News Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Three Tilburg University Professors Appointed Crown Members for the SER
28th March 2024The Council of Ministers has appointed three professors from Tilburg University as crown members of the Social and Economic Council (SER). They are Irmgard Borghouts (TSB), Bastiaan Starink (TLS), and Mijntje Lückerath-Rovers (TIAS). The SER crown members will advise the government on the domains of entrepreneurship, dignified work, sustainable growth, inclusive society, balanced income distribution, and broad prosperity. The appointment is valid for the period from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026.
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Marjon van der Maat new Managing Director TSB
28th March 2024Marjon van der Maat has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB), effective June 1, 2024. She succeeds Wietske van Zwol, who will retire on July 1, 2024.
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Katrijn Van Deun awarded prestigious NWO Vici grant to develop new data science methods
29th February 2024Professor Dr. Katrijn Van Deun, professor of ‘Data Science for the Social and Behavioral Sciences’ at Tilburg University, has been awarded a Vici grant of 1.5 million euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). With this subsidy, she aims to develop research methods that can contribute to complex developments in the field of data within our society. Katrijn Van Deun joins the ranks of 35 scientists across the Netherlands who will be receiving a Vici grant today.