Projects

The project database contains research projects funded under the NWA programme. Refine your search using the filter. Select a pathway, programme, funding scheme or research theme. Click on a project to find out more and to see which cluster questions the project aims to answer.

The limits to growth: the challenge to dissipate energy

Growth of cells is inherently connected with the origin of life.

The many faces of 'Java Man': Sharing frameworks, access, and technologies for colonial collections of paleoanthropology

The Dubois Collection at Naturalis Biodiversity Center has a complicated past.

The production of stardust in the laboratory & The transfer of knowledge and tools from nuclear physics to the medical community

Exotic nuclides can function as unique tools to get an insight into formation of chemical elements in our universe .

The quality of life in smart urban spaces: a Public Stack approach to the smart city

Digitalisering laat zijn sporen na in de publieke ruimte: mensen gaan zich anders gedragen en datacenters, 5Gmasten en darkstores nemen r

The rise of new families: how can we help them flourish?

In the last years, new family forms have arisen through assisted reproductive technologies.

‘The Role of New Technologies in Addressing the SDGs: What is in it for the Global South?’

The three sub-projects address real world problems in the Global South in an interdisciplinary way.

The search for life on icy moons: sampling icy particles originating from Enceladus’ subsurface ocean.

Most oceans in our Solar System lie beneath kilometers of ice on moons orbiting Jupiter and Saturn.

The Virtual Human Platform for Safety Assessment

Assessment of the safety of chemicals and pharmaceuticals is traditionally based on animal testing.

Thermo-staat

Nederland krijgt steeds vaker te maken met hevige hittegolven en daar zijn de meeste woningen nog niet op ingericht.

Theseus: Making patching happen

A core assumption underlying organizational security practices is that defenders are able to remediate known vulnerabilities in their sys

Thirsty Cities: Action-perspectives for a climate-proof, drought-resilient, and water-sensitive built environment.

Between 2018 and 2023, recurring droughts have severely impacted the Dutch Built Environment (BE), causing significant financial, environ

Three explorations in logistics and the supply chain

The research reflects the diversity of topics and challenges in Transport and Logistics.

Three seeds for the quantum/nano-revolution

Three projects receive seed funding in the quantum/nano route.

TOEKOMSTBEELDEN

TOEKOMSTBEELDEN is een gezamenlijk initiatief van Radboud Universiteit, filmfestival InScience en zorgorganisatie Kalorama, waarbij filmm

Toekomstbestendig maken van Nederland via digitale kaarten en Minecraft

De keuzes die we als mensheid de komende tien jaar maken zullen onze toekomst bepalen.

TOSS Putting into Practice Integrated TOols to Select and Produce Safe and Sustainable alternatives for problematic Persistent and Mobile Toxic Substances

Triggered by major contaminations, chemicals legislation is in place, regulated sector-wise for industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, ve

"Towards a new balance in empowerment and protection of the elderly: A legal empirical perspective"

This proposal aims to fundamentally reshape the system of legal measures of adult protection in the

Towards a sustainable and dynamic landscape for farmer, nature manager, citizen and biodiversity (Acronym: VeenVitaal)

Biodiversity in our characteristic peat meadow landscape has declined sharply due to agricultural intensification and drainage.

Towards clean and sufficient water for anthropogenic use and ecology

Waterbeschikbaarheid en waterkwaliteit zijn nauw verbonden. Beide worden beïnvloed door menselijke activiteiten.

Towards sustainable rheology modifiers: the weakest link becomes the greatest benefit

Polymer pollution from rheology modifiers in personal care products is a critical environmental issue, contributing an estimated 10,000 t

Tracing The Origins Of The Great Pustaha From The Van Der Tuuk Collection And Its Relevance To Batak Identity

In 1862 van der Tuuk gave about 200 of his objects to the Ethnographic Museum of the Zoological Society of Natura Artis Magistra which ha

TRANS-ACT: Translating Antarctic tourism research into policy options

The TRANS-ACT project aims to provide a bridge between the scientific output of currently running Netherlands-funded Antarctic tourism re

Transdisciplinaire ontwikkeling van aanvullende maatregelen en wetenschapscommunicatie rondom schoolsluitingen bij een toekomstige virusuitbraak; met mbo-studenten en wetenschappers

Dit project richt zich op de ontwikkeling van wetenschapscommunicatie strategieën en aanvullende maatregelen rondom schoolsluitingen bij

Transitie naar een duurzaam voedselsysteem

Om de diverse urgente duurzaamheidsopgaven rond voedsel op te lossen is een fundamentele transitie van ons voedselsysteem als geheel nodi

TRansition Into Active Living: TRIAL

Our society has reached a pinnacle in physically inactive behavior, affecting all age groups and people from all socio-economic levels.

Traumascapes: Valuing, Negotiating and Sharing Sites of Trauma, Pain and Loss

The Netherlands and its former colonial territories are marked by numerous traumascapes: sites that bear the physical traces and symbolic

Trefpunt LiveScience

Trefpunt LiveScience is een project waarbij families uit wijken met een lage sociaal-economische status op een laagdrempelige manier in a

Triple crisis meets trilateral cooperation: Effects of biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution on salt marshes & pathways to their sustainable management

Facing the triple crisis of biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution, Wadden Sea salt marshes are under increasing pressure.

TRUST (toward a TRUly Sustainable Transportation system)

This project aims to develop foundations for systematically integrating fairness in the development of sustainable transportation policie

Tussentijd

Voor u ligt een aanvraag om middels een cocreatief proces de verbinding tussen wetenschap en samenleving te versterken.

UBQ4: Urbiquay for responsive and value-based asset management

Many urban bridges and quay walls (UBQs) in historic cities in the Netherlands show significant signs of overdue maintenance and or are b

Uitdagingen voor opschalen van oplossingen voor netcongestie in de gebouwde omgeving

Vaak zijn concepten voor renovatie op projectnivo succesvol: ze leverde energiebesparing en duurzame energie op en lieten zien dat het co

Understanding and preventing moral injury among military and police personnel: Interdisciplinary research and intervention

A substantial number of military and police personnel develop ‘moral injury’: guilt, shame and anger resulting from perpetrating or falli

Unsilencing as Restitution (UnRest). Recurating the Robert Jacob Gordon collections in the contemporary South African landscape

The Unsilencing as Restitution (UnRest) project aims to critically re-examine and recontextualize the Robert Jacob Gordon (RJG) collectio

Unveiling Bali's Cultural Heritage: An In-depth Analysis of Artifacts in Dutch Collections

One significant impact of colonialism in Indonesia in the cultural field is the removal of many cultural artifacts from their original co

Urban Geology

In de bebouwde omgeving van Nederland werd en wordt op grote schaal natuursteen gebruikt.