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Announcing the winner of the RICH Master's Thesis Award 2025
The winner of this year’s RICH Master's Thesis Award is Jakob Jung. The award consists of a certificate and a prize of 500 euros. With the award RICH aims to honour excellent research-based work by master's students.
Wim van Meurs wins Uteneng Prize for applied history 2025
Wim van Meurs, professor in Political History at Radboud University, won the Uteneng Prize for applied history 2025 with his project "Jewish Citizens in the Netherlands: Expropriation and Legal Redress".
Why Young Adult literature is not always taken seriously
Teachers could make more use of the possibilities of Young Adult (YA) literature. ‘Young Adult literature has a lot to offer and is popular among young people, but deserves more recognition,’ says researcher Linda Ackermans.
Research into causes of death between 1856 and 1950 with Citizen Science: residents of Haarlem, Zwolle, Nijmegen, Groningen, and Leeuwarden delve into their own city history
By gaining insight into causes of death in the 19th and 20th centuries, historians hope to learn more about how factors such as poverty or where you live affect your health.
The magic of Christmas: centuries-old traditions or urban myths?
When we think of old Christmas stories, we often think of fairy tales full of magic. The assumption is that these magical themes are centuries old and have therefore become traditions. However, these themes are not as old as we think.
By the eighteenth century, the Netherlands was already not a homogeneous white society
Recent studies increasingly show that Dutch cities were involved in slavery. A new book about the history of slavery in Den Bosch confirms this picture, but also uses personal stories to highlight the enormous resilience of (former) enslaved people.
Chains of the Past enables the reconstruction of the lives of enslaved people
Radboud University, the IISG and the KITLV are collaborating with a large number of organisations to start building an online infrastructure that will make archives on the history of Dutch Atlantic and Asian slavery searchable.
Three NWO Open competition XS grants for researchers from the Faculty of Arts
Three researchers from Radboud University's Faculty of Arts will receive an NWO SGW-XS grant for short-term projects on language and perception, migration and partner choice.
ERC Consolidator Grants for research on methane eaters, air showers and language in our brain
Five Radboud University researchers are set to receive a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Their research covers topics such as methane-eating micro-organisms, air showers from space, and how our brain processes language.
2025: The year with the heist you only see in movies
Once upon a time, 4 people drove along the Seine in broad daylight and placed a moving lift against the Louvre. They climbed the ladder and ended up in the Apollo Gallery. Without drawing attention, they stole 88 million euros’ worth of crown jewels.
Karin van Leeuwen on juridification and Dutch immigration policy in the 1980s
A report from the RICH research group's The Eighties meeting on 18 November, at which historian Karin van Leeuwen spoke about the legalisation of refugee and asylum policy by the Lubbers cabinets in the 1980s.
"Un viaje a Chile a través del archivo neerlandés": Exploring Chile through the lens of early 20th-century photography
"Un viaje a Chile a través del archivo neerlandés" opened in The Hague, showcasing María de las Nieves de Braganza’s 1904 Chile photos and their historical value and launching a Chile–Radboud collaboration on archival research and cultural exchange.
Rape and consent in medieval songs: ‘It is important to update our image of the Middle Ages’
Countless medieval songs have been written about forced sex. Meanwhile, songs about mutual pleasure and consent have largely been forgotten. Radboud researcher Cécile de Morrée wants to change that.
How the political game in the 18th century bears a striking resemblance to today
In his new book Het Oranjecomplot (The Orange Conspiracy), historian Joost Rosendaal writes about the turbulent year 1799, which bears striking similarities to today. 'Was it 225 years ago or did I see it yesterday on the news?’
This New York mayoral candidate could be a thorn in Trump's side
If 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York this autumn, it will be a huge surprise. “With Mamdani, New Yorkers are choosing the polar opposite of Trump.”
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.
Debate bingo: what do politicians say to convince you?
What tricks and techniques do they use to make themselves look as good as possible? Bé Breij and Yvette Linders from Peitho, Radboud University's centre of expertise for rhetoric, analyse this.
How the media changed Dutch democracy: from educating to debating
Opinion polls, debates and interviews with ordinary citizens: television, radio and other media are once again going all out for the elections. Many of these new media practices originated between 1945 and 1980, according to Solange Ploeg's thesis.
This is how a politician wins your vote
They are all over the media at election time: politicians vying for your vote. But how do they manage to win people over?
Knowledge about the Second World War: why it is educational for pupils to write history themselves
Historians at Radboud University help new generations to learn about the stories of the war. Not by giving lectures, but by putting schoolchildren to work themselves.