Keuzegids Masters 2023: fifteen Master's programmes score above average
According to the Keuzegids Masters 2023, 15 Master's programmes at Radboud University score above average compared to the national average. The Master's programme Molecular Mechanisms of Disease is even rated as excellent.
Michael Sandel visits Nijmegen for honorary doctorate Radboud University
Michael Sandel, a political philosopher at Harvard University, will be awarded an honorary doctorate from Radboud University during its 100th anniversary celebration. His writings and lectures have reached an audience of millions.
SURF's Mastodon pilot now also accessible to Radboud students and staff
Radboud University students and staff can, if they wish, use a pilot environment provided by SURF and UNL to experiment with the online platform Mastodon.
Michiel Kompier appointed Interim Dean of the Nijmegen School of Management
As of 1 March, Michiel Kompier will be appointed Interim Dean of the Nijmegen School of Management. Kompier is Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology and served as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences from October 2017 to 1 October 2022.
Vici-grants for research into fiction, trauma and malaria
Three scientists from Radboud University and Radboudumc will receive a Vici research grant from NWO. Alicia Montoya and Mirjam Broersma of Radboud University and Teun Bousema of Radboudumc will receive 1.5 million euros for their research.
Radboud100: Resistance hero of dispute H.O.E.K. (1942)
One of the irrefutable resistance heroes in Radboud University’s history is Jozef van Hövell, board member of the H.O.E.K fraternity in 1942. Five H.O.E.K members of today reflect on the mores of their fraternity, the oldest one in Nijmegen.
Strongest MRI scanner in the world will be built in the Netherlands
The Donders Institute (Radboud University), together with six partners, has received a €19 million Roadmap grant from NWO. It will be used to build the world's first MRI scanner in Nijmegen with a magnetic field strength of 14 Tesla.
InScience 2023: Film Festival and the Experiment
The eighth edition of InScience will be held from 16 to 19 March in Nijmegen. As with previous editions, various researchers from Radboud University and Radboud university medical center will be in attendance this year.
Call: Scientific research at Lowlands
Lowlands, the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA), New Scientist and campaign agency BKB invite researchers to submit a research proposal to be carried out during the festival
Translating your text using Google Translate – does it constitute a data leak?
Many students and staff on campus make regular use of free translation machines, such as Google Translate and DeepL. However, if you translate your text using these free tools, does this constitute a data leak?
Working safely with OneDrive on non-managed Radboud workstations
Using OneDrive on non-managed Radboud workstations is allowed from February 10. You can sync your files from OneDrive to Finder on your Mac device or to the Explorer on your private laptop/computer (Windows).
The role of language in government errors
Language plays a bigger role than we think in government errors, according to researcher Harrie van Rooij who will defend his PhD dissertation at Radboud University on 8 February.
National database NARCIS to be offline from 3 July
DANS is discontinuing its NARCIS service. With effect from January 2023, all content on projects, persons and organisations on the website has been frozen. On 3 July, NARCIS will be taken offline.
Tom Elfring to step down as dean of the Nijmegen School of Management
As of 1 March 2023, Tom Elfring will no longer be the dean of the Nijmegen School of Management. For personal reasons, he would like to work less during the last year before his retirement. Tom Elfring will remain associated with the faculty and will conduct research and teach as a professor for three days a week.
ERC Consolidator Grants for research on ‘politics of the periphery’ in Latin America and medieval social norms
Two Radboud University researchers are set to receive a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC): Martijn Koster is a researcher from Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies, and Sven Meeder is Assistant Professor of Medieval History.
You ask, AI writes - Column Han van Krieken
Dealing critically with knowledge and generating new knowledge from there is at the heart of academic education. This takes effort. But without that effort, development stalls. Of course, you can get a good grade for an AI-generated essay or thesis, but the only person you are truly disadvantaging in doing so is yourself. Rector Magnificus Han van Krieken on chatGPT.
ChatGPT: what it means for our education and research
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence that provides quick, well-formulated answers to a variety of questions. The impact of this tool on education and research has our attention.
Mark Timmerman appointed professor by special appointment of Periodontology
Mark Timmerman has been appointed Professor by special appointment of Periodontology at Radboud university medical center and Radboud University. This chair was partially established by the Dutch Society of Periodontology (NVvP).
Changes to some Employment Conditions as of 1 January 2023
On 1 January, the Dutch Tax and Customs Authority increased the maximum kilometre allowance from €0.19 to €0.21 per kilometre. This has resulted in changes to several of the University’s schemes.
Co-riding, something for you?
Do you come to campus by car and want to save on fuel (costs) and parking fees, contribute to reducing CO2 emissions and make Heijendaal more accessible? Then driving together might be something for you.
