NWO grants for four new research projects at RICH
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded grants to four new research projects involving researchers from the Faculty of Arts.
NWO funding for two new PhDs at RICH
Two new PhD candidates will conduct their research at the Radboud Institute for Culture and History (RICH) with support from NWO, as part of the PhD programme in the Humanities.
Frank Mehring presents book at exhibition in New York City
On 1 July, the New-York Historical Society will open an exhibition on the work of German-American artist, designer and teacher Winold Reiss.
‘No nation is more charitable than the Netherlands’: the rise of disaster nationalism
Disasters such as floods cause a lot of suffering, but at the same time they can strengthen national identity. A certain ‘disaster nationalism’ arose in the nineteenth century, according to historian Fons Meijer, who will obtain his PhD on 28 June.
Hanneke Grootenboer wins award for Outstanding Monograph
Hanneke Grootenboer's most recent book The Pensive Image: Art as a Form of Thinking (2021) has won the 2022 Prize for Outstanding Monograph of American Society for Aesthetics. Grootenboer is Professor of Art History at Radboud University.
Royal Honours for Eric Moormann
Last Friday, 10th June, Professor Eric Moormann received a Royal Honour for his many years of (inter)national scientific and social service in the field of Classical Archaeology.
Face to face with Roman emperors in late antiquity
In the 4th century, Roman emperors were regularly addressed with laudatory speeches written by talented orators. What do these laudatory speeches tell us about the expectations that the fourth-century Roman elite had of the emperor's leadership?
Waalpaintings: new additions to Nijmegen’s wall museum
What began in 2020 as an idea over a cup of coffee has steadily grown into a unique Wall Museum throughout Nijmegen's city centre. This year, three more murals will be added as part of the Waalpaintings project.
Dissertation Award for historian Marieke Oprel
Historian Marieke Oprel receives a dissertation prize from the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation for her thesis 'The Burden of Nationality. Dutch citizenship policies towards German nationals in the aftermath of the Second World War (1944-1967)'.
Lotte Jensen in NTR programme De kennis van Nu about the Corona Crisis: 'History repeats itself'
The corona crisis seems to be over, but the next crisis or disaster could strike again. Do we learn from the past or do we keep reinventing the wheel? Dr. Lotte Jensen elaborates further on this topic in the television programme De kennis van Nu.
Veni grant for Joris van den Tol for research into the makers of the economic 'Golden Age'
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant to five young researchers of the Radboud University. With this grant they can further elaborate their own ideas during a period of three years. One of these researchers is Joris van den Tol.
Tension between innovation and tradition with writer Johan de Meester
Johan de Meester (1860 - 1931) was a Dutch journalist, literary critic and author. What place did his narrative and critical prose occupy in the Dutch literary field between 1900 and 1920?
‘We did not live in complete vain' - Unique, historical letters in digital laboratory
The Drillingsberichte are like a time capsule that opens a gate to the past. The 160 letters are now digitised, searchable and downloadable and offer a unique opportunity for researchers from different disciplines to work together.
Christine Mohrmann Stipend for Carlijn Cober
On Monday 28 March, ten female PhD candidates from Radboud University will be awarded a Christine Mohrmann Stipend. One of them is Carlijn Cober, PhD candidate on the affective effects of literature at the Radboud Institute for Culture and History.
Mariëtte Verhoeven receives Embassy Science Fellowship for research on water heritage in Istanbul
Dr Mariëtte Verhoeven receives an Embassy Science Fellowship from NWO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Verhoeven will work to develop an integrated model for increasing public awareness and preserving Istanbul's water heritage.
Thorbecke research scholarship for Carla Hoetink
Dr. Carla Hoetink receives a grant from the KNAW fund Staatsman Thorbecke for the project "Ruimte voor protest?" Hoetink will investigate how democracy and public order clashed in practices of and discussions about protest in from 1919 till now.
NWO grant for research programme Re/Presenting Europe: Popular Representations of Diversity and Belonging
How can we produce better knowledge about the many populations that have shaped Europe for centuries? The new consortium 'Re/Presenting Europe' will research this and other questions in the next five years now it has recently received a grant.
Vici-grant for Brigitte Adriaensen for research into drugs
Brigitte Adriaensen will receive a Vici-research grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). The grant will enable Adriaensen to conduct research over the next five years and build up her own research group.
Official transfer of De Bourbon de Parme Family archive
On 9 May, Prince Carlos de Bourbon de Parme will present the De Bourbon de Parme Family Archive to the Catholic Documentation Centre and the Radboud University.
DNA research into the secrets of 600-year-old parchment
Medieval books hide secrets that are not immediately visible. In a new project, art historian Hanneke van Asperen will unravel the mysteries of 600-year-old parchment scrolls, together with Wageningen University & Research and Naturalis Leiden.
