Renewed efforts needed to reach international biodiversity goals
Renewed efforts are needed to meet international biodiversity goals, according to an international study involving scientists from Radboud University, published in Science.
Radboud University and Maastricht University fund research into crop biotechnology and engineering
Over the next four years, four young researchers can start research into crop biotechnology and engineering, thanks to the collaboration between Radboud and Maastricht University. The researchers will work at the Brightlands Campus Greenport, Venlo.
Science videos of Radboud researchers in 'pop-up park' in city center Nijmegen
The ‘Walking Park’ is a pop-up park that moves to a different spot in the city center every three months. On Wednesday, April 24, the park opened on the Waalkade, near the artwork Labyrinth.
KWF Grant for research into head and neck cancer
Paul Kouwer, associate professor at Synthetic Organic Chemistry, together with Marleen Ansems from Radboudumc, receives a grant from the KWF (Dutch Cancer Society) for their research project Orgatrix.
Switching magnetization by the ultrafast Barnett effect
Researchers from FELIX Laboratory, IMM, Poland and Japan have now found that this effect can actually be used to switch magnetization in a magnetic nanolayer, through exciting chiral vibrations of the lattice in the underlying substrate
New book dives into history of Dutch secret service
In this new Dutch book, Rowin Jansen, Bart Jacobs and other experts delve into history to reflect on the state of intelligence and security services today.
ERC Advanced Grant for research into pollution, molecular collisions
Researchers Bas van de Meerakker and Jan Hendriks have both been awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to extend their research.
Zonmw grants for research into pelvic floor trauma, malaria and embryo's
Several projects involving researchers from Radboud University are receiving ZonMw grants. With these grants the scientists can do their research for the coming years.
Astronomers unveil strong magnetic fields spiraling at the edge of Milky Way’s central black hole
A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has shows the edge of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) in polarized light. The results were published today in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
Christine Mohrmann Stipend for ten female PhD candidates
Ten female PhD candidates from Radboud University received a Christine Mohrmann Stipend on Tuesday 26 March. The aim of the stipend is to encourage PhD candidates to continue their academic careers after the completion of their thesis.
Recently discovered bacterium holds promise for improved wastewater treatment
The recent discovery of the comammox bacterium might prove pivotal in a new and improved approach to wastewater purification that will be more efficient according to research carried out by Pieter Blom.
Gravitation grant for research into therapies for blindness, adaptability in crises
Several projects involving researchers from Radboud University and Radboudumc are receiving NWO Gravitation Grants. These projects will each receive amounts of more than 20 million euros for top research.
National Growth Fund allocates funding for new centre for animal-free biomedical translation (CPBT)
In order to continue improving human health with appropriate and affordable medicines, a different approach is needed in the development of new drugs and medical technologies.
National Growth Fund: new grants for research with Radboud scientists
Ten projects from the first three rounds of the National Growth Fund will definitively be awarded a subsidy. Several projects also involve researchers from Radboud University.
Aquatic ecosystems in hotter water – the message of Sarian Kosten’s inaugural lecture
During her inaugural lecture in February 2024, prof. dr. Sarian Kosten drew attention to the fact that surface waters are important emitters of greenhouse gases – which is why we should manage them differently.
Chronic stress and inflammation linked to societal and environmental impacts in new study
Scientists, including Paul Verschure at Radboud University, hypothesize that as-yet unrecognized inflammatory stress is spreading among people at unprecedented rates and affecting our ability to address climate change and other critical issues.
Radboud voucher project evolves into consortium on neuromorphic computing
With a voucher from the Interdisciplinary Research Platform (IRP), Johan and his colleagues had the opportunity to investigate if it was possible to make scientific calculations more efficient and faster using neuromorphic hardware.
HHINT Kickstarter for transplantable corneal stem cells
In the project iCorneaTherapy, Jo Huiqing Zhou collaborates with the Finnish company StemSights on the development of transplantable corneal stem cells.
New spin-off company to develop viral gene transfer of transfer RNA as a therapeutic approach
Following research conducted by Erik Storkebaum and his lab, a new spin-off company named XTRNA Bio B.V. was recently established, with the goal to develop viral gene transfer of transfer RNA as a therapeutic approach.
Vici grants for brain research, language technologies and genetic disorders
Five scientists from Radboud University and RadboudUMC are receiving a Vici research grant from the Dutch research organisation (NWO).
