News Social and Behavioral Sciences
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New research into effectiveness of reintegration policy for long-term sick workers
03rd January 2023Professor of Labor Expertise Roland Blonk has received a ZonMW grant for research into the effectiveness of reintegration policies in the second track, for long-term sick employees.
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In Memoriam Amy Stuart
16th December 2022It is with great sadness that we share the unexpected news that Amy Stuart, student in the Dutch Bachelor Psychology, passed away on Monday December 5th.
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Presentation inspiration guide 'Goed op weg'
02nd December 2022The fluctuating labor market requires opportunities for safe and smooth transitions between jobs and sectors. This prompted Tilburg University, AWVN and ABU to create the inspiration guide 'Goed op weg', a publication with recommendations, lessons and experiences to help people smoothly cross over to other work.
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Unilever Research Award 2022 for research on effects of social media use on wellbeing
30th November 2022Social psychologist Roxy Yuyao Zhang has won one of the 2022 Unilever Research Awards for her master’s thesis about reciprocal relationship between social media use and wellbeing before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Keuzegids Universiteiten 2023: Two top-rated programs and six Bachelor’s programs rank # 1
24th November 2022In the Keuzegids Universiteiten 2023, published today, two Bachelor’s programs at Tilburg University are awarded the quality label of "top program," while students have ranked six Tilburg University Bachelor’s programs as the best in their field. In the annual Keuzegids Universiteiten, all academic Bachelor’s programs are compared, largely based on student satisfaction measured through the National Student Survey (NSE).
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Top positions in THE World University Rankings 2023 by subject
26th October 2022Tilburg University has confirmed its international reputation for teaching and research within the fields of Business & Economics, Law and Psychology with top-50 positions worldwide in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2023 by subject. With a 21st position worldwide in the THE subject ranking for Law, Tilburg University is among the world leaders in this field.
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Nine Tilburg University programs rated as best in their fields
30th September 2022In the Elsevier Beste Studies 2022 ranking, that was published on Thursday, September 29, four Tilburg University Bachelor’s programs and five Master’s programs are rated as the best of their kind.
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Connecting HRM and social security helps solve major labor market issues
14th September 2022In order to solve the major problems on the labor market, we need a new infrastructure in which finding work and moving within the labor market goes smoothly and with new securities. Both the government and employers will have to take action, but not without taking into account the interests of each other and of the (potential) employee.
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Covenant multi-year cooperation in education and research on family firms
12th September 2022On September 2, Brabantse Familiebedrijven Genootschap (BFBG) and Tilburg Institute for Family Business (TiFB, Tilburg University) signed a covenant establishing a long-term cooperation. The aim of the collaboration is to safeguard and strengthen the continuity of family firms in and outside Noord-Brabant.
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Again top rankings for Tilburg University in Shanghai Subject Rankings
19th July 2022Tilburg University has once again confirmed its international reputation in education and research. This is evident from the results of the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2022 by ShanghaiRanking, which were made public on July 19, 2022.
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Confidence of the unvaccinated in authorities already very low before start COVID-19 vaccinations
13th July 2022Those who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 already had significantly less confidence in government authorities before the start of the vaccination campaign than people who did get a jab. However, unvaccinated people and the unvaccinated who are still undecided do not have the same thoughts and opinions on COVID-19 and vaccinations.
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Ruud Muffels: Establish coordinating ministry of inequality (including poverty reduction)
04th July 2022In his farewell speech on 8 July, Prof. Ruud Muffels argued for a coordinating ministry for inequality (including poverty reduction) so that for every policy measure in the socio-economic field, the consequences for social inequality and poverty would be mapped out.
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25 years of Centerdata: ‘Online surveys are the future'
14th June 2022How can data help improve the quality of life? Can youth care institutions use data to steer towards a better development of children? Can our decisions about pensions be improved based on data? And how can data help us dealing with loans in a responsible manner? These questions were raised at Centerdata’s 25th anniversary celebration.
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Data Science students perform data challenge for London Metropolitan Police
13th June 2022Students of the Joint Bachelor Data Science learn to connect theory to practice in three 'Data Challenge' courses.
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Inaugural address by Marcel Bastiaansen: Meaningful leisure and tourism experiences as catalysts of well-being
02nd June 2022Leisure and tourism experiences impact individual well-being and the quality of life. Apart from being interesting and relaxed, it is an important topic for fundamental and applied research, says Prof. Dr. Marcel Bastiaansen in his inaugural address.