Since December 2023, the two capacity groups Future Everyday and Systemic Change have been replaced by six clusters, which bring together staff with similar interests in small, focused research groups. Within the context of the departmental vision, mission and strategy, each cluster pursues their own research goals and implement their own strategies regarding publications, collaboration, societal impact and grant acquisition.

The cluster-based organization of research on the one hand aligns well with TU/e’s Principal Investigator model, providing more autonomy to individual researchers. On the other hand, the combined clusters allow the department to address its current research agenda in a highly focused manner, while allowing and fostering cross-cluster collaboration.