The latest news about Radboud University.
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ERC Synergy Grant for research on chemical transformations
Jana Roithová from Radboud University will receive an ERC Synergy Grant for research on chemical catalysis. The Synergy Grants are the largest grants from the European Research Council (ERC).
NWO grants for research into particle accelerators, energy systems and more
Two consortium projects involving researchers from Radboud University have received funding from NWO.
NWO Vidi grants for research into inequality, ammoniac and the reading life of teens
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded thirteen Nijmegen researchers Vidi funding of up to 850,000 euros. This will allow them to develop their own line of research and set up a research group over the next five years.
Growing Mini-Organs in Synthetic Gel: A Step Towards Animal-Free Research
The synthetic PIC gel discovered at Radboud University in 2013 has proven surprisingly effective for growing mini-organs. This finding comes from research led by Paul Kouwer: 'This brings us a step closer to animal-free research.'
Lene Hviid new Managing Director of IMM
IMM is pleased to announce the appointment of dr. Lene Hviid as new Managing Director of IMM, effective 1 October 2025. Hviid holds extensive experience in the field of materials science and innovation.
Chemical computer next step in limitation of excessive energy consumption
In the fight against the enormous energy demands of current technologies, Mathieu Baltussen of Radboud University has taken an innovative step. For the first time, he has successfully created prototype of a chemical computer.
Novel NMR technique demonstrates biomarkers of rare epilepsy disease
Researchers from IMM have demonstrated that non-hydrogenative parahydrogen induced hyperpolarization could successfully be employed for detecting biomarkers of the rare metabolic disease pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy.
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Three grants for research into a more sustainable, efficient chemical industry
Three projects by researchers at Radboud University have received funding from, among others, NWO and the National Growth Fund project Big Chemistry, to conduct research into a more sustainable and efficient chemical industry.
ECS Toyota Fellowship to develop a new NMR method to study interfacial processes
Evan Wenbo Zhao, researcher in Magnetic Resonance Research Center within the Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM) at Radboud University has been awarded The Electrochemical Society (ECS) Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship.
Researchers find new way to study molecular collisions at cold temperatures
Researchers from IMM at Radboud University have found a new way to study what happens when ammonia and hydrogen molecules collide at very low temperatures, around 1 kelvin, which is almost as cold as space.
Grant for Radboud research on failure analysis in semiconductor chips
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a grant to an interdisciplinary research project on failure analysis in semiconductor chips, led by Alexey Kimel.
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Veni grants for eleven Radboud researchers
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant to eleven young researchers of the Radboud University. With this grant of up to 320.000 euro they can further elaborate their own ideas during a period of three years.
KWF/Alpe d’HuZes funds research on sugar-driven immune evasion
Christian Büll from IMM of Radboud University, in collaboration with Martin Jaeger and Romana Netea-Maier from RadboudUMC, have received a KWF/Alpe d’HuZes grant to study how cancer cells use sugars to evade the immune system.
Consortium including IMM researchers receives grant to bring animal-free organoids to market
The Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM) at Radboud University, in collaboration with HUB Organoids and the Radboud spinoff SBMatrices, has been awarded a €1 million grant by ZonMw.
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Prof. Kimel new Director of the Institute for Molecules and Materials
We are pleased to announce that Professor Alexey Kimel is appointed as Director of the Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM) at Radboud University as of 1 September 2025. The appointment is for a period of four years, until 1 September 2029.
New CORDIS article highlights work on cold molecular collisions
A new article on CORDIS highlights the groundbreaking research work done by Prof. Bas van de Meerakker, researcher from the Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM) at Radboud University.
BoostCrop Team awarded for research on plant growth
Jos Oomens, researcher from the Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM) at Radboud University has contributed to groundbreaking work that has been awarded with the 2025 Faraday Horizon Prize.
Kim Steenbakkers awarded cum laude distinction at PhD defense
Kim Steenbakkers successfully defended her PhD thesis “Spectroscopic investigations into small astrochemically relevant open-shell cations”. Her thesis was awarded the cum laude distinction for exceptional quality.
EU highlights Radboud research on cold molecular collisions
The European research project FICOMOL, led by professor Sebastiaan van de Meerakker from IMM of Radboud University, has been selected by the European Commission to be featured on the CORDIS website.
Christian Büll receives the 2025 IGO Hakomori Young Glycoscientist Award
The International Glycoconjugate Organization (IGO) has awarded Dr. Christian Büll as one of the winners of the 2025 Hakomori Young Glycoscientist Award.