Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences
Research and education at the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences (TSHD) has a unique focus on humans in the context of the globalizing digital society, on the development of artificial intelligence and interactive technologies, on their impact on communication, culture and society, and on moral and existential challenges that arise.
Strategy 2022-2027
TSHD has a unique combination of disciplines: philosophy, cultural studies, communication and information sciences, cognitive sciences and AI, the University College, and the Tilburg Center of the Learning Sciences (TiCeLS). From this strong foundation, we join forces to work on the challenges that people, organizations, and society are faced with. TSHD focuses on the further development of digital sciences, with strong roots in the humanities and social sciences, and on the further development of the humanities and social sciences with digital sciences.
Read more about our vision, ambition, and goals in our Strategy 2022-2027: Shaping our Future Society Together.
News
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Dutch labor market has a significant discrimination problem caused by the government
20th March 2024Sociologist and anthropologist Hans Siebers has conducted research on workplace discrimination for the past two decades. He examined access to jobs, promotion opportunities, and daily exclusion, considering both employers and applicants, with and without migration backgrounds. Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21, he discusses widespread workplace discrimination.
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Our Mind Wanders Almost Half of the Time
18th March 2024Why is it that there are so many more conditions for a happier life than before, yet people often continue to focus on negative aspects of life? Michael Vlerick addresses this question in his book, "Waarom we niet gelukkiger zijn" ("Why We Aren't Happier"), providing us with tools to become content individuals within our means.
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Cultural eco-studies for more just relationships between humans and the environment
08th March 2024We might think we're objectively observing nature, its aesthetics, and management, but we may not be aware of the biases in terms of power, gender, culture, and colonial relationships, for example. Kate Huber specializes in multimedia cultural analysis, postcolonial studies, and transnational environmental justice.
Upcoming events
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20:00 - 22:30
Bedenkingen #9: Oorsprong
In collaboration with Kunstmaan, Hall of Fame and Sapientia Ludenda, Tilburg University's Department of Philosophy is organizing 'Bedenkingen'. On Tuesday, April 9, part 9 of our philosophical variety nights will take place, where a philosophical lecture for a broad audience is framed by a wide range of artistic acts.
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13:30 - 15:00
PhD Defense N.J.M. Hendrix MA
Artificial Intelligence for Computer Aided Diagnosis of Scaphoid Fractures and Associated Instability on Conventional Radiography
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10:00 - 11:30
PhD Defense L.J.M. Chateau
Anxious Aesthetics: Memes and Alienation in Digital Capitalism