Research into our relationship with social media is flawed
Social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and Twitter encourage their users to scroll endlessly. But this doesn’t automatically imply that there is evidence of ‘doom scrolling’, in which the user’s endless scrolling is negative.
Already fewer seeds and fruits under mild heat conditions
Plants anticipate potential heatwaves by already slowing down pollen development under mild heat conditions. This “overreaction” on the part of plants has negative effects on fruit and seed harvests when the weather is warm.
Recap of the Opening Academic Year 2022 - 2023
The Opening of the Academic Year took place on Monday 5 September from 14:00 until approximately 15:30 in De Vereeniging. The theme of the program was 'opportunities'.
Vote for your favourite alumn
To show everyone just how proud we are of our alumni, this year we will be awarding the Alumni Award for the very first time.
Researchers present Prime Minister Rutte with book on the parliamentary history of the 1970s
The issues that arose in the 1970s share striking similarities with our current crises, from energy crises and inflation to concerns about the quality of life on earth. Researchers from Radboud University have written a book about how Dutch parliamen
Young religious people on the separation of church and state
Is our multicultural society ready for a definitive separation of church and state? Young Christians, Muslims, and Humanists think not. This is the conclusion of religious studies expert Jeroen Jans, who will defend his PhD thesis on 12 September.
Radboud student extremely satisfied on average, but less positive about study load
Radboud University students are on average extremely satisfied with the study programme that they are following, this states the National Student Survey.
Radboud University gives out a treat
Over eight thousand Radboud students completed the National Student Survey (NSS) this year. As a token of gratitude for this feedback and the joint effort of all Radboud University staff, we will be celebrating on Thursday 8 September.
Discussion meeting research integrity under pressure with Naomi Ellemers and Willem Halffman
How to deal with disagreement about integrity, when power differentials or dependencies play a role? During the annual discussion meeting of Radboud University on research integrity on September 22, 2022 we will talk about this.
NWA funding for research on transition to animal-free models in safety assessment
An international consortium receives funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to research how the acceleration of the transition to animal-free safety assessment can be governed.
Jeanine Houwing-Duistermaat appointed as professor of Statistics
Jeanine Houwing-Duistermaat has been appointed as professor of Statistics at the Faculty of Science with effect from 1 August 2022.
Petra Bárd appointed professor of Sustainable rule of law
Petra Bárd has been appointed as of 1 September 2022 as Professor of Sustainable rule of law at the Research Centre for State and Law at the Faculty of Law at Radboud University.
Female characters are still coming off worst in fiction
Even though women have been playing an increasingly important and visible role in society since the 1960s, that isn't at all reflected in literature.
Sarah Sim appointed as professor of Corporate Environmental Sustainability
Sarah Sim was appointed as professor of Corporate Environmental Sustainability at the Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences (RIBES) of the Faculty of Sciences with effect from 1 July 2022.
Study award winners announced
The Study Award is an annual prize for students who have written a thesis of exceptional quality. The theses are written in the previous academic year.
Media stories inspire young people to help during the pandemic
During the Covid pandemic, media stories have been proven to inspire young people to help others. Helping others also often gave them a feeling of satisfaction, concludes a new paper from researchers at Radboud University and Erasmus University.
Our brain is a prediction machine that is always active
Our brain works a bit like the autocomplete function on your phone – it is constantly trying to guess the next word when we are listening to a book, reading or conducting a conversation.
Explosive neutron star merger captured for the first time in millimeter light
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have for the first time recorded millimeter-wavelength light from a fiery explosion caused by the merger of a neutron star with another star.
Reduction of methane emissions from lakes possible with new approach
Dredging and the use of Phoslock (a phosphate-binding clay particle) can reduce lake emissions by over 50%. This is the conclusion of a study by Radboud University researchers, published today in Science of The Total Environment.
Announcement of the winners of the Radboud Team Science Award
The Radboud Team Science Award goes to two teams: Medicine for People with Intellectual Disabilities, and Substance Use, Addiction & Food.
