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Heino Falcke, professor of astroparticle physics and radio astronomy at Radboud University, has won the 2023 Balzan Prize in the category "high-resolution images, from planetary to cosmic objects". Falcke receives the award for his…

Jasper Krommendijk has been appointed professor of Human Rights at the Radboud University Faculty of Law with effect from 15 September 2023.Krommendijk’s teaching and research focus on human rights, the rule of law and effective legal…

Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope have for the first time revealed the presence of water in the inner disk around a young star where giant planets have already formed further away. The research took place within the MINDS…

Karen Stegers-Jager has been appointed professor of Innovative and person-centred learning and working in healthcare at Radboud university medical center / Radboud University as of October 1, 2023. Through research and teaching, she…

NWO's NGF AiNed Fellowship Grant has been awarded to ‘Responsible AI for Voice Diagnostics’, a project led by Cristian Tejedor Garcia of Radboud University's Center for Language Studies. The project's goal is to develop new forms of…

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant to eleven young researchers at Radboud University. With this grant of up to 280.000 euro they can further elaborate their own ideas during a period of three years.Veni is aimed at…

Michael Sandel, a political philosopher at Harvard University, received an honorary doctorate from Radboud University on 9 May during its 100th anniversary celebration. With his written works and lectures on topics such as the ethics of…

The Radboud University Supervisory Board has appointed Mario van Vliet as Chair following the resignation of Merel van Vroonhoven. Van Vliet has been part of the Supervisory Board since April 2021. In the Supervisory Board, he is a member…

Sarian Kosten has been appointed as Full Professor of Aquatic Ecology at the Faculty of Science from 1 May.Kosten’s research focuses on fluxes of greenhouse gases in surface waters. She investigates both natural (e.g. lakes and rivers)…

Many young people regularly post photos of themselves with a glass of beer or wine in their hand. But such ‘alcohol posts’ could lead to more youngsters drinking alcohol. In a new study, communications scientist Hanneke Hendriks asked…