About the Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science is a faculty at Radboud University in Nijmegen. The Faculty's mission is to push the boundaries of scientific knowledge through outstanding education and ground-breaking research.
Science with impact
The Faculty of Science strives to push the boundaries of scientific knowledge. This means cutting-edge research and outstanding education. In doing so, we take our responsibility as a key actor in helping to find solutions for major societal and scientific challenges.
Faculty Board
The Faculty Board is responsible for governing and managing the faculty with regard to the quality of our education and research. The board determines the Education and Examination Regulations, as well as the general regulations for exercising science and carrying out education. The board also appoints the permanent scientific staff, divides the available resources, and also establishes the budgets of the institutes.
Board members
- Prof. Sijbrand de Jong (Dean)
- Prof. Tom Heskes (Vice Dean of Research)
- Prof. Laura van Niftrik (Vice Dean of Education)
- Karen de Bruijn RC (Administrative Director)
- Dr Jacqueline Hulst (Secretary)
- assessor [at] science.ru.nl (Mark de Jong) (Student Assessor)
Board blogs
Contact
Contact the Faculty Board through the Faculty Office or via personal assistants:
Assistants
Dean: ellen.top [at] ru.nl (Ellen Top)
Vice Dean of Research: Nicole Messink
Vice Dean of Education: Lidwien Burgers
Administrative Director: jolanda.lieskamp [at] ru.nl (Jolanda Lieskamp-de Ruijter)
Secretary: hanneke.klerkx [at] ru.nl (Hanneke Klerkx)
Projects
Participational bodies
The board is supported in their decision-making by various committees and participational bodies. Participational bodies of the faculty consist of: the Representative Council and the Faculty Student Council. Together, they form the Faculty Joint Assembly and they represent the interests of staff and students and contribute to general and strategic policy. Also, there is participation per study programme in the form of programme committees and institute assessors.
Gender & Diversity
The faculty is convinced that diverse teams achieve better, and that the diversity of our students and staff contributes to the quality of our academic community. The Gender and Diversity committee (GenDi) strives to make the faculty a good place for everyone where diverse talents are welcome and appreciated.
Organisational structure
The Faculty of Science consists of educational institutes, research institutes, some special units and supporting services. View the organisational structure of the faculty in the organogram.
Educational institutes
- Institute for Biosciences
- Institute for Computing Science and Information Science
- Institute for Inter- and Transdisciplinary Education
- Institute for Molecular Sciences
- Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy
Research institutes
- Donders Centre for Neuroscience (DCN)
- Institute for Computing and Information Sciences (ICIS)
- Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics (IMAPP)
- Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM)
- Institute for Science in Society (ISiS)
- Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences (RIBES)
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (RIMLS)
Special units
- High Field Magnet Laboratory - FELIX Laboratory (HFML-FELIX)
- Institute for Science Education (ISE)
Supporting services
Huygens building
The Huygens building is the main building of the Faculty of Science.