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Four Tilburg researchers receive NWO Open Competition SGW XS grant
19th April 2023The awards of round 3 of the Open Competition SGW-XS pilot programme are a fact. Four researchers from Tilburg University successfully applied for a grant. With this they can further work out a promising or innovative initiative within their research project. We congratulate Inge van de Ven, Bruno Nicenboim, Florian Sniekers en Konrad Turek with this award.
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Zero Hunger Lab and Kickstart AI join in deploying AI to increase food security
18th April 2023On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, Kickstart AI and Tilburg University’s Zero Hunger Lab signed a sponsorship agreement, laying the groundwork for further research into the applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to public domain data to better predict food insecurity and improve timely interventions.
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Retailer price promotions increase waste awareness, not waste
30th March 2023Contrary to what is often assumed, retailer price promotions such as “Buy One, Get One” or quantity discounts in supermarkets do not cause more food to go to waste. In fact, such offers appear to increase consumer awareness of the risk of wasting food, which in turn spurs them on to prevent waste. Supermarkets could encourage such awareness-driven behavior by designing smart campaigns that help prevent waste.