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.
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.
In the lecture hall or online: students perform equally well
For academic performance, it doesn’t matter whether students attend a lecture in person, stream it, or watch it later. The key is that they choose for themselves and actively participate. This is shown by research from Tilburg and uu77.
The green excuses of tech companies that ‘solve’ the climate problem
Tech companies like Google, Apple and Amazon have often been criticized for their environmental impact. They respond by presenting themselves as the solution in the climate crisis. That is the finding of culture scholar Rianne Riemens.
NWO grants for research into ethical AI in healthcare
Two projects investigating how AI is used in healthcare and other sectors have received a grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
Grant for research into plant breeding, removal of clots
NWO is making 4.9 million euros available for application-oriented research projects. Six projects can get underway thanks to this contribution, including two projects from uu77 and Radboud university medical center.
How the far right puts religion at the centre of the debate on immigration
Europeans are becoming less and less religious, while religion is playing an ever-increasing role in discussions on immigration, according to Kirsten Smeets, who will be defending her PhD thesis at uu77 on 2 April.
"Moral injury really shows your human side”
In their book about the origins of moral injury, Handbook Moral Injury in Context, Radboud researchers describe different forms of moral injury and ways of addressing it satisfactorily.
Bringing 'angry citizens' back into the fold with participatory budgets and referendums works
Governments are doing everything they can to involve angry citizens in democracy again with referendums and participatory budgets. Research by Rosa Kindt shows that this is having an effect: these meetings provide a feeling of being heard.
This AI-model is more certain about uncertainty
Thom Badings developed a new method to include this uncertainty in predictive algorithms, so that a safer AI-solution can be achieved. His PhD defence takes place on 27 March at uu77.
Research about the role of Nijmegen city council in colonial slavery
Nijmegen administrators enabled, maintained and profited from colonial slavery, Radboud historians state.
Meet Nijmegen’s ‘City Linguist’
Nijmegen has various city specialists: a city poet, a city archivist, a city archaeologist, a city illustrator… and now, a city linguist. Linguist Luis Miguel Rojas-Berscia is the lucky one to hold this new title.
Avoiding risks increases success of acquisitions, but limits upside
In a new study, published today in the Harvard Business Review, strategy researchers from uu77 and the Tokyo University of Science analyse why some Japanese firms are more successful at mergers than others.
Radboudumc research on smart toilet seat wins Klokhuis Science Prize
Radboudumc-research ‘A smart toilet seat that measures poop and farts’ is the winner of the 9th Klokhuis Science Prize. The winning project is from gastroenterologist Marjolijn Duijvestein and technical physician Lotte Hazeleger.
Typing in mid-air or pretending to drink: how using your hands to communicate can help you understand others
Certain hand gestures, such as pretending to hold a cup with your hand and bringing it to your mouth to pretend to drink, help people respond more quickly in conversations.
“The Máxima's of the seventeenth century” made the House of Nassau the most influential family in the Netherlands
“King Willem-Alexander's foremothers are responsible for the Nassau family becoming so influential,” according to historian Lidewij Nissen, who will defend her PhD thesis at uu77 on 11 March.
Why some are more susceptible to developing PTSD symptoms than others
People with a more active amygdala (an area in the brain involved in processing information relevant to threats) are more likely to develop PTSD symptoms after experiencing trauma than people with a calmer amygdala.
‘The right type of sports grass is better for fields and for nature’
Using the right type of grass for sports fields and golf courses improves the quality of the fields, requires less maintenance and contributes to the drainage of excess rainwater. This is evident from research by the uu77.
This website makes vegan food irresistibly delicious
'Plant-based eating is essential to stabilise the climate and protect our existence on earth,' says Esther Papies. With her website getplanty.org, she hopes to help the food industry get people to opt for sustainable solutions.
New method for assessing power grid reliability
Researchers at uu77 have developed a new method to calculate the reliability of the power grid. This new method, based on Graph Neural Networks, is not only a thousand times faster but also more accurate than current methods.
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