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High praise from review committee for four TSB research groups
10th July 2020The external Review Committee assessed the research programs of Human Resource Studies, Organization Studies, Sociology, and Tranzo positively.
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Tilburg University launches ‘Innovate your Education’
10th July 2020Tilburg University invests in educational innovation to educate students to become professionals and leaders in a society in which digitization and diversity play a major role. In order to support educational innovation and elicit innovative educational ideas, Tilburg University established EDUiLAB, the Educational Innovation Lab. This week, EDUiLAB launches the ‘Innovate your Education’ program.
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€ 1.3 million for research into managing Antarctic tourism
09th July 2020NWO, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, has approved a research proposal within the Netherlands Polar Programme submitted by Professor of Nature Conservation and Water Law Kees Bastmeijer of Tilburg Law School.
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Failing replication studies in psychology often wrongfully blame contextual variation
09th July 2020Replication studies often fail to replicate findings of original studies, which is central to the ‘reproducibility crisis’ in science. One often heard explanation of this disparity in findings is that the effect under investigation is heterogeneous, that is, varying across contexts. However, most of these studied effects actually lack heterogeneity.
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European Commission selects Tilburg University as ‘European University’
09th July 2020The European Commission has announced today the results of the second call for ‘European Universities’ alliances, EU’s flagship initiative to build the universities of the future. Tilburg University participates in ENGAGE.EU, one of the selected consortia.
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#6 worldwide in Business Administration in the Shanghai Ranking 2020
02nd July 2020Tilburg University maintains its position in the top 50 in the world for Business Administration (6), Finance (26), and Management (37) and shows a major stride forward in Public Administration from 51-75 to 27th. In addition, the university is ranked in the 51-75 band in the fields of Economics, Psychology, and Sociology and moved up in Political Sciences and Educational Sciences from the 201-300 band to 151-200.
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Wendy van der Valk appointed as Professor of Purchasing & Supply Chain Management
30th June 2020Wendy van der Valk was appointed as Professor of Purchasing & Supply Chain Management at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management of Tilburg University on April 1, 2020. The endowed chair has been set up by Nevi, the Dutch Association for Purchasing Management. The teaching and research remit includes stimulating research and teaching in the field of purchasing and supply chain management focusing on three specific themes.
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During WW II, African American soldiers made England a less racist place, lasting until this day
29th June 2020Can racial prejudice be reduced or is it a constant of the human condition? And can interventions unfold effects that persist? Especially in light of recent events such as the Syrian refugee crisis, and more recently, the Black Lives Matter protests in the US, answers to these questions are desperately needed. In the long run, integration appears to have a positive effect on racial attitudes, which are passed on from generation to generation.
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The Bundesliga & corona: Smashing the myth of home advantage
28th June 2020The German Bundesliga was the first European soccer league to resume play after the quarantine rules for the corona crisis were relaxed. The competition started again on May 16, without live spectators, after an interruption of more than two months. John Einmahl and Jan Magnus, both Experts in statistical methods, analyzed the data and came to a striking conclusion: home advantage disappears! It is now clear that spectators play an immense role.
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Introduction week 2020 starts in two months!
26th June 2020This year TOP Week will be designed in an alternative way. Because of the corona virus most of the activities take place digitally. So come and get to know the student life and your fellow students during THE introduction week for all new Tilburg students from August 24 to 28.
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Educational innovators Tilburg University join ComeniusNetwork
25th June 2020The Comenius Network welcomes new members, including two lecturers from Tilburg University. Dr. Michael Bender and Dr. Marco Da Rin will join as Teaching Fellow for innovation projects in their education. The Comenius Network brings together acknowledged educational innovators to enhance higher education. Members of the network distinguish themselves by an appealing combination of the love for teaching and the way in which they put educational innovation into practice.
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Social technology crucial for older adults in times of corona
23rd June 2020Elderly people, like everyone else, want to be seen and appreciated. They also have fundamental social needs, such as feeling connected, being independent and meaningful. Social technology can, certainly these days, play a large and valuable role in fulfilling those social needs, according to Tina ten Bruggencate in her dissertation (PhD Defence on July 2).
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Lockdown research: working from home pays off!
20th June 2020The lockdown in the corona crisis is unintentionally the biggest working from home experiment ever. Recent research carried out by Tilburg University in collaboration with Veldhoen + Company shows that working from home pays off. People say that it fits in better with their own social preferences, that they can work more efficiently and have more control over their working day. The survey was conducted among 5,000 respondents from all over Europe.
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Marije van der Lee appointed to Chair of Clinical Psycho-oncology
19th June 2020Marije van der Lee has been appointed extraordinary professor of Clinical Psycho-oncology at the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology at Tilburg University. The chair, entitled 'What works for whom in psycho-oncology', will be established by the Helen Dowling Institute (HDI), which aims to put psycho-oncological care on the map and on the academic agenda. The appointment took effect on 3 June and runs for five years.
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Response of the Executive Board to the Open Letter for an Anti-Racist University
18th June 2020The Executive Board has taken note of the letter from a group of students following the global anti-racism demonstrations. We understand the legitimate concerns that exist and highly appreciate the commitment of our students. Please read the full response of the Executive Board.
