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'Als je begint met het onmogelijke, is daarna alles mogelijk'
Carla Rita Palmerino was interviewed by Filosofie Magazine.
Christine Mohrmann Stipend for ten female PhD candidates
Ten female PhD candidates from Radboud University received a Christine Mohrmann Stipend on 24 February. The aim of the stipend is to encourage PhD candidates to continue their academic careers after the completion of their thesis.
Vulnerability of Life and Laudato Si’: An Interview with Alphée Mpassi
Read more about Alpée Mpassi's research on the close relationship between the current ecological crisis and social crises.
Exhibition rescues celebrated botanical illustrators from obscurity
Botanical illustrations have been created and shared since ancient times. It was essential to know which plants were edible or useful, and which were not. Historical plant drawings from later centuries are now on display in the Library of Science.
CHPS co-organizes successful second edition of Forum Descartes
From 16 to 18 January, the CHPS co-organized the Forum Descartes. During this three-day conference, early career scholars in the history of early modern philosophy share their research.
How Do You Detect 400-Year-Old Plagiarism?
Filosoof Carla Rita Palmerino ontdekte plagiaat in een tekst uit 1651. Lees hoe ze dat deed.
The Existential Importance of Meteorology for Medieval Lives and Communities
In a new publication researchers of the CHPS highlight the significance of meteorology during the Middle Ages.
Omar Hraoui and Osvaldo Ottaviani win Leibniz Society Essay Competition
Recently, the Leibniz Society of North America has awarded Omar Hraoui and Osvaldo Ottaviana, both members of the Center for the History of Philosophy and Science (CHPS), with the first prize in the Leibniz Society Essay Competition.
Lisa Kampen to go to Harvard for Research Stay
Lisa Kampen, PhD candidate at the CHPS and the CCCL, will go to Harvard in the spring of 2025 for a six-month research stay at the Department of the History of Science.
Christoph Lüthy enters Academia Europaea
Christoph Lüthy appointed member of Academia Europaea.
Ted van Aanholt one of twelve new Faces of Science
Follow Ted during his research on the suppression of atomism in the 17th century.
Sümer Şen wins Jan Brouwer Thesis Award in Philosophy
Find out why PhD Şen won the Jan Brouwer Thesis Award for his MA thesis on occasionalism.
Contribution Christoph Lüthy to the Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Christoph Lüthy, professor at our faculty, has written a contribution to the Neue Zürcher Zeitung of 20 January.
Article from Christoph Lüthy published in Neue Zürcher Zeitung
In an article for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Christoph Lüthy commemorates the 400th anniversary of the election of Pope Urban VIII in 1623.
Colin Murtha wins SMRP founder award
PhD candidate Colin Murtha wins 2023 Founder’s Award of the Society of Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Book Presentation Conrad Gessner (1516-1565)
On 28 September, volume 38 of the book series Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science was presented in the historical library of Artis in Amsterdam.
ERC Starting Grants for research into magnetic switching and Avicenna
Two researchers at Radboud University will receive a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This 1.5 million euro grant offers them the opportunity to form their own research groups and expand on their research.
Rubicon grant for dr. Fiametta Iovine
Dr. Fiametta Iovine has obtained a Rubicon grant for her research on Roman academic cultures at the start of the Enlightenment.
Two PhD's via PhD's in the Humanities
Lisa Kampen and Sümer Şen have successfully obtained funding for their PhD projects via the NWO programme PhD's in the Humanities. Their projects are about the development of modern psychology and the concept of occasionalism respectively.