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Herman Westerink appointed as professor of Philosophical and Psychoanalytical Aspects of World View and Public Mental Health

Herman Westerink has been appointed as professor by special appointment of Philosophical and Psychoanalytical Aspects of World View and Public Mental Health for KSGV at the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies from 1 June 2022.

21 July 2022

Heineken Young Scientists Award 2022 in Humanities awarded to Fleur Jongepier

Philosopher Fleur Jongepier (1986), assistant professor Ethics and Political Philosophy at Radboud University, has been awarded the Heineken Young Scientists Award 2022 in the field of Humanities. The jury praised her research into the growing power of algorithms and how this affects the human capacity for autonomy and self-knowledge.

12 July 2022

NWO funding for PhD research religious re-use of Catholic monasteries

Wouter Kock will research the religious re-use of Catholic monasteries, with support of the NWO programme PhDs in the Humanities.

5 July 2022

Interview with comparative religion scholar Arjan Sterken and astronomer Rens Waters about aliens

How did our fantasy version of aliens come about and what do we know about the scientific plausibility of these creatures? We talked to comparative religion scholar Arjan Sterken and astronomer Rens Waters in order to find the answers to these questions.

7 June 2022

Theology in top 100 of QS ranking by subject

This week it was announced that Theology at Radboud University is ranked top 100 in the QS ranking by subject. This is based on the QS World University Rankings, compiled by the research agency Quacquarelli Symonds.

8 April 2022

New digital tool reveals spheres of influence of big tech companies

Today sees the launch of the website ‘Sphere Transgression Watch’, which reveals how major technology companies are gaining more and more influence in different areas of our society. The Digital Good research team led by Prof. Tamar Sharon invites other researchers and interested parties to use the digital tool and contribute their own examples.

6 April 2022

Professor Lucinda Dirven shows a different image of harmony and conflict in everyday religion

Since 2020, Lucinda Dirven has been a professor by special appointment of Antique Religions, particularly Ancient Egypt Religion, at the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies. This interview introduces you to Lucinda Dirven and her field, and shows how the stories that sources tell aren’t always as they seem...

1 April 2022

Christine Mohrmann Grant for ten female PhD candidates

On Monday 28 March, ten female PhD candidates from Radboud University will be awarded a Christine Mohrmann Grant. The winners are: Lena Richter, Carlijn Cober, Indra Römgens, Anouk Tosserams, Mariska Schröder, Renske Vroom, Helena Cockx, Maartje Kouwenberg, Sanne Tamboer and Pam ten Broeke.

28 March 2022

Tamar Sharon appointed to European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies

Tamar Sharon, professor of Philosophy, Digitalization and Society at Radboud University, has been appointed to the European Union’s Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies. As part of this group, she will advise the European Commission on various topics related to ethics in technology.

2 February 2022

Review of the faculty guest lecture by prof. dr. Celia Deane-Drummond

Read the review of prof. dr. Celia Deane-Drummond's lecture here, in which she proposes that a theological perspective contributes to establishing a sustainable future.

7 December 2021