Making Olympic dreams come true in Paris: ‘Focus as the key to success’
How do you achieve optimal focus to perform at the Olympics?
Tensions on holiday: ‘Opportunity to discuss underlying needs’
Tensions on holiday: where they comes from and could they actually be a good thing?
Representation of minorities on streaming services and broadcasters lags behind
The representation of women, ethnic minorities, seniors and sexual minorities on streaming services and mainstream broadcasters lags behind. This is shown by research by communication scientist Serena Daalmans of Radboud University.
NWO Veni grants for research into privacy in criminal law, mining and malaria
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant to fifteen young researchers at Radboud University and Radboudumc. With this grant of up to 320.000 euro they can further elaborate their own ideas during a period of three years.
Twice-exceptional students: do you know them?
Evelyn Kroesbergen and Marielle Wittelings spent three years researching what needs to be done to recognise gifted pupils in whom learning, for various reasons, does not come naturally.
Empowering Youth: A call for action in climate manifesto to Rob Jetten
Hoe ervaren jongeren de klimaatcrisis en wat moet er volgens hen gebeuren om het klimaat-tij te keren?
New book offers tools for better policy towards work-life balance
A good work-life balance looks different for everyone. Radboud researchers from five different faculties have come up with concrete tools in their book, Maintaining a Sustainable Work-Life Balance.
People of Social Sciences: Mustafa Akpinar
Mustafa Akpinar wants to know how to improve the health of the Turkish-Dutch community. He uses a foolproof time management system to combine his busy personal life with his research.
On world non-smoking day, we help young people quit smoking!
Today is World Non-Smoking Day. Do we think about our youngsters on this day? We do! We are launching a large-scale study on smoking cessation among young people.
Stricter phone policy at secondary schools: coordination with parents and pupils is crucial
Pupils can no longer use their mobile phones in the classroom, except for educational purposes. Behavioural scientists at Radboud University investigated what pupils think about this policy.
How do we beat prolonged sitting behaviour?
How can we ensure an active lifestyle for generations to come? If parents set a good example, the chances are many times higher that children will keep doing sports for life, stay healthy, and meet the exercise norm.
People of Social Sciences: Gijsje Maas
With a Bachelor's degree in Communication Science in her pocket, Gijsje Maas left for Amsterdam. However, Nijmegen's atmosphere brought her back to Radboud University.
In pursuit of impact: how psychological contract research can make the work-world a better place
This paper explores how research on psychological contracts can help create better workplace relationships.
Navigating the Emotional Landscape of Work: Unveiling How Personality Shapes Our View of Workplace Promises
The study explores how personality affects employees' perceptions of workplace commitments, revealing that approach/avoidance goals and emotion regulation play key roles in influencing feelings of broken promises and emotional reactions.
“If there was no relationship between qualification and income, the problem of unequal opportunities would disappear”
Eddie Denessen, recently appointed Professor of Education and Social Inequality, argues for more clarity around the concept of ‘equal opportunities’ and a more equal appreciation of different qualifications.
The classroom as a tool against bullying
A classroom arrangement is never permanent; it moves with the needs of the children and the class over time. It is an indispensable tool in combating bullying behaviour.
Immediate Action Heals Workplace Wounds: The Key Role of Immediate Response to Psychological Contract Breaches
This research provides practical insights for maintaining a positive organizational culture and strengthening the employee-employer relationship, even in challenging times.
Explaining the social functions of smell to primary school children
Jasper de Groot received a Radboud Science Award for his research on ''Er hangt iets in de lucht… (There’s something in the air)'', where he developed inquiry-based activities for primary schools in cooperation with the Science Education Hub.
Intensive trauma treatment relieves PTSD symptoms within eight days
Relieved from PTSD symptoms in eight days? It is possible with a highly intensive treatment method that combines trauma-focused therapies and lots of exercise. Eline Voorendonk will receive her PhD on 15 March for her research on this method.
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Factsheet: students' study experience
This factsheet gives an overview of how students experienced their study at Radboud University in Fall 2021, Spring 2022 and Spring 2023.
