News Tilburg University
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Brabant meets Europe at the second "kathedralenbouwersbijeenkomst" in Den Bosch
24th April 2024Held at the Cathedral Basilica, this event, spearheaded by Tilburg University, TU/E, and VNO-NCW Brabant, featured inspiring talks by Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, Karien van Gennip, and Robert-Jan Smits. Their speeches, complemented by a musical interlude from trumpeter Eric Vloeimans, touched on Brabant's heritage of entrepreneurship and community support.
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Library workshop for TSHD PhD students
24th April 2024In collaboration with the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences (TSHD) PhD Council, the Library is thrilled to present a (hybrid) workshop designed as an interactive dialogue session. Join us on May 14th, from 15:00 to 17:00, for an immersive exploration into the Library services tailored to empower your research journey.
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Demonstration by Extinction Rebellion on Campus
23rd April 2024This morning, demonstrators from Extinction Rebellion and Scientist Rebellion protested on the campus against the presence of Shell and ING during the Economic Business Weeks Tilburg (EBT). During their protest, they painted texts on the glass walls of Cube and poured green paint over the university logo at the selfie spot and the elevator shaft of the library on the footbridge. These markings were made with washable paint and have largely been removed.
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Niña Weijers wins E. du Perron Prize
22nd April 2024The winner of the E. du Perron Prize 2022/23 is Niña Weijers for her book Cassandra. The prize will be presented on May 16 at the kickoff of the 'Night University Festival' on the campus of Tilburg University. The biennial prize (€ 10,000 and an artwork) is intended for writers, artists, or public intellectuals who, like Du Perron in his time, identify and break down boundaries to stimulate mutual understanding among different population groups.
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New book Civilized Digitalization: A blueprint for a digital world where technology and humanity go hand in hand
22nd April 2024How do organizations deal with the ethical challenges that technological developments bring with them? In their new book, Civilized Digitalization, Leon Dohmen and Joan Baaijens describe the influence of these developments on organizations and advocate increased moral awareness in the development of digital products.
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Performance by Jan Cremers on labor migration at pop-up editorial for local issues
19th April 2024Starting from April 24, journalists from the TV program Pointer and Brabants Dagblad will conduct a month-long investigation into issues that residents in Noord-Brabant feel need to be explored. Labor sociologist Jan Cremers of Tilburg Law School will participate in the kick-off 'meet-up' of Pointer with a contribution on labor migration.
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New UKB guide on predatory and questionable publishing practices
18th April 2024One of the biggest threats in today's research landscape is predatory publishing. To help scholars steer clear of these pitfalls, a team of open access experts from Dutch universities has put together a comprehensive guide. This guide equips authors with practical advice on spotting reputable publishers, avoiding predatory practices, and dealing with any issues that may arise along the way.
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Lans Bovenberg awarded Netherlands Prize for Political Economy
12th April 2024Emeritus Professor of Economics Lans Bovenberg has been awarded the Netherlands Prize for Political Economy. Bovenberg is receiving the prize in recognition of his major and wide-ranging contribution to economic policy knowledge and his many publications in the Dutch and international professional literature.
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No trains to and from Tilburg between April 28 and May 13
11th April 2024Between Sunday, April 28, and Monday, May 13, 2024, there will be no trains from, to, or via Tilburg. During these fifteen days, construction work will take place at Tilburg Central Station and at Tilburg Universiteit. In addition, ProRail will be working on the train tracks between Tilburg and Breda, and between Tilburg and Vught.
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Tilburg University has achieved several top positions in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
10th April 2024In line with previous years, Tilburg University has achieved several top positions in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject. Since 2020, our university has ranked in the worldwide top 100 in the broad faculty area of Social Sciences & Management. Our ranking rose from a 94th position in 2023 to a 88th position in 2024 in this area.
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The benefits of tailored pension contracts
08th April 2024The new Future Pensions Act (Wet toekomst pensioenen) provides for more tailored opportunities in individualized pension contracts. In his PhD thesis, entitled Individualized pension contracts: risks, welfare losses and investment choices, Bart Dees analyses the welfare gains that can potentially be achieved by tailoring pension contracts to individual preferences.
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Nominated for the E. du Perron Prize 2022/23: Karin Amatmoekrim, Niña Weijers, and Frank Nellen
08th April 2024Writers Karin Amatmoekrim, Niña Weijers, and Frank Nellen have been nominated for the E. du Perron Prize 2022/23. The jury of the Prize has nominated three books, using the writing of Du Perron as a guide and inspiration. The presentation ceremony will take place on May 16, before the start of Night University, in the Marga Klompé building. Ellen Deckwitz, essayist, columnist, and City Poet of Amsterdam, will present the E. du Perron Lecture.
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Researcher Mara Păun wins Johannes Cornelis Ruigrok Prize
08th April 2024The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has awarded the J.C. Ruigrok Prize to researcher Mara Păun (TLS). She will receive the prize on June 14 for her PhD thesis on the interaction between legal and technological developments.
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Three Tilburg University Professors Crown-Appointed Members of the SER
28th March 2024The Dutch Cabinet has appointed Irmgard Borghouts (TSB), Bastiaan Starink (TLS), and Mijntje Lückerath-Rovers (TIAS) as new members of the Social and Economic Council (SER). They will advise the government on the domains of entrepreneurship, decent work, sustainable growth, an inclusive society, a fair distribution of income, and broad prosperity. The new members have been appointed for the period of April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026.
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Saving sign language for the future by AI and machine learning
28th March 2024More than three hundred sign languages have been registered in the world. But despite the advances in Artificial Intelligence and language technology, only a small number of them have been supported by AI tools and language technology. In order to improve this, linguistics expert Mirella De Sisto, artificial intelligence specialist Dimitar Shterionov, and PhD student Lisa Lepp have been working on automatic recognition and translation of sign language through machine learning and computational linguistics approaches in the SignON project.