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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Zebravissenonderzoek

‘Stress can have a positive effect on the immune system'

Research news item

A recent study showed how stress changes behavior by using two different receptors.

Grevelingenmeer

Coastal areas can no longer keep up with methane emissions

Research news item

Heavily polluted waters, such as Lake Grevelingen, emit large amounts of methane. Microbiologist Anna Wallenius will defend her PhD thesis on this topic at Radboud University on 15 December.

Supernova

Astronomers discover the earliest supernova ever observed with JWST

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An international team of astronomers has found the earliest supernova to date with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Andrew Levan of Radboud University is the lead author of one of the studies.

Academic events

How small blood vessel damage affects the brain and causes symptoms

How small blood vessel damage affects the brain and causes symptoms

Monday 15 December 2025, 10:30 am PhD defence

This PhD thesis uses advanced brain imaging to look deeper into how cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) affects the brain.

British and American theater as cultural memory of the AIDS crisis

British and American theater as cultural memory of the AIDS crisis

Monday 15 December 2025, 12:30 pm PhD defence

This PhD thesis analyzes how American and British theater makers responded to the AIDS crisis, particularly to the widespread homophobic rhetoric that proclaimed AIDS to be the inevitable result of a sexually promiscuous lifestyle.

Overdracht van non-performing loans door banken aan niet-banken: Een onderzoek naar de wisselwerking tussen het Unierecht, het nationale vermogensrecht en het financiële recht

Overdracht van non-performing loans door banken aan niet-banken: Een onderzoek naar de wisselwerking tussen het Unierecht, het nationale vermogensrecht en het financiële recht

Monday 15 December 2025, 2:30 pm PhD defence

The PhD defence of L.P. Buitelaar is on 15 December 2025 at 02:30 pm.

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CCTV camera's on building

Theme: privacy and big data

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

Privacy research
Mensen demonstreren voor gelijke samenleving.

Theme: diversity

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

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Het uitgave van de strategie van de Radboud Universiteit

A significant impact

Our university wants to contribute to a free and healthy world with equal opportunities for all and to make a significant impact on a regional and an international level. That's why Radboud University choses strong, broad disciplines and room for a lot of interdisciplinary collaboration.

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Research projects

Rapenburg na ontploffing kruitschip

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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