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TOP Winter Week 2020 in Tilburg
20th January 2020TOP Winter Week is the introduction week for all the new students who will start their second semester at Tilburg University. More than 400 new international students, who will start their studies at Tilburg University in February, will be introduced to Dutch culture and the city of Tilburg this week. TOP Winter Week will take place from January 21 to January 24, 2020, in the Tilburg city center. Particular attention will be devoted to Tilburg's hotspots, sports facilities, and cultural centers in this week. In short, it is the best way for new students to start their adventure in Tilburg.
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Inform patients after trauma better about the consequences
17th January 2020Patients who have survived a serious accident (trauma) should, like their relatives, be better informed about the possible consequences of their injuries. That is the most important conclusion of Nena Kruithof's research. On Friday, January 17, she obtained her PhD at Tilburg University on this subject.
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Professor Wim van de Donk appointed as Rector Magnificus and President of the Executive Board
17th January 2020Professor Wim van de Donk will become the new Rector Magnificus and President of the Executive Board of Tilburg University, effective October 1, 2020. He will thus succeed President Professor Koen Becking, who will then have reached the end of his second term of office, and Rector Professor Klaas Sijtsma, who held this position ad interim since September 1, 2019. The Board of Governors has decided this on the recommendation of the selection committee and having heard the University Council and the Deans. The appointment is for a period of four years.
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Dissertation awards 2019 for Antje Neumann and Koen van der Swaluw
16th January 2020The prizes for the best Dissertations of the year 2019 were awarded by Rector Magnificus prof. Klaas Sijtsma to Antje Neumann of Tilburg Law School and Koen van der Swaluw of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences on the 16th of January.
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Interaction needed between analog and digital administrative law
13th January 2020Is existing administrative law adequately equipped to respond automated decision-making? According to Tilburg University Professor of Administrative Law, Market and Data Johan Wolswinkel, more interaction should take place between analog and digital administrative law.
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More autonomy and contact with the outside world reduce aggression in prisoners
09th January 2020A few daily routine adjustments in correctional facilities can substantially reduce aggressive behavior in prisoners. This is one of the main outcomes of an evaluation of an experiment with an alternative detention regime that was conducted in the Nieuwegein correctional facility by Ben Vollaard (Tilburg University), Marike Knoef (Leiden University), and Tom van Dijk, independent consultant.
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Tilburg University launches new Bachelor’s program aimed at entrepreneurship
06th January 2020The Tilburg School of Economics and Management starts with a new Bachelor’s program in September 2020: Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. The new Bachelor’s is a unique academic degree program in the Netherlands that fully focuses on starting up new enterprises and stimulating innovation within existing companies or organizations. The business community and government authorities will be actively involved.
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HRS Masterstudent Marjolein Karsmakers nominated for David van Lennep Thesis Prize
02nd January 2020Our masterstudent Marjolein Karsmakers has been nominated for the David van Lennep Thesis Prize. Her master thesis "The Impact of an Organizational Change Process on Employee Motivation: Evaluating Autonomy, Competence and Relatedness" has been submitted by her professors Prof. Dr. Rene Schalk & Dr. Charissa Freese, and is now in the running for winning this prize for exceptionally good master theses in the field of psychology of work, career and organization.
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PhD candidate wins HRM Societal Impact Prize at Dutch HRM Network Conference
24th December 2019On November 14 and 15, the 11th Dutch HRM Network Conference was organized in Tilburg. Besides being honored to have had Peter Boxall as the keynote speaker, this edition had the highest number of participants ever: 270, and a record number of international guests. Our PhD candidate Sjanne-Marie van den Groenendaal won the Dutch HRM Societal Impact Prize worth €3.000 during this event, for her research about self-employed workers.
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God and Games
20th December 2019Christmas column by cultural theologian Frank Bosman.
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DSM Grant for research in People Analytics (HRS)
17th December 2019Prof. Jaap Paauwe and dr. Karina van de Voorde have obtained a grant (€200.000) for a four-year appointment of a PhD student in the area of People Analytics. PhD Student Rubin Steegh will be involved in several projects in the area of well-being, engagement and performance, based on the availability of workforce data and the sampling of so-called experience data
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Tilburg University involved in large multidisciplinary research into energy transition
13th December 2019The European Commission recently presented the European Green Deal, which sets ambitious goals and measures to achieve the Paris climate goals. The switch to a sustainable CO2-neutral energy supply is an important spearhead. The Tilburg professors Martijn Groenleer and Saskia Lavrijssen are both co-applicants for two large-scale multidisciplinary research projects that aim to accelerate the energy transition, supported by NWO with a grant of more than 10 million euros per project.
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Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2019 presented to Julie Fraser and Peggy ter Vrugt
13th December 2019On the occasion of UN Human Rights Day, the Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award has been presented today at Tilburg University. Julie Fraser of Utrecht University received the award for best dissertation in the field of human rights research and Peggy ter Vrugt of Maastricht University won the prize for best Master thesis in that area.
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Dr. Linnet Taylor new member of The Young Academy (KNAW)
11th December 2019Dr. Linnet Taylor of Tilburg Law School is one of ten new members The Young Academy of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences).
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Contacting victims and loved ones important task of mayors in a crisis
11th December 2019Contacting victims or loved ones is a crucial role for mayors to play in a crisis or disaster. By talking to victims, mayors can strike a balance between collective sympathization and mourning of families in private. That is one of the conclusions of research into leadership of mayors during a crisis by Wouter Jong.
