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In Memoriam Esther Smits
29th July 2021It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of our colleague Esther Smits.
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Prof. Henk Witte deputy dean of TST as of August 1
23rd July 2021The Tilburg School of Catholic Theology (TST) is pleased to announce that the Executive Board of Tilburg University has found a new replacement dean for TST for the period August 1, 2021 - September 1, 2022. Prof. Henk Witte has accepted this assignment.
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Why do people often get ill on holiday?
22nd July 2021Why is it that many people often get ill at the beginning of their holiday? Clinical psychologist Ad Vingerhoets has the answer! Watch the video to find out how to avoid leisure sickness.
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PhD student Alexandra Sierra wins the Laval Virtual Europe 2021 award for educational empathic Justin Beaver applications
21st July 2021Alexandra Sierra won the award last week out of sixty projects of diverse countries for her Virtual Reality ‘Justin Beaver Stories project’. In a previous experiment, Sierra and her team developed an empathic VR video game with a beaver that plays in nature. The game aims to stimulate awareness for animals and protection by playing his life and feeling his joys as well as his troubles. Now, she is developing a friendly version of this experiment through a virtual reality film to be used by children and the general public.
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1.1 million funding for research into supervision in organizational networks
21st July 2021Professor of Public Governance Patrick Kenis receives over 1.1 million euro of research funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for research into the renewal of supervision for network organizations. He will conduct this research together with co-applicant dr Jörg Raab (TSB, Organizational Studies).
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Paulina Snijders reappointed as vice-chairman of the Executive Board
16th July 2021Vicevoorzitter College van Bestuur Paulina Snijders herbenoemd voor vier jaar.
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Three prestigious Vidi research grants from NWO for Tilburg University
13th July 2021NWO has awarded Tilburg University three research grants of 800.000 euros each.
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Free course on basic AI knowledge by NL AI Coalition
13th July 2021Knowledge about AI is still quite limited among a large part of the population, and there are many misconceptions about it. Elements of AI wants to change this by making knowledge about AI accessible to the widest possible audience. Sign up for the free course.
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Recap Opportunities for AI Research and Applications
13th July 2021During the event the participants were informed about the current state of affairs on artificial intelligence at Tilburg University. Including the potential options for national and international collaboration. The program consisted of three main components and was hosted by dr. Marie Postma and dr.mr. Mirjam Siesling.
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HSRI Seed Funding 2021 granted - new interdisciplinary research within three Cross Cutting Themes
13th July 2021For the second year in a row, the Herbert Simon Research Institute (HSRI) has granted so-called ‘Seed funding’ for seven new, interdisciplinary research projects within the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB). Congratulations to all winning researchers!
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University Council reflects on 50th anniversary
09th July 2021During the last University Council meeting of this academic year, on July 8, 2021, the Council reflected on fifty years of employee and student participation. On Friday, June 25, 1971, the predecessor was installed of what is now the University Council (then called Hogeschoolraad). Before employees and students were allowed to co-determine the university’s course, all power was vested in the Governing Board and the Senate.
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Strong increase in the number of state apologies for human rights violations in the past two decades
08th July 2021The first results of the European research project Political Apologies across Cultures show that more than 70 countries made apologies for human rights violations. The research is led by Prof. Juliette Schaafsma of the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences.
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"Intercultural psychiatry must put an end to problematic treatment of migrants in forensic hospitals"
06th July 2021The diagnostics and treatment of people with a migrant background who end up in criminal law and are struggling with mental disorders leave much to be desired. It is high time for interculturalisation of forensic psychiatry.
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Vice Rector Magnificus Jantine Schuit about the Recognition & Rewards program: ‘It is time for action!’
06th July 2021“We have talked a lot, we have received a lot of input from our staff and now it's time for action!” Jantine Schuit, Vice Rector Magnificus, explains in a video what concrete steps will be taken in the Recognition & Rewards program.
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Marike Knoef appointed as endowed professor of Capital-Funded Pensions
05th July 2021Tilburg University has appointed Marike Knoef as endowed professor of Capital-Funded Pensions at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management, effective July 1, 2021. The remit of the chair is the study of capital-funded pensions from an integrated perspective to contribute to the formation of ideas about the future of supplementary pensions in the Netherlands. The institution establishing the endowed chair is Instituut Gak. The research is part of the research program of pension network and think tank Netspar.
