System change not climate change! New paper out: How to make climate policy more effective
Vincent de Gooyert, Heleen de Coninck and Bernard ter Haar publiced a new paper about how to make climate policy more effective.
Bring me beyond the border - An innovative soundscape on migration
Former master's students Geography and associate professor Joris Schapendonk developed an unique soundscape that explores borders and migration.
New publication: 'Waiting for Today's Barbarians'
New publication in the Journal of Borderlands Studies, written by PhD candidates Luuk Winkelmolen and Paschalina Garidou along with Henk van Houtum, as part of the interdisciplinary NWO research project ‘Constructing the Limes’.
NWO grant for research on mobility for a sustainable future
TRIAS has received funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO), as part of the KIC Call 'Mobility in a sustainable future'. As part of TRIAS, researchers will look at how to deliver more local and digital healthcare to reduce the need to travel.
Podcast TransAct: why do we need transformations?
In the very first episode of the TransAct Podcast, podcasthost Simone Haarbosch meets up with the two founders, Maria Kaufmann & Juliette Alenda-Demoutiez, with the central question: why do we need transformations?
Henk van Houtum publishes book on new visual language for maps
In his book 'Free the map. From Atlas to Hermes: a new cartography of borders and migration', Henk van Houtum argues for a new visual language for maps.
In the words of a lecturer - Rianne van Melik
Rianne van Melik, associate professor of Social Geography. explains in an interview about what it means to be a good teacher. She shares tips and tricks.
Refugees find work faster thanks to preventive mental health care
Participation of refugees lags significantly behind that of other migrant groups and Dutch natives. To ensure better job market participation among this group, we must also focus on their mental health.
Publication of new book: ‘Building Capabilities for Earth System Governance’
New book published by Cambridge University Press: ‘Building Capabilities for Earth System Governance’.
New publication about the significance of interest group analysis in Brazilian Climate Policy
Climate governance in Brazil is necessarily connected to the interest of three pivotal sectors: deforestation and land use change, agriculture, and energy, jointly responsible for approximately 90 percent of the nation’s emissions.
New publication aims to better understand what researchers do when they practice research
‘Reflecting on Practices: New Directions for Spatial Theories’ showcases how practice theory can help spatial scientists generate new and future-oriented insights on debates such as mobility, relationality, and forms of critical spatial practice.
New publication contributes to recent discussion on planetary justice
In a recent publication associate professor of Environmental Governance and Politics Cristina Inoue, along with others, delves into how indigenous peoples and traditional communities struggle for planetary justice in Brazil and South Africa.
Catherina Wilson on NPO Radio 1 on Ex-militiamen CAR before International Criminal Court of War Crimes
Catherina Wilson on NPO Radio 1 on Ex-militiamen CAR before International Criminal Court of War Crimes
Master Human Geography very high rating in NSS 2023
The results of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2023* are announced: students rate the Master's programme Human Geography very highly. The Master's programmes in Planning and Environment and Society Studies also score very well.
Radboud hosts conference on sustainability transformations
At the Radboud Conference on Earth System Governance, researchers and other stakeholders discuss the transformation to a sustainable and equitable society.
Erwin van der Krabben explores the willingness to pay for climate adaptation
Erwin van der Krabben, together with Alex Lord and James H. Spencer, explored the willingness of private real estate developers to contribute to urban climate adaptation in vulnerable coastal areas: Charleston, Liverpool and Rotterdam.
Radboud University will lead a research consortium on high-integrity voluntary climate action towards a net zero world
Prof. Birka Wicke and dr. Sander Chan will identify opportunities to strengthen and scale up high-integrity voluntary climate action in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a global scale.
HorizonEU grants for research projects into skilled migrants, climate action
Two new projects led by Radboud University will receive a Horizon Europe grant. The ACHIEVE project will look into individual, voluntary climate actions, while GS4S seeks to understand how skills shortages can be mitigated with skilled labor workers.
Invasive species are animals, too: considering a humane approach
Invasive alien species are animals that may pose a threat to biodiversity, but it's time to deal with that in a more ethical way. ‘We need to take a humane, long-term view and learn to co-exist’ argues Cebuan Bliss, an environmental researcher.
'Lively discussions - yet an awful lot needs to be done'
Water governance scholars Sander Meijerink and Corinne Vitale attended the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York and obtained an impression of the current water policy debate.
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