Eerste foto van Sagittarius A*, het zwarte gat in de Melkweg
Eerste foto van Sagittarius A*, het zwarte gat in de Melkweg

Research at Radboud University

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Jupiter Marina Kabah, Mariam Kehinde Sulaiman, Quirijn de Mast en Mustapha Umar Imam

Research Fellows from Africa to Radboudumc for Knowledge Exchange on Mpox and Lassa Fever

Research news item

Thanks to an Africa-Europe fellowship, three researchers from Nigeria and Uganda will be working as fellow researchers at Radboudumc in the coming period to exchange knowledge on infectious diseases and vaccines.

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A look across the border: how German and Dutch newspapers report on the border region

Research news item

Germans living in border regions are generally more interested in news about the Netherlands than vice versa. This is shown by research conducted by Heidi de Ruiter. She will defend her PhD thesis at Radboud University on 12 May 2026.

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Consumers consider price discrimination by insurers to be unfair, but little is changing

Research news item

Insurers are increasingly relying on algorithms to determine the level of their premiums. This leads, for example, to price differences that the insurer itself cannot even explain, but which customers perceive as unfair.

Academic events

How primary school teachers differentiate their science and technology lessons

How primary school teachers differentiate their science and technology lessons

Wednesday 13 May 2026, 10:30 am PhD defence

This PhD thesis demonstrates how primary school teachers differentiate their STEM teaching and whether and how professional development programmes can support teachers in their knowledge, beliefs and behaviour.

The evaluation of an early stage innovation: A cOnCreTe example

The evaluation of an early stage innovation: A cOnCreTe example

Wednesday 13 May 2026, 12:30 pm PhD defence

This PhD thesis explored how to assess the potential value of new medical technologies at an early stage of development.

Strengthening the Immune System to Fight Blood Cancer

Strengthening the Immune System to Fight Blood Cancer

Wednesday 13 May 2026, 2:30 pm PhD defence

This PhD thesis describes how “killer” immune cells behave in these diseases and how new treatments can make them stronger.

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Theme: privacy and big data

Organisations collect a lot of personal data. What's the risk, and how do we protect ourselves?

Privacy research
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Theme: diversity

How do we create an inclusive society where everyone is free to be themselves?

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Connected for Impact

Connected for impact

Radboud University aims to contribute to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for everyone. We believe that the major challenges of our time—such as climate change, digitalisation, and social inequality—call for an integrated approach. We encourage connections between people and ideas: between our strong disciplines, with other knowledge institutions at home and abroad, with governments and societal partners, and with residents in our region. In this way, excellent science is created with impact and meaning for society.

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Research projects

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Dealing with Disasters

Research

Dealing with Disasters approaches the identity formation of a nation and region from a new perspective. The formation of local and national identities will be examined in response to natural disasters in the Netherlands.

Living Lab Ooijpolder

Living Lab Ooijpolder

Research

In recent years, scientists have experimented with innovative forms of biodiversity restoration in the Ooijpolder in Gelderland. The Living Lab looks at how the existing pilot schemes and initiatives have improved biodiversity in this region.

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Political parties between freedom and restraint

Research

Under current Dutch law, political parties are rarely regulated. This project investigates whether legal and constitutional regulation of the form, organisation and function of political parties is needed.

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