'European slavery in Asia seems to have almost disappeared from collective memory'
Historian Dries Lyna and his colleagues are trying to bring the forgotten Asian slavery back into history. ‘We want to reconstruct family histories of enslaved people and their descendants’ With his research, Lyna hopes to contribute to a wider awareness of the colonial past and its repercussions on our culture.
Universities and employee organisations reach negotiation settlement on 2023 CAO-NU
More permanent employment contracts for lecturers, 9.0% salary increase from 1 August and a one-off gross payment of up to €1200.
History of slavery on Aruba and St. Eustasius online
Island communities such as Aruba and St. Eustasius were hit hard by slavery. This is apparent from the databases that have been published on the websites of Archivo Nacional Aruba (ANA) and the Dutch National Archives in The Hague.
Vidi grants for research on cells, magnetism, biogas and more
NWO has awarded ten Nijmegen researchers Vidi funding of up to 800,000 euros. This will allow them to develop their own innovative line of research and set up a research group over the next five years.
Thanks to research by two Radboud students, astronomers can now use the James Webb Space Telescope to look for sulphur
Thanks to research by two Radboud students, as of 1 July, scientists from Radboud University will be able to use the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to test their predictions.
Clock-like precision of pulsars opens new window for studying gravitational waves
A team of European astronomers, along with Indian and Japanese colleagues, has reported evidence that strongly suggests the detection of ultra-low-frequency gravitational waves. Such waves probably originate from pairs of supermassive black holes.
Automatic forwarding to external email addresses no longer possible from August
From 21 August 2023, it will no longer be possible to automatically forward mails received at your @ru-mail address to an external mail address. If you use this automatic function, it is important that you manually disable it as soon as possible.
Migrants after Brexit: 'If you don't want me, I don't want you either'
Many migrants feel they need to distance themselves from the United Kingdom, even as others indicated not being affected at all, according to a new study published in the Academy Management Discoveries.
José Sanders appointed new Rector of Radboud University Nijmegen
José Sanders will become the 60th Rector Magnificus of Radboud University, succeeding Han van Krieken. She is currently Professor of Communication in Organisations and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the same university. The handover will take place on Tuesday 17 October.
An anthropological glimpse into entrepreneurial behaviour
Anthropologist Joost Beuving provides new insights into entrepreneurial behaviour in his recently published book. This behaviour shows striking similarities around the world, according to Beuving’s long-term studies in Greece, West Africa and the United States, among other countries. “In reality, entrepreneurial success often has more to do with a variety of circumstances over which entrepreneurs have very little control, than with rational anticipation and well-thought-out planning.”
First long gamma-ray burst ever observed at centre of ancient galaxy
An international team of astronomers has observed a long gamma-ray burst near the centre of an ancient galaxy for the first time. The team, led by Andrew Levan (Radboud University), are publishing their findings in Nature Astronomy.
Radboud leads new African-European research partnership on infection, immunity and inflammation
The universities united in the African Research Universities Alliance and The Guild are starting 17 research clusters aimed at changing the nature of African-European research collaboration. One of those is led by Radboud University medical centre.
Student accommodation wanted - Column Agnes Muskens
Recently, internationalisation of the student population has been in the spotlight at universities. Although having students come here is good for society and the knowledge economy, there are also concerns due to increased student numbers.
New interventions to sit less: ‘Stop getting coffee for your colleagues'
Most people are by now aware that sitting at your desk all day is not particularly healthy. Yet existing interventions, such as sit/standing desks and smartwatches with reminders to stand up, seem to bring about very little lasting change.
Debate on internationalisation in higher education - Column Han van Krieken
Rector Han van Krieken wrote a column following the debate on internationalisation in higher education that took place in the Lower House last week.
Wish you had a Repair Cafe on campus?
Realize Your Idea is een dienst van het Radboud Green Office, waarbij je zelf aan de slag gaat met het verduurzamen van de campus. Eén van de initiatieven is een Repair Café.
Zomercursussen In'to Languages
In juli en augustus starten er weer verschillende cursussen bij In’to, bijvoorbeeld Spaans en Italiaans.
“Start teaching young people media literacy on time“
In times of fake news and endless streams of information, it is important that young people learn to critically reflect on what they read or see online. That is the opinion of Sanne Tamboer, a Communication Science researcher. On 20 July, she will receive her PhD on her research about how young people between the ages of 12 and 15 consume news and on ways to train them in media literacy.
'Money whitens': why people are more likely to change ethnicity
Changing your ethnicity multiple times throughout your life: that's not all that absurd for millions of people worldwide. For them, ethnicity is not a congenital, rigid notion, but something that changes to correspond with how your place in society changes.
The role of Papuan children in the Dutch colonising mission in West Papua
Why did children feature so frequently in the photos of Catholic missionaries who worked in West Papua at the beginning of the twentieth century? This is something that historian Marleen Reichgelt asked herself. “The children were much more than just the targets of civilisation.” Reichgelt will defend her PhD thesis on 20 June at Radboud University.
