Brussels) and online.

CFP Central Africa Ph.D Days May 26-27 2020, UCL Louvain-la-Neuve

VERSION FRANCAISE CI-DESSOUS In light of the success of last year’s event, we are organizing a second edition of our Ph.D. Days with a broadened focus on the Central Africa region. Opportunities for research in DRC and the wider region of Central Africa are expanding in Belgium and around the world. We feel it is … Continue reading →

Congo Research Network PhD Days

Brussels, May 28th and 29th 2019 Venue: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Campus de la Plaine, Building C, 5th floor, room 5C406) Particularly in the past decade, an increasing number of scholars in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) has become interested in the DRC, thus significantly expanding the field of Congo studies. This two-day PhD meeting … Continue reading →

CFP Workshop Current Perspectives in Congo-Research (Human and Social Sciences)

December 20 2013 (10-17h), Brussels  CongoResearchNetwork invites young and seasoned scholars to participate in a workshop aimed at building formal and informal bridges between researchers in the human and social sciences working on the DRC.  The workshop will offer an opportunity to doctoral and postdoctoral researchers from any of the human and social sciences (linguistics, archeology, history, theology, psychology, … Continue reading →