Who is responsible for a collision involving a self-driving car?
AI scientist Lotte van Elteren helps us understand what is at stake and what to consider when using AI in her book Ik, AI (I, AI).
Korsakoff in focus: why more accurate diagnosis is essential for good care
Het syndroom van Korsakov is een ernstige hersenaandoening die veel impact heeft op het leven van mensen die het krijgen. In Nederland gaat het naar schatting om 8.000 tot 10.000 mensen. Er worden stappen gezet in diagnostiek.
Are Curious Babies Smart Toddlers?
Volgens Eline de Boer zijn baby’s zijn ongelooflijk leergierig. Waarschijnlijk werkt deze leergierigheid als een boost voor de cognitieve ontwikkeling op de lange termijn.
Jai Prakash appointed Professor of Advanced Bioengineering and Therapeutics
Jai Prakash has been appointed as Professor of Advanced Bioengineering and Therapeutics at Radboudumc / Radboud University. Prakash specializes in cancer biology, nanotechnology and bio‑engineering.
Four tips to keep your New Year’s resolutions in February
Daniela Becker, Jacqueline Vink, Eliana Vassena en Hanneke den Ouden geven je vier tips om je goede voornemens ook in februari (en misschien nog wel langer) vol te houden.
How your life course can affect your retirement
Pension inequality does not only arise around retirement age, but builds up throughout life. These are the findings of researcher Mustafa Firat, who will obtain his PhD from Radboud University on 28 January.
Meeting up with other students is a good way to prevent loneliness
Loneliness is a common problem among students. However, encouraging students to socialise at an early stage can improve the well-being of this group. This is evident from an experiment with a new preventive intervention.
Girls cannot escape beauty ideals in beauty content on social media
Girls between the ages of 13 and 19 are widely exposed to beauty content online that promotes products unsuitable for young skin - even when they are not actively seeking beauty-related information.
Why Young Adult literature is not always taken seriously
Teachers could make more use of the possibilities of Young Adult (YA) literature. ‘Young Adult literature has a lot to offer and is popular among young people, but deserves more recognition,’ says researcher Linda Ackermans.
X-ray flash from the distant universe turns out to be a supernova
For the first time, astronomers have been able to link a so-called X-ray flash from deep space to a supernova, which in turn is associated with a gamma-ray burst.
CTHS Research Update: Lieu & Den Dulk publiceren Early Christian Epistolarity
Margaret's Professor Emerita of Divinity Judith Lieu and CHTS researcher Matthijs den Dulk published the volume Early Christian Epistolarity.
Sustainable mobility begins with more effective collaboration
A sustainable mobility system depends on how effectively governments, transport providers, and travelers work together. This requires aligning goals, managing uncertainty, and ensuring participation.
Greener way to make ammonia with “molecular microscope”
A team of researchers at Radboud University has discovered a promising new method to make ammonia – a key ingredient in fertilizers and many industrial chemicals – more efficiently and sustainably.
2025: How drawing a red line was more than just protesting
As an anthropologist, Van Houte studies how people give meaning to living together in times of conflict and inequality. She saw the red line demonstration not only as a protest against genocidal violence, but also as a mirror for ourselves.
Why we sleep: insights from current research
In the sleep lab of Martin Dresler, scientists work every day to piece together the scientific puzzle of sleep. We spend roughly a third of our lives asleep, switching off for eight hours makes any organism highly vulnerable.
Trying to quit smoking? A workplace lottery may help
People who want to quit smoking benefit from lotteries as an incentive. This is evident from the Smoke-Free Lottery, a field experiment conducted by the RIVM, Radboud University and various Dutch universities.
‘Stress can have a positive effect on the immune system'
A recent study showed how stress changes behavior by using two different receptors.
Coastal areas can no longer keep up with methane emissions
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.
Astronomers discover the earliest supernova ever observed with JWST
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.
ERC Consolidator Grant of €2 million to map how language emerges in the human brain
Stephanie Forkel has been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant worth €2 million to transform our understanding of how language arises from the complex interplay of neural systems in the human brain.
