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Paul Post: in the end, all rituals are about banning evil
08th November 2019Professor Paul Post, having occupied the chair of Ritual Studies for 25 years, is retiring and saying farewell to Tilburg University. In his valedictory address, he looks back on his work on rituals, more particularly on how these take on new forms.
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Farewell Ad Vingerhoets: The binding power of the tear
05th November 2019Crying, weeping, sobbing, howling. Ad Vingerhoets, Professor of Emotions and Well-being at the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, will give his farewell speech on ‘The binding power of the tear’ on November 8. His research theme ‘crying’ made Vingerhoets famous in the scientific world. He is one of the world's most eye-catching researchers in this field. The unique human phenomenon of crying - animals do not cry emotionally – was/is the stepchild of science, according to Ad.
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Report: Prevention of criminal interference in Dutch amateur football
04th November 2019Prevention of criminal interference in football clubs starts with a decision in the boardroom. Amateur football clubs are well aware of that and do take measures, exploratory research by Tilburg University has shown. However, prevention of criminal interference is not yet structurally embedded in amateur football.
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Can conflict-related sexual violence and human trafficking be prevented?
01st November 2019In 2003, as a young legal scholar, Dr. Anne-Marie de Brouwer, currently a Research Fellow at Tilburg University, visited Tanzania and Rwanda. There she studied the workings of the International Tribunal that held those responsible for the Tutsi genocide to account and she observed the local Gacaca tribunals.
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In Memoriam Johan Denollet (1957-2019)
31st October 2019With sadness in our hearts, we share the mournful news of the death of Prof. dr. Johan Denollet, founder and director of the Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic disorders (CoRPS) and former chair of the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology.
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In Memoriam student Rico Jansen
30th October 2019We were shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rico Jansen (1996), masterstudent HR Studies of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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TILT's 25th Anniversary Year: Events in November
28th October 2019TILT's anniversary events in November will revolve around "Hacking the Electorate" and is organized by Emre Bayamlioglu, Tom Chokrevski and Esther Keymolen.
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#17 worldwide: Tilburg University strengthens global top position in Economics & Business
24th October 2019Tilburg University moved up in the US News 2020 ranking in Economics & Business and is now ranked 17th worldwide and 4th in Europe in this field. This places us in the European top keeping company with London School of Economics and Political Sciences (ranked 8th worldwide), Erasmus University Rotterdam (13), University of Oxford (14), and University of Cambridge (19). In the 2019 ranking, Tilburg University ranked 18th worldwide and 5th in Europe.
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Lifestyle interventions are not sufficient to tackle obesity
23rd October 2019Weight reduction in overweight patients is limited after a lifestyle intervention. The same applies after treatment with a dietitian: three-quarters of overweight patients do not achieve the recommended weight reduction of 5% (or more) of their starting weight. The recording of overweight also falls short. This is the conclusion of Lisa Verberne in her dissertation 'Management of overweight and obesity in primary healthcare', which she defends on October 30 at Tilburg University.
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Dr. Jan Cremers appointed in management board European Labour Authority
17th October 2019The European Parliament has appointed Dr. Jan Cremers of Tilburg Law School as a member of the management board and independent expert of the new European Labour Authority (ELA). The installation of the ELA took place in Brussels on October 16th and 17th, 2019.
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Referendum has added value in local democracy
17th October 2019The national referendum is under threat in Dutch democracy. But when referendums are held in municipalities, they are successful most of the time. That is one of the conclusions in Koen van der Krieken's dissertation which he will defend on Friday October 18th. According to Van der Krieken local practice shows that referendums actually do have added value in a representative democracy such as the Dutch one.
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Crowdfunding for innovative research into cardiac symptoms
15th October 2019Suppose you have symptoms of tiredness and chest pain. Do you go to your GP or do you wait and see? Thousands of people a year face this choice, especially women. Dr. Paula Mommersteeg is going to help these patients make better decisions about their own health.
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Dr. Mario Braakman appointed as Endowed Professor of Transcultural Forensic Psychiatry
10th October 2019Tilburg University has appointed Dr. Mario Braakman as Endowed Professor of Transcultural Forensic Psychiatry, effective October 1, 2019. Braakman will focus on making behavioral experts’ reports in the justice system more culture-sensitive and improving the psychiatric care for detainees and persons with a migration background who are detained under a hospital order.
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Digital confessing: Sharing secrets with a chatbot and a human
09th October 2019Results of this research on digital confessiin can contribute to the discussion in society on the use of social chatbots in social and therapeutic situations.
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World Mental health day - Disclosure of mental health issues in the workplace
09th October 2019Thursday, October 10 is World Mental Health Day, a day with the overall objective of raising awareness for mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health.
