Why that bag of crisps should always be emptied in one go
Anyone who, like the rest of the Netherlands, will be working on the tummy bulge after the coming Christmas, would do well to read Radboud neuroscientist Esther Aarts' new book.
Suicidality in closed youth care: from control to dialogue
Suicidal behaviour is increasingly common in closed juvenile care. Social workers are more likely to control young people, for example by placing them in solitary confinement. That is counterproductive, according to PhD research by Shireen Kaijadoe.
How day and night cycles shaped the dawn of life on Earth
Patterns such as day and night or seasons, were very important for the emergence of the first life on Earth. This is stated by chemist Peer van Duppen in his research on which he will receive his PhD at Radboud University on 17 December.
Multilingual toddlers who speak home language better tend to also be better at Dutch
To spot a potential developmental language disorder (DLD) in bilingual toddlers, professionals need to take a multilingual perspective, says linguist Lisa Verbeek.
ERC Consolidator Grants for research on synthetic cells, programming and air showers
Three Radboud University researchers are set to receive a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
Animals may not think like us, but that doesn't mean they're not smart
“When researching animal intelligence, we still think too much from the human point of view,” argues philosopher Bas van Woerkum-Rooker. The philosopher developed a method to study animal intelligence without this bias.
River emits five times more methane after wastewater treatment plant
A stretch of river into which treated wastewater has been discharged emits five times more methane than a stretch of river without that wastewater. This is according to research by Ida Peterse and Lisanne Hendriks of Radboud University.
What children’s brainwaves reveal about how we process numbers
Where does a person's easy handling or just problems with numbers come from? And what can we do about those problems? Lisa Jonkman of Maastricht University and Nienke van Bueren of Radboud University will investigate that.
The refrigerator as a harbinger of a better life
To get a good sense of a country’s level of development, you need to look at the items people have in their homes, according to economists Rutger Schilpzand and Jeroen Smits from Radboud University.
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ERC Synergy Grant for research on phonology
Paula Fikkert will receive an ERC Synergy Grant for research on the relationship between sound, script and knowledge of language. The Synergy Grants are the largest grants from the European Research Council (ERC).
Field cricket suffers greatly from nitrogen
The field cricket - the Dutch insect of the year 2024 - has been going downhill in recent years. Research shows that this is mainly due to an excess of nitrogen. Measures to remove nitrogen are counterproductive.
Green alternative: soap from sugar beet pulp
Chemist Laura Jansen of Radboud University has managed to make well-functioning soap from sugar beet pulp (a residual stream from sugar beet). This could make a sustainable alternative to bio-based soaps.
Can you feel sorry for a robot?
A pitiful sound from tinny speakers, sad virtual eyes, trembling robot arms: it doesn’t take much to feel sorry for a robot. This is the conclusion of a study by Marieke Wieringa, who will be defending her PhD thesis on 5 November.
Vidi grants for research into polarisation, privacy, Parkinson and more
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded thirteen Nijmegen researchers Vidi funding of up to 850,000 euros. This will allow them to develop their own line of research and set up a research group over the next five years.
Financial incentive encourages healthiness: why isn't it used more often?
Move more, quit smoking, lose weight: great resolutions, hard to keep. But does it get easier if there is a financial incentive in return?
Nijmegen students warn space mission for noisy white dwarfs
The background noise of gravitational waves from orbiting white dwarf stars will be stronger than the noise from double black holes. That is what two Nijmegen master students and their supervisor predict in two publications.
Five KNAW Early Career Award winners: impact of violence, responsible digitisation and more
Five scientists from Radboud University will receive a KNAW Early Career Award. With this award, the KNAW recognises scientific talent of young researchers doing innovative and original research work.
Commission: ‘Government cannot pretend to follow fully-fledged rule of law’
An external committee commissioned by the Dutch Bar Association (NOvA) has prepared an independent report on the rule of law content of the Schoof cabinet's coalition programme. Jasper Krommendijk of Radboud University was part of this committee.
Measures to restore biodiversity in peatlands fall short, study finds
Several experimental measures taken at Frisian farms to restore biodiversity in former peatlands, are unsuccessful. This is according to research by ecologist Tom Heuts of Radboud University.
Dozens of massive stars launched from young star cluster R136
Astronomers have used data from the European Gaia Space Telescope to discover 55 high-speed stars launched from the young star cluster R136 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
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