News Tilburg University
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The best-viewed research news of 2023
19th December 2023Over the past year, we frequently shared interesting and groundbreaking research. News about appointments, farewells and scholarships was also read with great interest. Read the best-viewed research news of 2023 in this overview.
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Down the drain: what to do when setbacks occur in major government projects
18th December 2023Large government projects involving many parties often suffer setbacks such as delays, cost overruns or failure to meet contractual deliverables. How these setbacks subsequently affect the project is not arbitrary, say researchers Feng Fang, Wendy van der Valk and Henk Akkermans and Bart Vos.
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Grant for research on further development of 'Stronger than the kick'
18th December 2023The AWVB recently received a new grant from ZonMw to continue research on the further development of the intervention Stronger than Kick.
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Esther van Berkel appointed as Managing Director of the Tilburg School of Catholic Theology
15th December 2023On March 1, 2024, Esther van Berkel will become the new Managing Director of the Tilburg School of Catholic Theology. She succeeds Ada van der Velden-Westervelt, who will start her well-deserved retirement on April 1, 2024.
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Slow motion in videos increases number of likes
11th December 2023Slow motion is a popular style tactic for short videos on social media. Marketing researcher Anika Stuppy of Tilburg University shows that slow motion increases the number of likes and views of videos and stimulates brands' preference, choice and willingness to pay. There are conditions to its use, however. The research helps marketers use slow motion more effectively.
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Turn it for the better: How can VR help solve the global problem of unhealthy diets?
11th December 2023How can Virtual Reality technology help solve the global problem of unhealthy diets? Rachelle de Vries and her team are developing and evaluating an immersive multisensory VR food environment with 'Smell-e Technology' to research food choice behavior. Watch her presentation at TEDxBreda on this technology and the power of smell.
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Freedom of expression issues on social media platforms may benefit from interdisciplinary research
08th December 2023Freedom of expression issues on social media platforms could be tackled by combining the lenses of freedom of expression researchers and competition researchers. That’s what Maria Luisa Stasi argues in the PhD dissertation she defends on December 19th, 2023 at Tilburg University.
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How memories function when a person is threatened by group stereotypes
07th December 2023Whether ethnicity, nationality, gender or class, the social categories with which people identify are an important source of a person's self-esteem. This can be undermined in context with other groups. So how can an individual reduce the psychological impact of identity threat?
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New edition of Recognition & Rewards magazine
30th November 2023In December 2022 a first joint e-magazine on the Recognition & Rewards program was published. This week, we published a new edition. The title of this new e-magazine is Embrace the impact. It is evident that Recognition & Rewards is increasingly being put into practice, including in terms of detailed new career paths, different assessment criteria, reflective leadership and much more.
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Keuzegids Universiteiten 2024: Two top-rated programs; four Bachelor’s programs rank #1
30th November 2023Like last year, two of Tilburg University’s Bachelor’s programs have been awarded the Top Program quality label in the Keuzegids Universiteiten 2024. Students have also ranked four Tilburg University Bachelor’s programs as the best in their field. The annual Keuzegids Universiteiten ranks all academic Bachelor’s programs, with the ranking being largely based on student satisfaction measured through the National Student Survey (NSE).
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Lecture Junior University: ‘It is very normal to feel alone sometimes’
29th November 2023During the second lecture of the new series of Junior University, social psychologist Tila Pronk captivated an audience of more than 550 children with her research on loneliness and exclusion. Students aged 9 to 12 were taught, among other things, how they can ensure that other children do not feel lonely or excluded.
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Shanghai University of Finance and Economics delegation visits Tilburg University
29th November 2023A delegation from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) visited Tilburg University on November 27. They were welcomed by Wim van de Donk, Rector Magnificus and President of the Executive Board, and Marike Knoef, Dean of the Tilburg School of Economics and Management,. The visit focused on strengthening opportunities for joint research and education.
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Our scientists on ... the Gaza war
28th November 2023On 7 October 2023, violence escalated in Israel and the Gaza Strip, following an attack by Hamas on Israel. Scientific insights help make sense of the conflict, and its history. Read what questions our scientists answer in the media about this war.
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KHMW awards student Franceso Fumagalli Young Talent Prize
27th November 2023The Koninklijke Hollandse Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (KHMW) awarded first year student Artifical Intelligence Francesco Fumagalli, an encouragement prize on 27 November in Haarlem. The prize for young talents, is based on study results and worth 500 euro's
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Introduction to labor mobility in the EU: where does regulation fail?
27th November 2023Important bottlenecks in the regulation of labor mobility within the EU are that the powers of national compliance bodies are limited to their own national borders, how to act against rogue intermediaries and how to tackle letterbox constructions effectively.