/en/about-us/news The latest news about uu77, including information about new appointments, collaborations,  updates about the campus and more.   en uu77 (/en) /en/about-us/news/death-of-pope-francis It is with sadness that the Executive Board of uu77 has learned of the death of Pope Francis. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0200 uu77 625d70e2-f282-44a8-b345-0a1ce58ca8a7 /en/about-us/news/winners-university-medal-and-student-award-2025-announced Two uu77 medals and two student awards will be presented during the Dies Natalis on 15 May 2025. The awards are given to staff and students who have made exceptional contributions to uu77. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +0200 uu77 ea2c6632-d9a6-4e58-8326-0dd5c2096364 /en/about-us/news/what-to-do-in-case-of-vandalism-on-campus Have you, as an employee or student, encountered a vandalism incident? Then it is important to know where to report it. Read here what you can do. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200 uu77 43712150-0b68-43ea-91ca-514daef5c2fc /en/research/research-news/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. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:09:00 +0200 uu77 a1c2c169-e2e5-4742-a5f1-4966b72b29fd /en/research/research-news/more-control-over-nitrogen-emissions-with-new-photonic-chip-technology-from-oneplanet If you can reliably measure a company's nitrogen emissions, you can take more effective action. Today, OnePlanet Research Centre presented chips that make this possible. Radboud experts in the field of gas trace detection are involved in the project. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200 uu77 aa5aa84d-b4b4-4877-ac77-ae232140f696 /en/about-us/news/internationalisation-in-balance Dutch universities are taking steps to bring more balance to internationalisation in higher education. For uu77, this means that controlled growth in the number of international students is possible in the coming years. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0200 uu77 eb5e095b-4490-4613-9536-3a57e04f3a56 /en/about-us/news/developments-demonstrations-on-campus In this current overview you will find the latest developments regarding the demonstrations on the uu77 campus. The latest update is at the top. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0200 uu77 c6d16d26-a988-4991-b4a6-8b509e7a85e5 /en/research/research-news/nwo-domain-science-m-grants-for-research-into-polymers-hydrogels-and-the-universe Five research projects by researchers from uu77 have received a grant in the new round of the Open Competition Domain Science-M programme. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0200 uu77 30799647-dc09-478a-98f3-6b0cf80c5d80 /en/staff/news/dates-of-major-maintenance-of-ict-systems-in-academic-year-2025-2026-announced Each year, a number of dates are set to carry out major maintenance on uu77's central ICT systems. Please be aware that on these dates central ICT facilities will be (temporarily) interrupted. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200 uu77 e952fe66-c28a-4c27-9476-38620568f4d3 /en/staff/news/strategy-development-2025-2031-the-first-steps-have-been-taken At the Management Day on 8 April 75 colleagues from across the organisation discussed the themes crucial to the University's success in the coming years. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200 uu77 0a8c7915-15be-48be-a338-94cf19cb6be8