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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Subsidie en prijzen / award

ENW-M grant for research on the cortex as a learning system

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A research project at Radboud University has received funding in the latest round of the ENW-M Open Competition.

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Environmental regulations reduces emissions, but impact on climate is limited

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The good news: when environmental rules pressure one company, the effect can spread through shared boardroom ties, leading connected firms to reduce emissions too. The bad news: the positive impact on the climate is limited.

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NWO grant for research into data sharing for the energy transition

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Four research projects are set to begin thanks to KIC funding from the call ‘Data sharing for the energy transition: socio-technical challenges’, including a project led by researchers from Radboud University.

Academic events

How can we measure individual differences in specific language skills?

How can we measure individual differences in specific language skills?

Thursday 11 June 2026, 10:30 am PhD defence

This PhD thesis examines individual differences in language skills by introducing the Individual Differences in Language Skills test battery for German speakers (IDLaS-DE) – a new tool to measure different language skills.

Rites of Offering: Stability, Outcomes, and Observational Signatures of Mass Transfer in Binary Stars

Rites of Offering: Stability, Outcomes, and Observational Signatures of Mass Transfer in Binary Stars

Thursday 11 June 2026, 12:30 pm PhD defence

This PhD thesis investigates when mass transfer between stars remains stable, when it becomes unstable, and what visible traces this leaves behind.

Vestibular Schwannoma: Optimizing Clinical Management and Quality of Life

Vestibular Schwannoma: Optimizing Clinical Management and Quality of Life

Friday 12 June 2026, 10:30 am PhD defence

The PhD defence of I.M.J. Pruijn is on 12 June 2026 at 10:30 am.

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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
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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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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