Alicia Castro (High Energy Physics), reveived a Christine Mohrmann Stipend.
Eleven women PhD candidates from Radboud University received a Christine Mohrmann Stipend on Tuesday 28 March. The aim of the stipend is to encourage PhD candidates to continue their academic careers after the completion of their thesis.
Brightest ever gamma-ray burst illuminates Milky Way like never before
Telescopes in space and on Earth have observed the brightest gamma-ray burst ever. The results are described in a series of articles published today in Astrophysical Journal Letters.
University Education Award for Stefanie Sonner
Stefanie Sonner has received the 2022 University Education Award for Talent of Radboud University. She got the award for her role as an initiator and her focus on society, interdisciplinary teaching, and attention to individual students.
University Education Awards granted to Peter Klaren, Stefanie Sonner and Giullio Mecacci
The 2022 University Education Award has been granted to Peter Klaren. The University Education Award for Talent has been granted to Stefanie Sonner. The Executive Board rewards and encourages excellent educational performance with these awards.
Katie Mulrey wins the RNVH Jubileum Prize for the Exact Sciences
Dr. Katie Mulrey has been awarded the Jubileum Prize for the Exact Sciences from the Radboud Network for Female Professors (RNVH) on March 8, International Women’s Day.
Success in the NWO Open Competition Science M round
With the innovative research project titled 'The Mathematics of Composite Materials', Riccardo Cristoferi will have the opportunity to hire a PhD student to investigate mathematical models describing physical properties of modern complex materials.
Wouter van Harten gets 1st prize at SIAM Hackathon
Wouter van Harten (Radboud University), Ikrom Akramov (Hamburg University of Technology) and Tjeerd Jan Heeringa (University of Twente) won the SIAM Hackathon video link at SIAM CSE23.
Anne Inkenhaag wins the third IMAPP PhD Award for Scientific Communication
The third edition of the IMAPP PhD Award for Scientific Communication saw four excellent talks from 3rd and 4th year PhD students who presented their research: Jesse Daas, Anne Inkenhaag, Mostafa Meliani, and Laurens Sluijterman.
CDT & Friends, jubilee edition
From January 25 - 27 the Search for Quantum Gravity: CDT & Friends, Jubilee edition, will take place in Nijmegen.
Radboud University astronomers receive Royal Astronomical Society awards for Black Hole images
Monika Mościbrodzka and Heino Falcke of Radboud University are separately honoured by the British Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for their pioneering research and leadership in creating and interpreting the images of the black holes in the galaxy.
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.
Astronomers receive ERC Synergy Grant to make colour movies of black holes and build new telescope in Africa
The ERC has awarded a Synergy Grant of 14 million Euro to a team of astronomers to make colour movies of black holes. They will build the first ever African millimetre-wave radio telescope in Namibia to achieve their goal.
Dutch Research Council (NWO) Athena Award for astrophysicist Monika Mościbrodzka
Astrophysicist Monika Mościbrodzka (Radboud University) will receive the Dutch Research Council (NWO) Athena Award. The Athena Award rewards female researchers that stand out, and because they are role models for others.
Radboud Radio Lab and ATG Engineering work together for ESA lunar mission
Radboud University’s Radboud Radio Lab and the technology company ATG Europe will work even closer together to build a radio telescope on the dark side of the moon.
Astronomers detect hot gas bubble swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
Astronomers have spotted signs of a ‘hot spot’ orbiting Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of our galaxy. The finding helps us better understand the enigmatic and dynamic environment of our supermassive black hole.
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.
Dutch Research Council (NWO) Spinoza Prize and Stevin Prize for Klaas Landsman and Bas Bloem
This year, Radboud researchers Klaas Landsman and Bas Bloem will be awarded the Dutch Research Council (NWO) Spinoza and Stevin Prizes, respectively.
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.
Conny Aerts receives the Kavli Prize for Astrophysics
Conny Aerts, professor of astronomy, was selected today by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters to share the Kavli Prize 2022 in astrophysics, the highest award an astrophysicist can receive after the Nobel Prize .
Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy
Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy.
