Studenten lopen in het voorjaar buiten het Maria Montessorigebouw
Studenten lopen in het voorjaar buiten het Maria Montessorigebouw

Radboud Social Cultural Research

Radboud Social Cultural Research (RSCR) is a research institute at the Faculty of Social Sciences. We investigate the societal phenomena of social inequality and inclusion. Through our research on changing inequalities, we aim to contribute to more equality in society.

News

Groep studenten die buiten korfbal speelt op de velden van het sportcentrum

Young people sport less when they get their first job, but social support helps

Every year, around 90,000 young people make the transition from school to work. A large number of them start to participate in sports less during this transition. Those who participate less in sports usually do not pick it up again automatically.

Group of different people volunteering at a foodbank.

Why nobody can break volunteer work

Why are so many people still willing to volunteer in an age of individualisation? Meijerens' research shows something striking: the number of people who stop volunteering for refugees is many times higher than those who continue to volunteer.

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Boys perform less well in secondary school than girls because of 'bad friends'

Secondary school boys get lower grades than girls and this is partly due to the fact that their friends are more likely to misbehave at school. That is the conclusion of a research study conducted by educational sociologist Margriet van Hek.

Research projects

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FemPeC - Feminist Pedagogies Circle

The Feminist Pedagogies Circle (FemPeC) is a space where colleagues from across the RU who teach on topics that fall within/are closely related to feminist studies and/or are interested in feminist pedagogy can exchange knowledge and experiences.

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Exploring 'social safety' discourses and practice

This project examines the application of social safety policy measures at Dutch universities through an intersectional lens. It will be based on interviews with social safety practitioners and policy officers.

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Unintended Effects of International Cooperation

Development organisations need to consider their side effects, both positive and negative. Unfortunately, they often do not. This research programme explores the unintended effects and how we can better handle them.

Visiting address

Radboud Social Cultural Research is located in the Maria Montessori building (room 02.090) in Nijmegen.

Thomas van Aquinostraat 4
6525 GD Nijmegen

Contact

Get in touch with the research institute by contacting the RadboudSCR office.