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Why the narrative of young people abandoning reading doesn’t tell the whole story
Jeroen Dera, a literary scholar at Radboud University, paints in his recently published book a more nuanced picture of young readers and the decline in reading.
25 years after 11 September: ‘Strangely enough, this era is more peaceful than ever’
Theories about a ‘clash of civilisations’ did exist, but on 11 September 2001 those theories suddenly became reality. Twenty-five years on, one can therefore speak of a world before and a world after 9/11.
This auction is giving works of art from Radboud University a new life
To give artworks from the Radboud University collection a new lease of life and to manage the collection more effectively, over 1,000 artworks will be auctioned in October. ‘This is a unique opportunity to buy a piece of Radboud’s history.’
NWO XS grant for Tim Riswick and his research into health inequality
Tim Riswick (RICH) has been awarded an NWO SSH XS grant for his research ‘The Geography of Inequalities in Death and Disease’, in which he investigates the regional differences in mortality and diseases in Dutch cities between 1850 and 1950.
Coen van Galen nominated for the 2026 Huibregtsen Prize
The Historical Database of Suriname and the Caribbean (HDSC), a research project set up by Radboud-historian Coen van Galen, has been nominated for the 2026 Huibregtsen Prize. The award ceremony will take place on 8 October 2026.
This handbook brings history to life and makes it tangible
Although historians have been using oral history since the 1960s, this method is still not widely incorporated into academic programmes. A new Dutch-language handbook, aimed at both beginners and experts, could change that.
Astrid van Oyen’s summer: ‘One last trip to Cinigiano’
Since 2016, archaeologist Astrid van Oyen has been visiting the Tuscan village of Cinigiano every summer, apart from during the Covid years. Not to go on holiday, but to carry out excavations at the site of what was once a Roman rural settlement.
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NWO funds research into emotional language processing, charred papyri, the molecularisation of biology and consciousness in AI
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) will fund research by four talented aspiring academics as part of their PhD's in the Humanities programme.
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Five research projects receive NWO funding
NWO has awarded funding of up to €800,000 to five research projects through the SGW Open Competition L. This funding enables experienced researchers to pursue a promising research idea or innovative initiative of their own choosing.
First meeting Radboud Heritage Umbrella Organisation
On Friday 19 June, the first meeting of the university-wide Radboud Heritage Umbrella Organisation took place. The aim of this umbrella organisation is to connect all faculties to our university's heritage.
What did the people of Nijmegen die of? Unique Nijmegen death notices examined online for the first time
Thousands of Nijmegen death notices provide insight into illnesses and health from the past: Tim van Riswick and other researchers are launching a citizen science project to make them acccessible.
Unearthed bathhouse reveals a thriving Roman Nijmegen. ‘The Romans did not regard this city as a backwater’
Excavations in Nijmegen-West have uncovered large sections of a Roman bathhouse. Radboud researcher Stephan Mols: ‘The new finds show that the Romans did not regard this city as a backwater.
How Curaçao’s World Cup qualification is bringing people together across continents
Against all odds, Curaçao qualified for the World Cup. This achievement is bringing people together in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom and in the Netherlands. At the same time, people with ulterior motives are also capitalising on the success.
Ingrid van Dijk appointed professor of Economic, Social and Demographic History
As of September 1, 2026, Ingrid van Dijk has been appointed professor of Economic, Social and Demographic History, at the Faculty of Arts.
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Digitization project for civil records in the Caribbean receives NWO grant
The project “Handwritten Archival Data Structuring with Recognition Extra squared” (HANDS-RX²), led by Björn Quanjer of Radboud University, has received a grant from NWO.
Collaboration projects with University of Glasgow awarded funding
Seven collaborative projects have been selected to receive funding up to a maximum of £20,000 per project by the Radboud-Glasgow Collaboration Fund. The funded teams will work on their projects between May 2026 and July 2027.
Eric Jagdew on Ramsewak Shankar at The Eighties
On 12 May, Dr Eric R. Jagdew was a guest at The Eighties and talked about Ramsewak Shankar.
Water, earth, fire, air: what the four elements in stories tell us about good and evil
People in both ancient and contemporary stories are often in conflict with the four elements: water, earth, fire and air. On 14 May researcher Sándor Chardonnens will discuss the construction of these fictional worlds at festival Novio Magica.
A unique achievement: two dissertation prizes for Charley Boerman
Charley Boerman, a former Radboud Univeristy (RICH) PhD student, has received both the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Dissertation Prize 2026 and the Keetje Hodshon Dissertation Prize 2026 for her project "Framing famines".
NWO funding for research into the understudied impact of the Dutch slavery past
The project ‘Slavery past present: Dutch slavery and colonialism and their present-day impact’ aims to stimulate academic and applied research into the under-researched legacies of the Dutch colonial history of slavery.