Factsheet: students' well-being
This factsheet overviews student well-being at Radboud University in fall 2021, Spring 2022 and Spring 2023.
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Report: social safety Radboud students
This report describes how students experience a sense of social safety at Radboud University based on three questionnaire measurements of the Healthy Student Life project conducted in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Spring 2023.
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Factsheet: lifestyle of students
This factsheet gives an overview of the lifestyle of students at Radboud University in fall 2021, Spring 2022 and Spring 2023.
Swipe, match, happy? Dating app users less satisfied with relationship status than non-users
Mobile dating apps are a popular way to meet people. A new study by Radboud University researchers shows that people who use dating apps actually tend to be overall less satisfied with their relationship status than those who don't.
‘Staying healthy’ is better than ‘not getting ill’ in vaccine information
New research from Radboud University shows that it can be useful to focus vaccine information on what does happen, rather than what does not happen.
Mathijs Vervloed appointed professor by special appointment of Supported communication in children with multiple disabilities
From 1 September 2023, Mathijs Vervloed has been appointed extraordinary professor of Supported Communication in children with multiple disabilities at the Behavioural Science Institute of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Listening to music after stress: 'Genre doesn't matter'
Krisna Adiasto discovered that music genre doesn't seem to play a role in the songs we choose to recover from stress, but the songs that work do have shared characteristics. He will receive his doctorate from Radboud University on 29 January.
eScience Center Grant for QANS questionnaire and nomination software
Researchers from the Behavioural Science Institute have received a grant to further develop the QANS questionnaire and nomination software.
NRO grant for research on how to help primary school students transfer skills from programming to maths
Johanna van Schaik, Noortje Janssen and Ard Lazonder will receive an NRO grant for their research project on how to help primary school students transfer skills from programming to maths.
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NRO Grant for Identification of Developmental Language Disorder in teenage newcomers
Tijs Kleemans and Eliane Segers receive the NRO grant "Knowledge for education of the future". With their research, they would like to develop a "Screening Protocol DLD for teenage newcomers" with a language delay.
Debby Beckers appointed as professor of Flexibility in Work
From 1 November 2023, Debby Beckers has been appointed professor of Flexibility in Work at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Radboud University.
Lotte Gosens has won the 2022 International Research Prize
Lotte Gosens has won the 2022 International Research Prize awarded by the Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability (JIDD).
How video games can make it easier to discuss mental health
Depression is common among young people, but this target group often does not get the help they need. Books, exercise, and other depression prevention programmes do not achieve the envisioned results for everyone, but video games might help.
Administration of testosterone may help with exposure therapy
People with social anxiety disorder who receive exposure therapy may potentially benefit from testosterone administration. This is the conclusion of research by Moniek Hutschemaekers, who will be defending her PhD thesis at Radboud University.
How the ego inhibits personal development and social attachment
According to social psychologist Roos Vonk, our ego impedes our social relationships and our personal growth. Her latest book. ‘Mijn ego heeft altijd gelijk. Van zelfbedrog naar zelfkennis’ will be released by Meulenhoff Publishers on 12 September.
Mariska Kleemans appointed professor of Youth, News and Education
Mariska Kleemans has been appointed professor of Youth, News and Education at Radboud University's Faculty of Social Sciences from September 1, 2023.
NWO Veni grants for research into frontline workers, social media and more
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant to ten young researchers at Radboud University. With this grant of up to 280.000 euro they can further elaborate their own ideas during a period of three years.
Combining 100 treatment studies: a step closer towards personalised depression treatment?
How do psychologists choose the right depression treatment for each patient? Ellen Driessen, psychologist and researcher at Radboud University, investigates.
New interventions to sit less: ‘Stop getting coffee for your colleagues'
Most people are by now aware that sitting at your desk all day is not particularly healthy. Yet existing interventions, such as sit/standing desks and smartwatches with reminders to stand up, seem to bring about very little lasting change.
“Start teaching young people media literacy on time“
In times of fake news and endless streams of information, it is important that young people learn to critically reflect on what they read or see online. That is the opinion of Sanne Tamboer, a Communication Science researcher. On 20 July, she will receive her PhD on her research about how young people between the ages of 12 and 15 consume news and on ways to train them in media literacy.
