Eleven Radboud-projects to receive NWA-ORC grant
Researchers from Radboud Universiteit and the Radboud university medical center are involved with eleven consortiums that will team up on interdisciplinary research aimed at scientific and societal breakthroughs.
Millions for research on climate adaptation in cities
A broad research consortium led by Erwin van der Krabben of Radboud University is to receive some €2 million for sustainability research. The BENIGN consortium will investigate ways to modify the urban infrastructure to reduce heat stress.
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.
ERC Consolidator grants for research on gig economy, nano carriers and learning a second language
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Andrea Hermann, Daniela Wilson and Kristin Lemhöfer a Consolidator Grant of two million euros each so they can set up a new research project.
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.
Vici-grants for research into drugs, atoms and stress
Brigitte Adriaensen and Alexander Khajetoorians of Radboud University and Erno Hermans of Radboudumc will each receive a Vici-research grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Protection against cyberattacks requires smarter approach
If companies want to more efficiently limit the risks of cyberattacks, they should invest smarter rather than more. Many organisations currently still mainly select their investments based on past information.
Ammodo Science Award for Tamar Sharon and iHub
This year's Ammodo Science Award for Groundbreaking Research in the domain of Humanities was awarded, in part, to Tamar Sharon, professor of Philosophy, Digitalization and Society at Radboud University and her colleagues at iHub.
Ioannis Sechopoulos receives NWO Vici grant for research on improving breast cancer diagnostics
Ioannis Sechopoulos, researcher at the Department of Imaging of the Radboudumc, receives a Vici grant of 1.5 million euros. He will conduct research into improving tomosynthesis, an X-ray examination that radiologists use to detect breast cancer.
Jacobs Foundation awards 2 million Swiss francs to the Center for learning and living with AI (CELLA)
The Jacobs Foundation has awarded a grant of CHF 2 million (€1.9 million) to Professors Sanna Järvelä and Inge Molenaar at the University of Oulu, Finland and Radboud University, the Netherlands, to set up a global collaborative research center.
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.
CO2 utilisation often leads to insufficient emission reductions
Most forms of industrial CO2 utilisation do not reduce emissions sufficiently to comply with the Paris Agreement. And forms that would be able to halve emissions by 2030 are often not market-ready, conclude scientists from Radboud University.
Banking system reforms lead to new uncertainty
The reforms after the financial crisis of 2008 led to a greater intertwining of national and European rules and supervision. But ambiguity about where banks can challenge the rules and supervision could lead to new problems and risks.
Migrants with a higher socio-economic position actually feel less connected with the Netherlands
Migrants with a higher socio-economic position feel less connected with the Netherlands than migrants with a lower socio-economic position. Nella Geurts illustrates in her dissertation why this is not as paradoxical as it seems.
Global Data Lab Develops Climate Monitor for Developing Countries
Radboud University's Global Data Lab is involved in the development of a Climate Vulnerability Monitor. This monitor will identify how vulnerable developing countries are to climate change, and which social factors may play a role in this.
The Spanish Hunger Years (1939-1952) in the secondary school classroom
On 9 November 2021, Dr Gloria Román Ruiz gave a talk on the “Spanish Hunger Years” (1939-1952) at the Doña Nieves López Pastor Secondary School (Villanueva del Arzobispo, Jaén).
Tamar Sharon appointed to European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies
Tamar Sharon, professor of Philosophy, Digitalization and Society at Radboud University, has been appointed to the European Union’s Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies.
Babies are sensitive to rhyme, rhythm and phrases in children’s songs
All over the world, parents sing songs and recite rhymes to their young children. Researchers have known for some time that this has a stimulating or calming effect on babies, but it turns out that babies are also sensitive to the language patterns.
‘Rough’ words feature a trill sound in languages around the globe
In languages spoken around the world, words describing rough surfaces are highly likely to feature a ‘trilled /r/’ sound – a linguistic pattern that stretches back over 6,000 years, a new study reveals.
