The latest news about Radboud University.
Employees and students can find news in the news overview for staff and news overview for students.
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.
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.
-
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.
-
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.
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.
Ruben Ros on the shaping and meaning-making of (anti-politics) in the House of Representatives
A report of the meeting of research group The Eighties on Tuesday 10 March, with Ruben Ros as guest speaker on the shaping and meaning-making of (anti-)politics in the House of Representatives.
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.