Research highlights
Our research contributes to knowledge and solutions in the areas of pollution, adaptation mechanisms, biodiversity, and greenhouse gas mitigation.
Team Science
Many of our research projects would not be possible without teamwork. Among the many teams within RIBES, two teams received special recognition in 2024: the Bothnian Sea Cruise team won the Radboud Team Science Award, and the Future Dikes team won the Faculty Team Science Award.
PhD research
In 2024, no less than 15 PhD candidates successfully defended their theses and received their doctorate in our institute. Congratulations to Gaigai Du, Maarten Broekman, Iris van de Pol, Kiane de Kleijne, Wouter Lenferink, Pieter Blom, Clara Veerkamp, Thomas Hennequin, Pim Lemmers, Peter Klok, Caterina Zillien, Magda Rogowska - van der Molen, Renske Vroom, Jessica Venetz, and Rens Cronau! If you want to know more about their research findings, please read about a selection of their research results on our website:
- Bacteria of pest insect fool crops (with Magda Rogowska-van der Molen)
- New model to determine the amount of pharmaceutical residues in wastewater (with Caterina Zillien)
- With the right plants peat can recover and that's great news for nature (with Renske Vroom)
- Climate promise green hydrogen may not always be fulfilled (with Kiane de Kleijne)
- Recently discovered bacterium holds promise for improved wastewater treatment (with Pieter Blom)
- Radboud Science podcast (in Dutch): Kunnen bacteriën elkaar ziek maken? (with Wouter Lenferink)
