How do we beat prolonged sitting behaviour?
How can we ensure an active lifestyle for generations to come? If parents set a good example, the chances are many times higher that children will keep doing sports for life, stay healthy, and meet the exercise norm.
Five new KNAW members from Radboud University and Radboud University Medical Center
Jeanine Houwing-Duistermaat, Floris Rutjes, Tamar Sharon, Caroline Slomp and Caroline Klaver have been appointed as new members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
How can we make data storage and processing more sustainable?
In this article, we explore new technologies for energy efficient data storage.
Fireworks disasters Culemborg and Enschede: has the government learned from them?
University associate professor Matthijs Moorkamp collaborated on the research report on how the government can learn lessons from disasters such as the Enschede and Culemborg fireworks disasters.
'Brainstorming isn't going to save the world'.
How to reach a good decision? Professor Etiënne Rouwette tells us more in this interview, based on his book Engaged Decision Making.
Efficient loading of molecular quantum computers
Researchers from Radboud University and Imperial College London present a novel scheme for efficient loading of single molecules into tightly focused lasers, called optical tweezers.
'We show parties the way in the energy transition'.
‘We have to do it together’. Read more about how professor Hans van Kranenburg and associate professor Sjors Witjes combine their insights on energy transition, circular economy and sustainable business.
Help wanted: Recruitment HSL survey study 2024 has started!
All students of Radboud University have received an e-mail with the invitation to participate in the fourth round of the HSL study. You can join our longitudinal survey study or help recruiting students.
Ethnicity and gender still play role in likelihood of academic career
Research sheds new light on persistent gender and ethnic inequality in the Dutch academic world. The results show that women and ethnic minorities are still less likely to pursue academic careers. Ethnicity in particular is an underexposed factor.
Free, fair elections require constant maintenance
Elections are at the heart of our democracy. But keeping those elections free and fair requires constant work, warns Leon Trapman. Although Dutch electoral law is well regulated, there is still room for improvement.
Testing a more durable connection between components in chips
At Radboud University, researchers are investigating a more robust connection method between components in chips.
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Coming up: Start of the 4th round of the HSL longitudinal survey study - May 2024
In May 2024 all students of Radboud University will be invited via e-mail to participate in the fourth round of our longitudinal survey study!
When does foreign aid work?
When is foreign aid good and professional? What unintended results can it produce? Dirk-Jan Koch addresses these questions in his latest book on foreign aid.
Grey's Anatomy or Me Before You helps in coping with death
People actively engaging with death, for instance by reading about it, and then watching a film where that subject is central, learn to deal with death better. This is shown by research by Enny Das and Anneke de Graaf from Radboud University.
There are certainly non-religious Moroccans (they just don't stand out as much)
Anthropologist Lena Richter sheds light on how young atheists in Morocco and Europe use subtle forms of activism to normalise their non-religious identity. Richter will be defending her PhD thesis on this topic at Radboud University on 8 May.
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.
Highlighted Focus Area: Pedagogy & Didactics
At NOLAI, we develop AI applications for problems in education. Carla Haelermans and Eliane Segers, from their focus area of Pedagogy & Didactics, ensure that the pedagogical-didactical line of thought is always persued.
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.
University puts its brain research in the spotlight
At the end of this month, the university will be shining the spotlight on its brain research with the Healthy Brain symposium ‘The Future of the Mind’.
What height says about the development of our prosperity and health
Malnutrition, disease and hard labour can inhibit people's growth. Historian Björn Quanjer studied how the height of Dutch men between 1850 and 1950 was influenced by the households in which they grew up.
