Jorgen D’Hondt appointed director Nikhef
Prof. Dr. Jorgen D’Hondt has been appointed director of the National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef. He succeeds current director Prof. Dr. Stan Bentvelsen, whose second term expires at the end of this year.
Teresa Bister receives Veni grant
Veni grants for four promising Nikhef researchers and colleague at High Energy Physics, Teresa Bister, is one of them.
Renate Loll new Chair of the Gravitational Physics Division (GPD) of the European Physical Society (EPS).
Renate Loll has been elected as the new Chair of the Gravitational Physics Division (GPD) of the European Physical Society (EPS).
Second Nikhef Theory Day in Nijmegen
On 22 March, more than 30 particle physicists from across the country got together in Nijmegen.
Black hole symphonies: revealing the complexities in gravitational waves
In this new work, the authors showed the presence of QNM frequencies predicted by second-order perturbation theory in the gravitational wave flux infalling into the horizon.
The observation of multiple ringdown modes in a binary black hole merger
An international team of researchers including Prof. Badri Krishnan at Radboud University has verified an important property of black holes known as the no-hair theorem using gravitational wave observations.
NWO Demonstrator for production of heavy calcium isotopes
Nicolo de Groot, professor of High Energy Physics at Radboud University, receives a Demonstrator Grant from the NWO.
Royal distinction for Renate Loll (Professor of Theory of Fundamental Interactions Beyond the Standard Model)
On the occasion of King's Day this year, Renate Loll (High Energy Physics), was awarded Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. The award was presented by Mayor Bruls of Nijmegen, at her department of High Energy Physics.
“Mapping resistance” wins the Strategic Communication Challenge 2023!
Marieke Fransen, together with her teammates Lisa Vandeberg and Adriaan Denkers, has won the Strategic Communication Challenge 2023 of the Centre for Strategic Communication (CSC) from Logeion.
Nikhef Theory Day in Nijmegen
On March 24, we hosted 30 theorists in particle physics and cosmology from across the country. It was a lively day with focused presentations and lots of discussions over lots of coffee. Nikhef Theory Days take place about once per month.
Random Geometry in Math & Physics March 29-31, 2023
The idea of this workshop is to bring together mathematicians and physicists whose research features random geometry in one way or another, to share insights and open problems, and to encourage interactions between disciplines.
Successfully GRAND collaboration meeting in Nijmegen
From the 16th until the 20th of January our department hosted the GRAND collaboration meeting. During this meeting all aspects of the GRAND experiment were discussed, including possible sites, hardware development and analysis results.
Marieke Postma appointed professor by special appointment of Theoretical Cosmology
As of November 1, Marieke Postma has been appointed professor by special appointment of Theoretical cosmology and beyond the standard model particle physics at the Faculty of Science at Radboud University.
Charles Timmermans appointed as professor of Experimental and Instrumental Astroparticle Physics
Charles Timmermans has been appointed as professor of Experimental and Instrumental Astroparticle Physics at the Faculty of Sciences with effect from 1 April 2022.
Pamela Ferrari appointed professor of High Energy Physics
The Italian-German particle physicist and Nikhef staff member Pamela Ferrari has been appointed professor of High Energy Physics at Radboud University in Nijmegen as of May 1.
