Recharge overview
Ecologist Yvet Telgenkamp’s summer: focusing on peatland restoration and a beluga whale
Yvet Telgenkamp is looking forward to a special summer. The PhD candidate in Ecology at Radboud University will be joining a research group in Canada for a month, before going on a personal trip. ‘Those green-tinted glasses go everywhere with me.’
Using film to take research on female entrepreneurs out of the academic bubble
How do female entrepreneurs deal with societal pressures, migration, and cultural expectations? That’s what Sibel Ozasir Kacar sought to figure out as part of her PhD research.
Sustainability reporting no longer shields companies from criticism
New rules from governments across Europe require companies to increase their reporting on sustainability efforts. Since then, stakeholders such as NGOs and journalists have been able to use those insights to ramp up their criticism against companies.
How a tiny mouse sparked a major study on stress
Last week, Karin Roelofs received the prestigious Spinoza Prize for her research into stress responses. What if her research could help free PTSD patients from their anxiety?
Radboud at the Vierdaagse
Looking for a little intellectual stimulation during the Nijmegen Vierdaagse before diving back into the festivities? Radboud University will also be in town during the Vierdaagsefeesten.
Small talk, big impact
Having a chat with the cashier, or with people at the bus stop or on the train: we’re doing it less and less. It’s a shame, because small talk can make us happier, writes psychologist Roos Vonk.
Thanks to this project, sedentary students are getting active
Students spend large parts of the day sitting down. That is why programme director and professor Esther Tanck is investigating, with the help of a TLC voucher and a Comenius grant, how students can get more exercise.
Working toward a sustainable world is not about sprinting
Working on health is more than just making people better. It is also about ensuring that people can live on a healthier planet. With that idea in mind, researcher and intensivist Hugo Touw is working toward better and more sustainable healthcare.
Behavioral therapy is just as effective as medication for Tourette syndrome
Behavioral therapy is just as effective as medication for Tourette syndrome. This is the finding of doctoral research conducted by clinical psychologist Jolande van de Griendt, who will receive her Ph.D. from Radboud University on July 3, 2026.
Thanks to this research, your internet communication will be safer in the future
It is a major technological promise: the quantum computer. But alongside a range of new possibilities, this computer also brings certain risks. That is why researchers such as Simona Samardjiska are already working hard to boost digital security.
For long car journeys: all episodes of Professorproef are now online
Perfect voor de lange autoritten als je straks op vakantie gaat: alle afleveringen van Professorproef, de kinderpodcast van de Radboud Universiteit staan nu online.
How delayed sound reveals the hidden system behind human speech
Have you ever been on a phone call where you suddenly hear your own voice echo back a split second later? It feels strange, confusing, and for many people it becomes impossible to keep speaking fluently.
A revamped supermarket experience? Not all categories benefit
More and more supermarkets are transforming their stores, shifting from a no-frills and price-oriented format to an experience-driven environment. But what does such a makeover mean for category sales?
Environmental regulations reduces emissions, but impact on climate is limited
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.
How your brain turns fragments into a film
Your amazing brain is able to combine all different signals into a single red car, but how does it do that?
Elephants move closer to humans when droughts last
If drought in an area persists for longer, elephants move closer to areas near human settlements. This is the finding of research by biologist Irene Bouwman of Radboud University.
Better leadership in the transportation sector can help reduce truck driver dropouts
The long-term employability of Dutch truck drivers is under pressure. Heavy workloads, long-term absenteeism, and a persistent labor shortage are making the profession of truck driver increasingly challenging.
‘Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Tata Steel decided to shut itself down?’
It sounds very contradictory: nature reserves having to make way for initiatives designed to protect nature. Yet that is precisely what is happening in the pursuit of the green dream of a circular economy without waste. An unattainable dream.
Psychologists shouldn't replace thinking with AI
For some psychologists, it's becoming more common to use AI systems to replace human thinking in research. That's a very risky choice based on misconceptions, warn Iris van Rooij and Olivia Guest in a new paper appearing today.
Unearthed bathhouse reveals a thriving Roman Nijmegen. ‘The Romans did not regard this city as a backwater’
Excavations in Nijmegen-West have uncovered large sections of a Roman bathhouse. Radboud researcher Stephan Mols: ‘The new finds show that the Romans did not regard this city as a backwater.