Update Staff Survey 2024
In January, you received an invitation to take part in the staff survey, in which you could give anonymous feedback on social safety, your supervisor, workload and facilities, among others.
Switch to the latest version of Teams no later than 31 March
From 1 April 2024, the current Teams application will be replaced by a new version of Teams. The current version will no longer be available from then on. Therefore, switch to the new version yourself by 31 March to avoid disruptions.
Do an internship in the United States with Internships in the Valley
Internships in the Valley is an internship programme that helps masters students, PhD students and recent graduates from Dutch universities find internships with companies in the United States. The application deadline for this round is 15 April.
Ammodo Science Award for AI researchers at Radboud university medical center
Jeroen van der Laak, Geert Litjens, and Francesco Ciompi will receive the Ammodo Science Award 2024. They constitute the Computational Pathology Group, which develops AI software models to aid pathologists in tumor diagnostics.
Prayer rooms on campus during Ramadan
Ramadan start this week. For many Muslims, this is a month of fasting, prayer and reflection. There are several quiet rooms on our campus that can be used for prayer.
Marius Peelen appointed professor of Visual and cognitive neuroscience
From 1 March, Marius Peelen has been appointed professor of Visual and cognitive neuroscience at Radboud University's Faculty of Social Sciences.
OSIRIS unavailable from 15 April to 19 April
From Monday 15 April to Friday morning 19 April, OSIRIS will be unavailable as it is being transferred to the cloud. From Friday 19 April at 10.00, you will be able to use OSIRIS again.
Collaboration Radboud and Alliander extended
The strategic partnership between Alliander and Radboud University, which started in March 2022, was extended for another three years on 29 February 2024.
Pregnancy and contracts at Radboud University
In response to reports in the media, Radboud University wishes to emphatically state that pregnancy should not play a role in the hiring of employees, nor during their employment.
A different view on refugees in the media
Almost daily, we see photographs and videos of refugees in the European media. These images often unconsciously frame ‘the refugee’ as a victim or a threat and play into the hands of anti-migration sentiments.
Vici grants for brain research, language technologies and genetic disorders
Five scientists from Radboud University and RadboudUMC are receiving a Vici research grant from the Dutch research organisation (NWO).
Grand Café the Iris fully vegetarian or vegan from 4 March
From mostly to completely: Grand Café the Iris is switching to a completely vegetarian and vegan range.
Join the Community Garden of Radboud University
Staff and students with a passion for gardening can indulge in the Community Garden.
More than 8,000 extra publications became open access by success opt-out working method
Since 1 January 2024, Radboud University has implemented a procedure that allows short works of science to become available open access even faster on the basis of Article 25fa of the Dutch Copyright Act.
Dissolution 'progressive' Dutch East Indies high court in 1901 offers lessons for today
In 1901, the House of Representatives agreed to dissolve the Supreme Court in the Dutch East Indies: a remarkable example of political interference in colonial jurisdiction. Yet the constitution fails to regulate abolition of courts of justice.
What are the implications of a socio-ecocentric approach to criminal law to enforce sustainability commitments?
Associate Professor of Criminal Law Sjarai Lestrade explored the possibility for a socio-ecocentric criminal justice system. She did so in a theme issue of Delikt & Delinkwent on the possible modernisation of the Dutch Penal Code.
Nancy Viellevoye resigns as ombudsperson
Nancy Viellevoye has announced that she will resign from her position as ‘personnel ombudsperson’ at Radboud University as of 1 May.
Action plan for Huygens building cleaners
The ombuds officer, after an exploratory investigation, presented 10 solution directions to the cleaners of the Huygens building in a presentation last week to improve working conditions.
Workstations will be switched to Windows 11 by October 2025
All Windows workstations and laptops managed by Radboud University will be migrated to Windows 11 before October 2025. Microsoft will stop providing support for Windows 10 as of October 2025, which will make this version unsafe from that date.
Special gel could help in surgery after pelvic organ prolapse
Twenty per cent of women who have had surgery for pelvic organ prolapse require surgery again. The synthetic PIC gel (discovered at Radboud University) might help improve this recovery process.
