Educational researchers quite good at citing each other
85 percent of the references in educational research articles are substantively correct. This is the conclusion that Ard Lazonder and Noortje Janssen of Radboud University reached after analysing 500 articles from 244 different educational journals.
Alumnus Rob Jetten is the new Minister for Climate and Energy
Rob Jetten is set to become the Minister for Climate and Energy in the Rutte IV Cabinet. Jetten is a Radboud University alumnus and studied at the Nijmegen School of Management.
How do Western European Muslims view homosexuality?
The frequency of mosque attendance, the norms of the country of origin, the time since migration and experiences of discrimination all play a role in how Western European Muslims view homosexuality.
Looking back on Radboud Impact Day
Thursday, November 18 was Radboud Impact Day. Thanks to you, we distributed our "Become an Influencer?" video, in which we called attention to the consumer society, to millions of people. We are happy to share the results and reactions with you.
Radboud University Signs the Diversity Charter
On 18 November, Daniel Wigboldus (President of the Executive Board) and Rona Jualla van Oudenhoven (Chief Diversity Officer) signed the Diversity Charter. The Diversity Charter is part of SER Diversity at Work.
Radboud University makes sustainability a standard part of the curriculum in all its study programmes
From the academic year 2021-2022, sustainability will be a standard part of the program for every student at Radboud University.
Citizen science project will map Surinamese society in its entirety
On September 14, a major citizen science project will begin in which historians from Radboud University will work with volunteers to map the entire Surinamese population between 1830 and 1950.
Bart Jacobs receives Stevin Prize
Bart Jacobs, professor of security, privacy and identity at Radboud University, receives the NWO Stevin Prize 2021, the highest award in Dutch science.
EHT pinpoints dark heart of the nearest radio galaxy
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, known for taking the first picture of the black hole in the galaxy M87, has now imaged the heart of the neighboring galaxy Centaurus A in unprecedented detail.
Parents harsher with toddlers during first lockdown
Parents with a toddler were more likely to react harshly to their child during the first "corona lockdown" in the Netherlands (from April to May 2020), such as by shaking or scolding them, a publication shows.
Astronomers Image Magnetic Fields at the Edge of M87’s Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) consortium, which took the first-ever image of a black hole, today presented a new image of the black hole at the center of the galaxy M87.
Algorithm opens sealed seventeenth-century letter
Het is voor het eerst gelukt om een verzegelde brief uit de zeventiende eeuw te lezen. Met geavanceerde scantechnologie en een computergestuurd algoritme wist een internationaal onderzoeksteam de brief digitaal te openen.
In 25 years the number of hoverfly species has fallen sharply in German nature reserves
In addition to a sharp decline in the total biomass of flying insects, species diversity has also declined in German nature reserves. This is true at least for hoverflies, researchers from Radboud University show.
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The EHT team that published the first photo of the shadow of a black hole last year used the knowledge gained with it to analyze archival data from 2009-2013 and concluded that the shadow wobbles over the years.
Curaçao slave register and emancipation registers online
The Curaçao slave register (1839-1863) and the emancipation registers (1863) of Curaçao will become digitally available on August 17 through the websites of the National Archives of Curaçao and the Netherlands.
