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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.
'More than ever, the Coronavirus inquiry aims to focus on learning lessons': Ronald Kroeze on forty years of parliamentary inquiries
On 29 May, the hearings of the parliamentary inquiry into the coronavirus started. CPG director Kroeze discussed the role of inquiries, their history since the 1908s and the ongoing CPG research into 40 years of parliamentary inquiries on Radio 1.
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.
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.
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.
Three new KNAW members from Radboud University and Radboudumc
Mark Dingemanse, Ronald van Rij and Michiel Vermeulen have been appointed as new members of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW).
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".
A look across the border: how German and Dutch newspapers report on the border region
Germans living in border regions are generally more interested in news about the Netherlands than vice versa. This is shown by research conducted by Heidi de Ruiter. She will defend her PhD thesis at Radboud University on 12 May 2026.
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.
Photos from a colonial context are given a new voice. A recap of 'Glimpses of Colonialism'
On 24 April, the public talk about ‘Glimpses of Colonialism’ took place at the City Library in Nijmegen. The pop-up exhibit draws attention to the hidden stories behind missionary photos from Suriname and Indonesia, taken from the KDC collections.
Royal honours for Radboud employees
Five employees from Radboud University and Radboudumc received royal honours at the annual ‘lintjesregen’ (honours ceremony) on the occasion of Koningsdag (King's Day) 2026 for their exceptional scientific and/or societal achievements.
How Indigenous knowledges can help solve our global problems
Stories about Native Americans are hugely popular, but they do not in any way reflect the reality of Indigenous peoples in North America. The book Voorbij Winnetou en Pocahontas dispels these misconceptions.
André Lardinois appointed member of the Academia Europaea
André Lardinois, vice dean of research at the Faculty of Arts, has been appointed member of the Academia Europaea.
OSL Valorisation Award for Radboud project Heritages of Hunger
The Heritages of Hunger research project has won the OSL Valorisation Award 2025. The teaching materials developed within the project make scientific research on famine directly accessible for primary education.
Pop-up exhibition 'Glimpses of Colonialism' on tour at Nijmegen City Library
Following glowing reviews, the pop-up exhibition ‘Glimpses of Colonialism’ will return to Nijmegen Public Library Mariënburg in April 2026. The mini-exhibition consists of a three-part series about missionary heritage from Suriname and Indonesia.
Sietske Fransen appointed professor by special appointment of Early Modern European Intellectual History
As of February 1, 2026, Sietske Fransen has been appointed professor by special appointment of Early Modern European Intellectual History, at the Faculty of Arts. This chair is financed by the Dr. C. Louise Thijssen-Schoute Stichting.
This is what Venezuela looks like three months after Trump’s intervention
At the start of this year, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was suddenly seized and arrested by the United States. What is the situation in Venezuela more than three months later?
When speaking is no longer natural
For people with aphasia who continue to have difficulty speaking in sentences, SimpTell offers a solution: after suffering brain injury, they can once again quickly make something clear.
Author background influences literary debut prizes
Juries do not assess only the book itself, but also the author who wrote it. This is the conclusion of research conducted by PhD candidate Anne Oerlemans. As a result, some authors are less likely to win a literary prize.