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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Frank Lammers' visit to Tilburg University
31st May 2023Listen to the new episodes of Omroep Brabant's entertainment programme Het Ministerie van Brabantse Zaken 'The Ministry of Brabantish Affairs'. In one of the new episodes Frank Lammers visited Tilburg University. Watch the whole episode (available in Dutch).
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Four NWO grants for cutting-edge research
17th May 2023From a study that focuses on people who choose to remain childless to renewing microfinance in developing countries. Four Tilburg University researchers will have the opportunity to realize their innovative research ideas after winning a grant from the Dutch Research Council’s SGW Open Competition M. We extend our warmest congratulations to Katrijn van Deun, Katya Ivanova, Tessa van Leeuwen and Burak Uras for their successful applications.
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Professor Emely de Vet new Dean University College Tilburg
11th May 2023The Executive Board has appointed Emely de Vet as Professor and Dean of University College Tilburg (UCT) within the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, as of Aug. 15. She succeeds Dean Alkeline van Lenning, who will retire this summer. De Vet will be in charge of the overall leadership and further development of UCT.
Upcoming events
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14:00 - 17:30
Beyond Knowledge - TSHD Educational Event 2023
This year’s TSHD Educational Afternoon will take place on Tuesday, June 13, from 14:00 − 17:30 in the Dante building.
Good education is not just about knowledge transfer. Therefore, this time we invited teachers to talk and learn about highlighting other sides of their teaching that they believe are important as well. -
10:00 - 11:30
PhD Defense F.N. Izza MA
Reciting the Qur’an in the life cycle, calendrical, and occasional rituals (The Aisyiyah and Muslimat NU women: Their position of religious authority, agency, and role within the patriarchal organization)
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09:00 - 18:00
3rd TSHD Digital Humanities Symposium: Changing minds online
When we go online, our minds are subject to a variety of mechanisms, influencing our browsing behaviours, emotions, and beliefs. Search engine optimization, misinformation, echo chambers, filter bubbles, recommendation systems, and other algorithmically generated choice architectures nudge us to follow specific epistemic paths.
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10:00 - 11:30
PhD Defense P.A. Blomsma
Building Embodied Conversational Agents